1954 Baltimore Orioles roster

29 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1954 MLB season.

1954 Orioles roster: batting

1954 Baltimore Orioles batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Bobby Young130432431064244.245.329.660
Chuck Diering128418351082293.258.349.660
Billy Hunter125411281002275.243.281.585
Clint Courtney122397251074372.270.323.684
Vern Stephens101365311048460.285.311.714
Bob Kennedy10632337816452.251.306.665
Eddie Waitkus9531135882330.283.341.724
Dick Kryhoski10030032781340.260.305.631
Gil Coan9426529742209.279.320.671
Jim Fridley8524025594360.246.311.681
Jim Brideweser7320418540121.265.317.635
Les Moss50126731050.246.321.591
Chico Garcia396267050.113.211.389
Ray Murray2261415020.246.270.614
Joe Durham104049130.225.295.595
Frank Kellert103437010.206.308.572
Dick Kokos111012110.200.429.929
Neil Berry5911000.111.200.311

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1954 Orioles roster: pitching

1954 Baltimore Orioles pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Bob TurleyP353514153.46247.11851.450
Joe ColemanP333213173.50221.11031.270
Don LarsenP29283214.37201.2801.500
Duane PilletteP252510143.12179.0661.260
Lou KretlowP32206114.37166.2821.510
Mike BlyzkaP370154.6986.1351.551
Howie FoxP380123.6773.2271.552
Billy O'dellP72112.7616.161.220
Vern BickfordP11019.004.001.500
Jay HeardP200013.503.122.700
Ryne DurenP10009.002.022.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season. Standings start in 1995, so this season shows no league or division placing.