1959 Baltimore Orioles roster

33 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1959 MLB season.

1959 Orioles roster: batting

1959 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.
Willie Tasby1425056912613483.250.303.682
Gene Woodling1404406313214771.300.402.856
Bob Boyd128415421103413.265.312.656
Billy Gardner14040134876272.217.284.589
Gus Triandos126393438525730.216.330.760
Bob Nieman1183604910521601.292.367.895
Chico Carrasquel11434628774282.223.292.587
Billy Klaus10432133803252.249.350.662
Brooks Robinson8831329894242.284.325.709
Al Pilarcik13027337773169.282.355.722
Joe Ginsberg6516614301141.181.268.479
Jim Finigan4811914301101.252.300.628
Willy Miranda6588814070.159.221.437
Barry Shetrone3379816053.203.247.488
Bob Hale4054210070.185.214.455
Jerry Adair1235311020.314.333.705
Joe Taylor143225120.156.372.653
Fred Valentine121906010.316.409.725
Leo Burke51002010.200.273.473
Ron Hansen2400000.000.200.200

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

1959 Orioles roster: pitching

1959 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.
Hoyt WilhelmP322715112.19226.01391.130
Milt PappasP33271593.27209.11201.193
Billy O'dellP382410122.93199.1881.151
Jerry WalkerP302211102.92182.01001.164
Hal BrownP31211193.79164.0811.163
Arnie PortocarreroP2714276.8090.0231.540
Jack FisherP277163.0588.2521.292
Billy LoesP370474.0664.1341.2914
Ernie JohnsonP311414.1150.1291.511
George ZuverinkP60014.1513.011.620
Wes StockP70003.5512.281.421
George BambergerP31007.568.122.041

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.