1938 Boston Red Sox roster

28 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1938 MLB season.

1938 Red Sox roster: batting

1938 Boston Red Sox 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.
Doc Cramer1486581161980714.301.354.734
Joe Vosmik1466211212019860.324.384.830
Jimmie Foxx149565139197501755.349.4621.166
Joe Cronin1435309817217947.325.428.964
Pinky Higgins13952477159510610.303.388.794
Bobby Doerr145509701475805.289.363.760
Ben Chapman1274809216368013.340.418.912
Gene Desautels10833347972481.291.396.766
Johnny Peacock7219529591394.303.358.723
Red Nonnenkamp8718037510186.283.358.675
Eric McNair4696915070.156.182.369
Jim Tabor1957818180.316.328.819
Moe Berg101204000.333.333.667
Fabian Gaffke151021010.100.308.408
Bill Lefebvre11111101.0001.0005.000

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

1938 Red Sox roster: pitching

1938 Boston Red Sox 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.
Jim BagbyP432515114.21198.2731.552
Jack WilsonP372715154.30194.2961.491
Fritz OstermuellerP31181354.58176.2461.452
Lefty GroveP24211443.08163.2991.351
Emerson DickmanP3211555.28104.0221.640
Archie McKainP375544.5299.2271.646
Johnny MarcumP1511564.0992.1251.490
Bill HarrisP1311554.0380.1261.291
Charlie WagnerP136138.3536.2141.940
Dick MidkiffP132115.0935.1101.810
Al BakerP30009.397.221.960
Ted OlsonP20006.437.021.570
Bill HumphreyP20009.002.003.000

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.