1942 Boston Red Sox roster

25 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1942 MLB season.

1942 Red Sox roster: batting

1942 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.
Dom Dimaggio151622110178144816.286.364.801
Johnny Pesky14762010520525112.331.375.791
Bobby Doerr14454571158151024.290.369.824
Ted Williams150522141186361373.356.4991.147
Jim Tabor1395085612812756.252.303.669
Tony Lupien1284636313037010.281.351.735
Lou Finney113397581133613.285.335.718
Johnny Peacock8828617760251.266.316.627
Pete Fox7725642673428.262.323.717
Bill Conroy8325022504202.200.315.595
Skeeter Newsome2995726092.274.337.673
Joe Cronin45797244240.304.415.909
Paul Campbell261541001.067.125.192
Andy Gilbert61101010.091.167.258
Tom Carey11010101.0001.0002.000

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

1942 Red Sox roster: pitching

1942 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.
Tex HughsonP38302262.59281.01131.194
Charlie WagnerP292614113.29205.1521.360
Joe DobsonP30231193.30182.2721.220
Dick NewsomeP24238105.01158.0401.530
Oscar JuddP31198103.89150.1701.502
Bill ButlandP2310712.51111.1461.061
Yank TerryP2011653.9285.0371.471
Ken ChaseP1310513.8180.1341.530
Mace BrownP340933.4360.1201.396
Mike RybaP180333.8644.1161.403

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.