1951 Boston Red Sox roster

34 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1951 MLB season.

1951 Red Sox roster: batting

1951 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 Dimaggio14663911318912724.296.370.788
Billy Goodman141546921620507.297.388.761
Ted Williams148531109169301261.318.4641.019
Johnny Pesky131480931503412.313.417.815
Bobby Doerr1064026011613732.289.378.826
Clyde Vollmer115386669722850.251.346.802
Vern Stephens1093776211317781.300.364.865
Walt Dropo99360378611570.239.312.681
Lou Boudreau8227337735471.267.353.748
Buddy Rosar5817011391130.229.307.595
Fred Hatfield8016323282141.172.274.532
Charlie Maxwell49808153120.188.270.582
Tom Wright2863814190.222.347.664
Al Evans122413020.125.250.417
Mel Hoderlein91415010.357.5501.121
Norm Zauchin51202000.167.167.417
Sammy White41102000.182.182.364
Bob Dipietro41101000.091.167.258
Al Richter51111000.091.286.377
Karl Olson51001000.100.100.200

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

1951 Red Sox roster: pitching

1951 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.
Mel ParnellP362918113.26221.0771.382
Ray ScarboroughP37221295.09184.0711.420
Mickey McDermottP3419883.35172.01271.353
Chuck StobbsP34251094.76170.0751.490
Ellis KinderP6321122.55127.0841.2114
Willard NixonP3314744.90125.0701.541
Bill WightP3417775.10118.1381.610
Leo KielyP1716773.34113.1461.280
Harry TaylorP318495.7581.1221.752
Walt MastersonP301303.3459.1391.432
Bill EvansP90004.1115.131.500
Harley HisnerP11014.506.031.830
Paul HinrichsP400021.603.113.300
Ben FlowersP10000.003.021.000

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.