1884 Chicago Cubs roster

18 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1884 MLB season.

1884 Cubs roster: batting

1884 Chicago Cubs 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.
Abner Dalrymple1115211111612200.309.327.832
Cap Anson1124751081592100.335.373.916
Fred Pfeffer1124671051352500.289.325.839
King Kelly1084521201601300.354.414.938
George Gore103422104134500.318.404.818
Ned Williamson107417841162700.278.344.898
Tom Burns833435484700.245.272.631
Silver Flint732793557900.204.224.557
Larry Corcoran642514361100.243.272.571
Billy Sunday431762539400.222.239.563
Joe Brown1561613000.213.213.443
Sy Sutcliffe41543000.200.294.561
Fred Andrus1531000.200.333.533

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

1884 Cubs roster: pitching

1884 Chicago Cubs 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.
John ClarksonP14131032.14118.01021.010
George CrosbyP33123.5428.0111.390
John HibbardP22112.6517.041.590
Mike CorcoranP11014.009.022.560
Tom LynchP11002.577.021.430

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.