1886 Chicago Cubs roster

14 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1886 MLB season.

1886 Cubs roster: batting

1886 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.
Cap Anson12550411718710029.371.433.977
Fred Pfeffer118474881257030.264.316.693
King Kelly1184511551754053.388.4831.018
Tom Burns112445641233015.276.298.680
George Gore1184441501356023.304.434.878
Ned Williamson12143069936013.216.339.674
Abner Dalrymple8233162773016.233.302.656
Jimmy Ryan84327581004010.306.330.762
Jocko Flynn572054041409.200.265.572
Silver Flint541733035101.202.254.532
Billy Sunday2810316250010.243.291.592
George Moolic165698000.143.172.369
Lou Hardie165149001.176.236.413

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

1886 Cubs roster: pitching

1886 Chicago Cubs pitching
PlayerPosGPGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GSGS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.WW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.LL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERAERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IPIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.KK: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIPWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SVSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
John ClarksonP555536172.41466.23131.080

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.