1887 Chicago Cubs roster

18 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1887 MLB season.

1887 Cubs roster: batting

1887 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.
Jimmy Ryan12650811714511050.285.360.795
Fred Pfeffer1234799513316057.278.327.774
Marty Sullivan115472981347035.284.340.764
Cap Anson1224721071647027.347.422.939
Ned Williamson127439771179045.267.377.815
Tom Burns115424571123032.264.320.700
Tom Daly7425645532029.207.270.571
Billy Sunday5019941583034.291.362.789
Silver Flint491872250307.267.283.705
George Vanhaltren4517230353012.203.271.550
Dell Darling3814128453019.319.411.900
Bob Pettit3213829362016.261.301.671
Patsy Tebeau2068811008.162.208.414
Charlie Sprague31302000.154.154.308
Emil Geiss31201000.083.083.167

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

1887 Cubs roster: pitching

1887 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 ClarksonP605938213.08523.02371.160
Mark BaldwinP403918173.40334.01641.351
Shadow PyleP44134.7326.251.990

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.