1888 Chicago Cubs roster

22 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1888 MLB season.

1888 Cubs roster: batting

1888 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 Ryan12954911518216060.332.377.892
Fred Pfeffer135517901298064.250.297.674
Cap Anson13451510117712028.344.400.899
Tom Burns134483601153034.238.281.588
Ned Williamson132452751138025.250.352.737
George Vanhaltren8131846904021.283.329.767
Marty Sullivan753144074709.236.273.652
Hugh Duffy7129860847013.282.305.718
Duke Farrell642413456308.232.245.564
Tom Daly6521934420010.192.230.486
Bob Pettit431692343407.254.288.667
Silver Flint2277614001.182.203.423
Dell Darling20751216200.213.253.613
John Tener124649001.196.229.447

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

1888 Cubs roster: pitching

1888 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.
Gus KrockP393925142.44339.21611.000
Mark BaldwinP303013152.76251.01571.350
George BorchersP1010443.4967.0261.430
Ad GumbertP66333.1448.2161.110
Frank DwyerP55411.0742.0170.980
Tod BrynanP33216.4825.0111.440
Dad ClarkeP22105.0616.061.810
Willard MainsP22114.9111.051.270

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.