1889 Chicago Cubs roster

16 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1889 MLB season.

1889 Cubs roster: batting

1889 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.
Hugh Duffy13658414417212052.295.348.764
Jimmy Ryan13557614017717045.307.388.886
George Vanhaltren1345431261689028.309.405.838
Fred Pfeffer134531851217045.228.302.624
Tom Burns136525641274018.242.288.627
Cap Anson1345181001617027.311.414.854
Duke Farrell1014076610111013.248.318.729
Ned Williamson471731641102.237.340.623
Charlie Bastian461551921001.135.256.391
John Tener421501841102.273.306.652
Dell Darling361201423005.192.331.548
Silver Flint1556613101.232.271.575

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

1889 Cubs roster: pitching

1889 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.
Bill HutchisonP373616173.54318.01361.330
Frank DwyerP323016133.59276.0631.370
Ad GumbertP312816133.62246.1911.360
Bill BishopP200018.003.014.002

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.