1896 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Cap Anson

20 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1896 MLB season.

1896 Cubs roster: batting

1896 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.
Bill Everitt271325751301842046.320.367.771
Jimmy Ryan33128489831493029.305.369.782
Bill Dahlen261254741371679051.352.438.990
Bill Lange251224691141534084.326.414.879
George Decker27107421681185020.280.318.740
Cap Anson44108402721332024.331.407.808
Malachi Kittridge26652151748106.223.274.539
Tim Donahue265718827410011.218.276.558
Barry McCormick21451682237109.220.280.548
George Flynn252910615270012.255.336.638
Josh Reilly—94269002.214.233.471
Algie McBride2792927100.241.389.837
Con Daily3192712001.074.107.181
Walter Thornton2192268002.364.481.936

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

1896 Cubs roster: pitching

1896 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.
Clark GriffithP26363523113.54317.2811.390
Danny FriendP23363318144.74290.2861.500
Adonis TerryP31302815144.28235.1741.510
Buttons BriggsP2026211284.31194.0841.601
Doc ParkerP2497156.1673.0151.740
Monte McFarlandP2343047.2025.032.120

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.