1897 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Cap Anson

21 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1897 MLB season.

1897 Cubs roster: batting

1897 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 Ryan341365201031565027.300.369.827
Bill Lange261184791191635073.340.406.886
George Decker28111428721245011.290.333.719
Cap Anson45114424671213011.285.379.740
Barry McCormick22101419871122044.267.324.672
Bill Everitt2892379631195026.314.373.801
Jim Connor347728540833010.291.355.748
Bill Dahlen277527667806015.290.399.877
Walter Thornton227526539850013.321.402.802
Malachi Kittridge27792622553109.202.264.535
Tim Donahue27581882845003.239.281.590
Fred Pfeffer37321141026005.228.318.563
Tom Hernon3041621001.063.063.125

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

1897 Cubs roster: pitching

1897 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 GriffithP27413821183.72343.21021.441
Danny FriendP24242412114.52203.0581.630
Nixey CallahanP2323221294.03189.2521.460
Buttons BriggsP2122224175.26186.2601.770
Roger DenzerP251210285.1394.2171.680
Jim KorwanP2354125.8234.0122.210
Adonis TerryP32110110.138.012.130
Dave WrightP21111015.437.042.710

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.