1898 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Tom Burns

25 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1898 MLB season.

1898 Cubs roster: batting

1898 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 Everitt291495961021900028.319.377.741
Jimmy Ryan351445721221854029.323.405.850
Barry McCormick23137530761312015.247.314.635
Bill Dahlen28142521961511027.290.385.779
Jim Connor35138505511140011.226.289.568
Bill Lange27113442791415022.319.377.816
Tim Donahue2812239652870017.220.318.583
Sam Mertes258326945801027.297.388.771
Walter Thornton23622103462008.295.362.700
Danny Green214718826594012.314.342.773
Frank Isbell22451591737003.233.252.509
Frank Chance20531473241107.279.338.705
Harry Wolverton241349416001.327.353.700
Art Nichols261442712006.286.388.697
Henry Clarke222401000.250.400.650
Frank Martin191400000.000.000.000

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

1898 Cubs roster: pitching

1898 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 GriffithP28383824101.88325.2971.130
Nixey CallahanP24313120102.46274.1731.230
Walt WoodsP2327229133.14215.0261.320
Matt KilroyP321311674.31100.1181.490
Jack TaylorP2455502.2041.0111.020
Buttons BriggsP2244135.7030.0141.600
Bill PhyleP2333210.7823.041.300
Danny FriendP2522025.2917.041.760
Jack KatollP2621010.8211.030.820

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.