1898 Chicago Cubs roster

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 Everitt1495961021900028.319.377.741
Jimmy Ryan1445721221854029.323.405.850
Barry McCormick137530761312015.247.314.635
Bill Dahlen142521961511027.290.385.779
Jim Connor138505511140011.226.289.568
Bill Lange113442791415022.319.377.816
Tim Donahue12239652870017.220.318.583
Sam Mertes8326945801027.297.388.771
Walter Thornton622103462008.295.362.700
Danny Green4718826594012.314.342.773
Frank Isbell451591737003.233.252.509
Frank Chance531473241107.279.338.705
Harry Wolverton1349416001.327.353.700
Art Nichols1442712006.286.388.697
Henry Clarke2401000.250.400.650
Frank Martin1400000.000.000.000

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 GriffithP383824101.88325.2971.130
Nixey CallahanP313120102.46274.1731.230
Walt WoodsP27229133.14215.0261.320
Matt KilroyP1311674.31100.1181.490
Jack TaylorP55502.2041.0111.020
Buttons BriggsP44135.7030.0141.600
Bill PhyleP33210.7823.041.300
Danny FriendP22025.2917.041.760
Jack KatollP21010.8211.030.820

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.