1899 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Tom Burns

23 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1899 MLB season.

1899 Cubs roster: batting

1899 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 Everitt30136536871661030.310.351.717
Jimmy Ryan3612552591158309.301.357.752
Danny Green22117475901406018.295.352.756
Sam Mertes26117426831279045.298.349.816
Bill Lange28107416811351041.325.382.798
Harry Wolverton2599389501111014.285.350.736
Barry McCormick2410237648972014.258.311.636
Tim Donahue299227839690010.248.345.647
Jim Connor36692342648006.205.265.508
Frank Chance216419237551010.286.351.705
Bill Bradley21351292640204.310.378.796
Art Nichols271747512103.255.286.647
Doc Curley25103774000.108.233.395
Frank Quinn—123466001.176.300.535

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

1899 Cubs roster: pitching

1899 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.
Jack TaylorP25413918213.76354.2671.310
Clark GriffithP29383822142.79319.2731.230
Nixey CallahanP25353421123.06294.1771.370
Ned GarvinP2524239132.85199.0691.230
Bill PhyleP24109184.2083.2101.451
Dick CoganP2755234.3044.091.770
Jack KatollP2722116.0018.011.170
John MalarkeyP27110113.009.072.670
Skel RoachP2711103.009.001.560

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.