1918 Chicago Cubs roster

28 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1918 MLB season. They reached the 1918 World Series and lost 4-2.

1918 Cubs roster: batting

1918 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.
Charlie Hollocher131509721612026.316.379.775
Les Mann129489691412021.288.342.727
Fred Merkle129482551433021.297.349.737
Max Flack123478741234017.257.343.702
Dode Paskert127461691323020.286.362.733
Charlie Deal11941443992011.239.279.569
Bill Killefer1043313077005.233.276.557
Rollie Zeider8225131560016.223.288.539
Turner Barber551231129003.236.293.586
Bob O'Farrell52113932100.283.347.772
Pete Kilduff3093719001.204.267.536
Charlie Pick29891329007.326.417.811
Bill McCabe294598002.178.245.467
Chuck Wortman171742103.118.167.461
Rowdy Elliott51000000.000.167.167
Tom Daly1100000.000.000.000
Fred Lear2100000.000.500.500

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

1918 Cubs roster: pitching

1918 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.
Hippo VaughnP353322101.74290.11481.010
Lefty TylerP33301982.00269.11021.061
Claude HendrixP32272072.78233.0861.210
Phil DouglasP25191092.13156.2511.122
Paul CarterP214322.7173.0131.332
Speed MartinP95521.8453.2161.141
Roy WalkerP137132.7043.1201.501
Harry WeaverP83222.2032.291.041
Pete AlexanderP33211.7326.0150.850
Vic AldridgeP30011.4612.1101.380
Buddy NapierP10005.406.222.100

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.