1931 Chicago Cubs roster

27 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1931 MLB season.

1931 Cubs roster: batting

1931 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.
Woody English15663411720225312.319.391.804
Kiki Cuyler15461311020298813.330.404.877
Charlie Grimm146531651764661.331.393.851
Hack Wilson1123956610313611.261.362.798
Gabby Hartnett116380531078703.282.370.804
Rogers Hornsby1003576411816901.331.421.996
Billy Jurges8829334590232.201.264.551
Danny Taylor8827048815414.300.372.820
Riggs Stephenson8026334841521.319.405.820
Les Bell7525230714320.282.332.737
Footsie Blair8624031623291.258.302.710
Vince Barton66239455713501.238.323.775
Johnny Moore3910419252161.240.288.634
Billy Herman259814320162.327.405.803
Jimmy Adair1876921031.276.286.628
Mike Kreevich51202001.167.167.333
Zack Taylor8401000.250.500.750

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

1931 Cubs roster: pitching

1931 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.
Charlie RootP393117143.48251.01311.242
Bob SmithP362915123.22240.1631.252
Pat MaloneP36301693.90228.11121.390
Guy BushP39241684.49180.1541.422
Les SweetlandP2614875.04130.1321.660
Jakie MayP314553.8779.0381.572
Ed BaechtP226243.7667.0341.430
Lon WarnekeP207243.2264.1271.620
Bud TeachoutP273125.7261.1141.740
Johnny WelchP83213.7433.271.460

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.