1938 Chicago Cubs roster

29 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1938 MLB season. They reached the 1938 World Series and lost 4-0.

1938 Cubs roster: batting

1938 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.
Billy Herman152624861731563.277.342.701
Stan Hack15260910919546716.320.411.843
Carl Reynolds125497591503679.302.335.752
Ripper Collins1434907813113611.267.344.768
Frank Demaree129476631308621.273.341.725
Billy Jurges137465531141473.245.335.638
Augie Galan110395521136698.286.368.785
Gabby Hartnett88299408210591.274.380.825
Phil Cavarretta9226829641284.239.287.608
Ken O'dea8624722653331.263.297.654
Joe Marty7623532577350.243.305.696
Tony Lazzeri5412021325230.267.380.814
Bob Garbark2354214050.259.273.532
Coaker Triplett123649020.250.250.611
Jim Asbell173366030.182.250.492
Steve Mesner2421000.250.400.650
Bobby Mattick11010101.0001.0002.000

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

1938 Cubs roster: pitching

1938 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.
Bill LeeP44372292.66291.01211.222
Clay BryantP443019113.10270.11351.332
Larry FrenchP432710193.80201.1831.350
Tex CarletonP33241095.42167.2801.710
Charlie RootP4411872.86160.2701.208
Jack RussellP420613.34102.1291.273
Dizzy DeanP1310711.8174.2220.950
Vance PageP139543.8468.0181.511
Al EpperlyP94203.6727.0101.590
Bob LoganP140022.7822.2101.542
Kirby HigbeP22005.4010.041.600
Newt KimballP10009.001.013.000

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.