1939 Chicago Cubs roster

25 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1939 MLB season.

1939 Cubs roster: batting

1939 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.
Stan Hack15664111219185617.298.364.762
Billy Herman1566231111917709.307.378.830
Augie Galan1485491041676718.304.392.823
Rip Russell143542551489792.273.318.704
Hank Leiber1123656511324881.310.411.967
Dick Bartell10533637803346.238.335.683
Jim Gleeson11133243744457.223.308.661
Gabby Hartnett97306368512590.278.358.825
Carl Reynolds8828133694445.246.298.665
Gus Mancuso8025117582170.231.298.593
Bill Nicholson5822037655380.295.354.818
Bobby Mattick5117816510231.287.314.679
Phil Cavarretta2255415002.273.322.686
Steve Mesner1743712060.279.340.713
Bob Garbark242113000.143.143.286

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

1939 Cubs roster: pitching

1939 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 LeeP373619153.44282.11051.350
Larry FrenchP36211583.29194.0981.311
Charlie RootP3516884.03167.1651.334
Vance PageP2717773.88139.1431.481
Dizzy DeanP1913643.3696.1271.190
Earl WhitehillP2411475.1489.1421.701
Jack RussellP390433.6768.2321.493
Gene LillardP207356.5555.0311.890
Clay BryantP44215.7431.191.790
Vern OlsenP40100.007.231.170

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.