1942 Chicago Cubs roster

34 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1942 MLB season.

1942 Cubs roster: batting

1942 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 Nicholson1525888317321788.294.382.859
Stan Hack140553911666399.300.402.811
Lennie Merullo1435155313223714.256.310.634
Lou Novikoff128483481457643.300.337.753
Phil Cavarretta136482591303547.270.365.728
Lou Stringer12140645969413.236.292.644
Clyde McCullough10933739955317.282.331.729
Rip Russell10230232738410.242.282.633
Dom Dallessandro9626430694434.261.350.733
Charlie Gilbert741791833071.184.284.536
Bobby Sturgeon63162840072.247.269.572
Chico Hernandez47118627070.229.295.566
Bob Scheffing441027202122.196.248.532
Peanuts Lowrey2758411140.190.242.483
Cy Block933612042.364.417.871
Marv Rickert82657010.269.296.566
Paul Gillespie51634240.250.294.919
Whitey Platt41611020.063.063.125
Marv Felderman3601000.167.286.452

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

1942 Cubs roster: pitching

1942 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.
Claude PasseauP353419142.68278.1891.290
Bill LeeP323013133.85219.2751.310
Hi BithornP38169143.68171.1651.592
Vern OlsenP3217694.49140.1461.541
Bill FlemingP3314563.01134.1591.342
Johnny SchmitzP2310373.4386.2511.332
Jake MootyP1910254.7084.1281.581
Paul EricksonP187165.4363.0261.760
Tot PressnellP270115.4939.191.144
Hank WyseP44211.9328.081.390
Ed HanyzewskiP61113.7919.061.320
Jesse FloresP40013.385.161.310
Emil KushP10000.002.011.000
Joe BerryP200018.002.014.500
Bob BowmanP10000.001.001.000

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.