1949 Chicago Cubs roster

30 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1949 MLB season.

1949 Cubs roster: batting

1949 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.
Andy Pafko1445197914618694.281.369.818
Roy Smalley135477571178352.245.304.685
Phil Cavarretta105360461068492.294.374.819
Emil Verban9834338990223.289.309.635
Frankie Gustine7626129594273.226.279.631
Mickey Owen6219815542181.273.318.696
Rube Walker5617211423220.244.282.613
Gene Mauch721501537173.247.339.673
Bob Scheffing5514912403190.268.314.697
Wayne Terwilliger3611211252100.223.326.638
Rube Novotney2267418060.269.300.628
Smoky Burgess46564151120.268.317.638
Bill Serena123738170.216.341.719
Hank Schenz71426012.429.467.895
Clarence Maddern10913120.333.4551.121
Cliff Aberson4700000.000.000.000
Jim Kirby3201000.500.5001.000

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

1949 Cubs roster: pitching

1949 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.
Johnny SchmitzP363111134.35207.0751.543
Bob RushP352710184.07201.0801.374
Dutch LeonardP33287164.15180.0831.340
Monk DubielP3220694.14147.2521.334
Doyle LadeP3613455.00129.2431.531
Warren HackerP3012584.23125.2401.540
Bob ChipmanP3811783.97113.1461.531
Dewey AdkinsP305245.6882.1431.660
Emil KushP260333.7847.2221.572
Cal McLishP82115.8723.061.870
Ralph HamnerP61028.7612.132.430
Lefty SloatP51007.009.031.890

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.