1951 Chicago Cubs roster

28 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1951 MLB season.

1951 Cubs roster: batting

1951 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.
Frank Baumholtz146560621592505.284.346.726
Randy Jackson14555778153167614.275.332.758
Hank Sauer1415257713830892.263.325.810
Roy Smalley7923824558310.231.304.699
Smoky Burgess9421921552202.251.317.632
Phil Cavarretta8920624646280.311.393.835
Chuck Connors6620116482184.239.282.585
Dee Fondy4917023463205.271.319.707
Jack Cusick6516416292162.177.254.510
Bob Ramazzotti7315813391150.247.292.614
Mickey Owen5812510230151.184.292.524
Bob Borkowski58899140100.157.185.353
Bill Serena1339813140.333.4901.029
Harry Chiti931111050.355.394.813
Carmen Mauro132935030.172.250.457
Fred Richards102718040.296.345.715

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

1951 Cubs roster: pitching

1951 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.
Bob RushP372911123.83211.11291.322
Paul MinnerP33286173.79201.2681.401
Cal McLishP30174104.45145.2461.450
Frank HillerP24216124.84141.1501.261
Turk LownP3118495.46127.0391.690
Johnny KlippsteinP3511664.29123.2561.442
Bob KellyP3511744.66123.2481.500
Dutch LeonardP4111062.6481.2301.193
Bob SchultzP1710365.2477.1271.630
Monk DubielP220222.3054.2191.241
Andy VargaP20003.003.012.670
Warren HackerP200013.501.122.250

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.