1953 Chicago Cubs roster

26 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1953 MLB season.

1953 Cubs roster: batting

1953 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.
Dee Fondy15059579184187810.309.358.835
Eddie Miksis1425776114583913.251.293.636
Frank Baumholtz133520751593253.306.359.778
Randy Jackson1394986114219668.285.341.817
Hank Sauer1083956110419600.263.349.822
Bill Serena93275306910520.251.350.783
Roy Smalley8225320636250.249.329.684
Clyde McCullough7722921596230.258.303.670
Tommy Brown6513819272131.196.279.584
Carl Sawatski4359513150.220.303.625
Bob Ramazzotti263936040.154.214.419
Ernie Banks1035311260.314.385.956
Bob Talbot830510001.333.333.733
Gene Baker72215001.227.261.534
Phil Cavarretta272136030.286.444.873

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

1953 Cubs roster: pitching

1953 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.
Warren HackerP393212194.38221.21061.262
Paul MinnerP312712154.21201.0641.331
Johnny KlippsteinP481910114.83167.21131.656
Bob RushP29289144.54166.2841.460
Turk LownP4912875.16148.1761.693
Dutch LeonardP450234.6062.2271.538
Duke SimpsonP301128.0045.0211.890
Jim WillisP133213.1243.1151.250
Sheldon JonesP222025.4038.191.640
Don ElstonP210114.405.022.200
Bill MoisanP30005.405.011.400

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.