1955 Chicago Cubs roster

33 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1955 MLB season.

1955 Cubs roster: batting

1955 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.
Gene Baker1546098216311529.268.323.715
Ernie Banks15459698176441179.295.345.941
Dee Fondy1505746915217658.265.307.729
Randy Jackson1384997313221700.265.340.785
Eddie Miksis131481521139413.235.282.611
Harry Chiti113338247811410.231.282.634
Jim King113301437711452.256.312.737
Frank Baumholtz10528023811270.289.325.703
Hank Sauer79261295512280.211.286.673
Bob Speake95261365712433.218.300.729
Jim Bolger641601933072.206.257.545
Walker Cooper5411111317150.279.322.881
Clyde McCullough44817160100.198.272.469
Ted Tappe235012134100.260.413.953
Gale Wade93356110.182.270.573
Jim Fanning51000000.000.091.091
Vern Morgan7711010.143.400.543

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

1955 Cubs roster: pitching

1955 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.
Sam JonesP363414204.10241.21981.490
Bob RushP333313113.50234.01301.180
Warren HackerP353011154.27213.0801.153
Paul MinnerP2222993.48157.2531.400
Jim DavisP42167114.44133.2621.353
Hal JeffcoatP501862.95100.2321.596
Howie PolletP247435.6161.0271.465
Dave HillmanP253005.3157.2231.530
Harry PerkowskiP254345.2947.2281.642
John AndreP223015.8045.0191.621
Bill TremelP230303.7238.2131.322
Don KaiserP110005.4018.1111.360
Hy CohenP71007.9417.042.240
Vicente AmorP40014.506.032.330
Bubba ChurchP20005.403.131.501
Bob ThorpeP20003.003.001.330

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.