1957 Chicago Cubs roster

35 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1957 MLB season.

1957 Cubs roster: batting

1957 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.
Ernie Banks156594113169431028.285.360.939
Walt Moryn1495687616419880.289.348.795
Bobby Morgan12542543885275.207.294.593
Bob Speake129418659716505.232.299.703
Cal Neeman1224153710710390.258.298.674
Jim Bolger11227328755290.275.303.655
Bobby Adams6018721471100.251.320.663
Jerry Kindall7218118296121.160.196.472
Jack Littrell611538291130.190.233.495
Bob Will7011213251101.223.254.531
Casey Wise431061219070.179.256.483
Jim Fanning4789316040.180.223.426
Charlie Silvera2653111020.208.263.527
Ed Winceniak1750512180.240.269.629
Johnny Goryl93878010.211.318.581
Frank Ernaga2035911270.314.4551.140
Eddie Haas142415040.208.231.481
Bob Lennon92123130.143.182.515
Gordon Massa61527030.467.5791.112
Ed Mickelson61200010.000.000.000

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

1957 Cubs roster: pitching

1957 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.
Moe DrabowskyP363313153.53239.21701.290
Dick DrottP383215113.58229.01701.440
Bob RushP31296164.38205.11031.350
Dave HillmanP32146114.35103.1531.471
Jim BrosnanP415553.3898.2731.270
Turk LownP670573.7793.0511.3412
Tom PoholskyP2811174.9384.0281.650
Don KaiserP2013265.0072.0231.650
Dick LittlefieldP482235.3565.2511.724
Bob AndersonP80017.7116.171.710
Elmer SingletonP52016.7513.161.650
Ed MayerP31005.877.231.300
John BriggsP300112.464.112.310
Glen HobbieP200010.384.132.540

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.