1958 Chicago Cubs roster

40 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1958 MLB season.

1958 Cubs roster: batting

1958 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 Banks154617119193471294.313.366.980
Bobby Thomson1525476715521820.283.351.817
Lee Walls1365138015624724.304.370.863
Walt Moryn1435127713526771.264.350.845
Tony Taylor1404976311762721.235.299.613
Dale Long1424806813020752.271.357.824
Sammy Taylor9630130786362.259.319.691
Johnny Goryl8321927534140.242.331.696
Cal Neeman76201305212290.259.336.809
Jim Bolger8412015271110.225.285.585
Chuck Tanner7310310274171.262.321.758
Bobby Adams62961427042.281.324.730
Lou Jackson243556160.171.194.566
El Tappe172826040.214.290.505
Moe Thacker112446230.250.269.811
Frank Ernaga9801000.125.125.250
Chick King8812010.250.455.705
Jerry Kindall3601000.167.167.500
Footer Johnson8510000.000.000.000
Bob Will6411000.250.500.750
Gabe Gabler3300000.000.000.000
Gordon Massa2200000.000.000.000
Bobby Morgan1100000.000.000.000

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

1958 Cubs roster: pitching

1958 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.
Taylor PhillipsP39277104.76170.11021.511
Glen HobbieP55161063.74168.1911.522
Dick DrottP39317115.43167.11271.520
Moe DrabowskyP22209114.51125.2771.520
Dave HillmanP3116483.15125.2651.301
Don ElstonP690982.8897.0841.1810
John BriggsP2017554.5295.2461.510
Bill HenryP440542.8881.1580.986
Bob AndersonP178333.9765.2511.370
Marcelino SolisP154336.0652.0151.810
Dolan NicholsP240045.0141.191.501
Gene FodgeP164114.7639.2151.460
John BuzhardtP62301.8524.190.950
Ed MayerP190223.8023.2141.311
Freddy RodriguezP70007.367.151.772
Elmer SingletonP20100.004.220.430
Dick EllsworthP110115.432.103.000

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.