1959 Chicago Cubs roster

32 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1959 MLB season.

1959 Cubs roster: batting

1959 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.
Tony Taylor1506249617583823.280.331.724
Ernie Banks15558997179451432.304.374.970
Alvin Dark136477601266451.264.342.728
George Altman1354205410312471.245.312.695
Walt Moryn117381418914480.234.316.702
Bobby Thomson122374559711521.259.322.721
Lee Walls12035443918330.257.342.734
Sammy Taylor110353419513431.269.336.764
Dale Long110296347014370.236.306.738
Jim Marshall108294397411400.252.324.729
Earl Averill74186224410340.237.298.749
Art Schult4211817322140.271.320.702
Cal Neeman44105717390.162.241.508
Johnny Goryl254819161.188.264.618
Billy Williams183305020.152.176.389
Lou Jackson6421010.250.250.500
Bobby Adams3200000.000.000.000
Don Eaddy15130000.000.000.000

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

1959 Cubs roster: pitching

1959 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 AndersonP373612134.13235.11131.370
Glen HobbieP463316133.69234.01381.320
Dave HillmanP39248113.53191.0881.160
Moe DrabowskyP31235104.13141.2701.500
Bill HenryP650982.68134.11151.0212
Art CeccarelliSP1815554.76102.0561.290
John BuzhardtP3110454.97101.1331.340
Don ElstonP6501083.3297.2821.2613
Elmer SingletonP211212.7243.0251.210
Dick DrottP86125.9327.1151.870
Ben JohnsonP42002.1616.261.260
Ed DonnellyP90113.1414.161.880
Joe SchaffernothP51108.227.231.960
Morrie MartinP300019.292.112.570

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.