1961 Chicago Cubs roster

33 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1961 MLB season.

1961 Cubs roster: batting

1961 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.
Ron Santo1545788416423832.284.362.842
Billy Williams1465297514725866.278.338.822
George Altman1385187715727966.303.353.913
Ernie Banks1385117514229801.278.346.852
Don Zimmer1284775712013405.252.291.694
Al Heist10932148827373.255.337.720
Ed Bouchee112319497912381.248.371.788
Jerry Kindall9631037759442.242.288.707
Richie Ashburn10930749790197.257.373.679
Dick Bertell9226720732330.273.308.637
Sammy Taylor8923526568230.238.316.707
Andre Rodgers7321427576231.266.343.773
Bob Will86113929080.257.341.677
Moe Thacker253536020.171.383.554
Cuno Barragan102836120.214.267.588
Ken Hubbs102845120.179.179.571
Moe Morhardt71835010.278.381.659
Lou Brock41111000.091.167.258
Jim McAnany111013000.300.364.764
Nelson Mathews3901000.111.111.222
George Freese9702010.286.375.661
Sammy Drake13510000.000.167.167

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

1961 Cubs roster: pitching

1961 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.
Don CardwellP393815143.82259.11561.280
Glen HobbieP36297134.26198.21031.312
Dick EllsworthP373110113.86186.2911.400
Jack CurtisP312710134.89180.1571.500
Bob AndersonP57127104.26152.0961.438
Dick DrottP358144.2298.0481.290
Don ElstonP580675.5993.1591.648
Jim BrewerP3611175.8286.2571.580
Barney SchultzP410762.7066.2591.237
Mel WrightP1100110.7121.062.190
Dick BurwellP20009.004.002.500

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.