1963 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Bob Kennedy

33 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1963 MLB season.

1963 Cubs roster: batting

1963 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 Santo231626307918725996.297.339.820
Billy Williams251616128717525957.286.358.854
Ken Hubbs21154566541338478.235.285.606
Lou Brock241485477914193724.258.300.682
Andre Rodgers28150516511185335.229.324.630
Ernie Banks32130432419818640.227.292.695
Dick Bertell2710032215752140.233.284.570
Don Landrum278422727551106.242.294.576
Nelson Mathews216115512244103.155.234.511
Merritt Ranew257815418523151.338.380.841
Jimmie Schaffer275714217347190.239.294.731
Steve Boros264190919370.211.304.693
John Boccabella222474714150.189.247.558
Jimmy Stewart241337111011.297.316.667
Billy Cowan24143619120.250.250.667
Ken Aspromonte31203425040.147.237.472
Alex Grammas37162715000.185.185.370
Bob Will31232304010.174.208.382
Cuno Barragan311100000.000.000.000

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

1963 Cubs roster: pitching

1963 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.
Dick EllsworthP23373722102.11290.21851.030
Larry JacksonP32373714182.55275.01531.130
Bob BuhlP34373411143.38226.01081.240
Glen HobbieP2736247103.92165.1941.340
Paul TothP282714593.10130.2661.150
Lindy McDanielP275701372.8688.0751.2422
Cal KoonceP222113264.5872.2441.470
Don ElstonP34510412.8370.0411.114
Jim BrewerP25291324.8949.2351.490
Jack WarnerP2280012.7822.271.280
Tom BakerP29101013.0018.0141.500
Dick LemayP2491015.2815.1101.960
Freddie BurdetteP2640003.864.211.500
Phil MudrockP2610009.001.002.000

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.