1968 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Leo Durocher

35 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1968 MLB season.

1968 Cubs roster: batting

1968 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.
Don Kessinger25160655631571329.240.283.570
Glenn Beckert27155643981894378.294.326.695
Billy Williams301636429118530984.288.336.836
Ron Santo281625778614226983.246.354.775
Randy Hundley26160553411257651.226.280.591
Ernie Banks371505527113632832.246.287.756
Adolfo Phillips261434394910613339.241.320.719
Jim Hickman317518822425231.223.290.657
Dick Nen2881948172160.181.225.502
Jose Arcia2459841516180.190.218.492
Lee Elia30151713030.176.222.399
John Boccabella2771401010.071.176.248
Jimmy McMath1861402020.143.143.286
John Upham26131002000.200.200.400
Randy Bobb207801000.125.222.347
John Stephenson272200000.000.000.000
Bill Plummer212200000.000.000.000
John Felske264200000.000.000.000
Clarence Jones265200000.000.500.500
Vic Larose234200000.000.333.333

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

1968 Cubs roster: pitching

1968 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.
Fergie JenkinsSP25404020152.63308.02601.040
Bill HandsP28383416102.89258.21480.990
Ken HoltzmanP22343211143.35215.01511.291
Joe NiekroRP23342914104.32177.0651.492
Rich NyeP2327207123.80132.2741.351
Jack LamabeP31420324.2661.1301.501
Gary RossP20135114.1741.0311.680
Chuck HartensteinP26280244.5435.2171.461
Bill StonemanP24180015.5229.1181.670
Bobby TiefenauerP3890016.0813.191.651
Archie ReynoldsP2271016.7513.161.580
Darcy FastP2181015.4010.0101.600
Ramon HernandezP2780009.009.031.560
Frank RebergerP2431014.506.031.830
Jophery BrownP2310004.502.001.500

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.