1939 Chicago White Sox roster

28 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1939 MLB season.

1939 White Sox roster: batting

1939 Chicago White Sox 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.
Gee Walker149598951741311117.291.330.773
Joe Kuhel139546107164155618.300.376.836
Mike Kreevich1455418517557723.323.390.826
Luke Appling1485168216205616.314.430.798
Eric McNair1294796215578217.324.375.800
Rip Radcliff113397491052536.264.313.666
Mike Tresh11935249910383.259.377.661
Larry Rosenthal107324508610516.265.369.822
Ollie Bejma9030752778441.251.331.709
Jackie Hayes7226934670230.249.320.636
Marv Owen5819422460154.237.302.585
Hank Steinbacher7111116191150.171.303.537
Ken Silvestri2275613250.173.244.537
Norm Schlueter3456513082.232.246.549
Tony Rensa142535020.200.231.431
Bob Kennedy3802010.250.250.500
Johnny Gerlach32020001.0001.0002.000
Jimmy Dykes2100000.000.000.000

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

1939 White Sox roster: pitching

1939 Chicago White Sox 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.
Thornton LeeP332915114.21235.0811.403
Johnny RigneyP35291583.70218.21191.340
Ted LyonsP21211462.76172.2651.090
Jack KnottP25231164.15149.2561.320
Bill DietrichP2519785.22127.2431.490
Clint BrownP61011103.88118.1411.3018
Vic FrasierP1010110.2723.272.370
Art HerringP70005.6514.181.260
Harry BoylesP200010.803.113.000
Jess DobernicP400113.503.112.700

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.