1940 Chicago White Sox roster

26 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1940 MLB season.

1940 White Sox roster: batting

1940 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.
Bob Kennedy154606741533523.252.301.616
Joe Kuhel155603111169279412.280.374.861
Mike Kreevich1445828615485515.265.305.692
Taffy Wright147581791965884.337.385.832
Luke Appling150566961970793.348.420.862
Mike Tresh135480621351643.281.349.689
Moose Solters1164286513212803.308.351.823
Skeeter Webb8433433791293.237.299.590
Larry Rosenthal10727646836422.301.432.885
Eric McNair6625126577311.227.265.636
Tom Turner37961120061.208.240.500
Jackie Hayes184128010.195.233.476
Don Kolloway104059031.225.225.475
Ken Silvestri2824562100.250.357.940
Dave Short4311000.333.500.833

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

1940 White Sox roster: pitching

1940 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.
Johnny RigneyP393314183.11280.21411.183
Thornton LeeP282712133.47228.0871.220
Eddie SmithP32281493.21207.11191.320
Ted LyonsP22221283.24186.1721.210
Jack KnottP25231194.56158.0441.380
Bill DietrichP23171064.03149.2431.460
Clint BrownP370463.6866.0231.3810
Pete AppletonP250405.6257.2211.425
Ed WeilandP50008.7914.131.530
Jack HallettP22116.4314.091.500
Orval GroveP30003.006.011.330

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.