1953 Chicago White Sox roster

25 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1953 MLB season.

1953 White Sox roster: batting

1953 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.
Nellie Fox154624921783724.285.344.719
Jim Rivera15656779147117822.259.329.749
Minnie Minoso1515561041741510425.313.410.875
Chico Carrasquel149552721542475.279.330.689
Sam Mele1404816413212823.274.353.789
Ferris Fain128446731146523.256.405.750
Sherm Lollar11333446968541.287.388.804
Bob Boyd5516520493231.297.352.764
Red Wilson7116421410102.250.353.651
Tom Wright7713214332250.250.322.701
Rocky Krsnich641299261140.202.270.556
Fred Marsh67952219220.200.303.576
Bud Stewart535916162131.271.411.818
Bud Sheely3146410020.217.345.585
Bill Wilson91711010.059.111.170

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

1953 White Sox roster: pitching

1953 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.
Billy PierceP403318122.72271.11861.173
Mike FornielesP3916873.59153.0721.443
Harry DorishP5561063.40145.2691.3218
Saul RogovinP22197125.22131.0621.521
Joe DobsonP2315553.67100.2501.321
Bob KeeganP2211752.7498.2321.151
Connie JohnsonP1410443.5660.2441.530
Gene BeardenP253332.9358.1241.390
Luis AlomaP240204.7038.1231.672
Hal HudsonP10000.000.200.000

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.