1955 Chicago White Sox roster

30 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1955 MLB season.

1955 White Sox roster: batting

1955 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 Fox1546361001986597.311.364.770
Chico Carrasquel1455238313411521.256.335.683
Minnie Minoso13951779149107019.288.387.811
Jim Rivera14745471120105225.264.352.753
Walt Dropo1414535512719790.280.343.791
George Kell128429441348812.312.389.818
Sherm Lollar1384266711116612.261.374.782
Bob Nieman99272367711531.283.366.826
Ron Jackson40741015271.203.277.601
Jim Brideweser3458612040.207.246.573
Willard Marshall224167060.171.364.534
Buddy Peterson62176020.286.400.733
Ron Northey141415140.357.4711.185
Ed McGhee261361002.077.368.445
Earl Battey5712000.286.444.730
Stan Jok6431120.250.3331.333
Phil Cavarretta6410000.000.000.000
Sammy Esposito3430000.000.200.200
Ed White3402000.500.6001.100

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

1955 White Sox roster: pitching

1955 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 PierceP332615101.97205.21571.101
Dick DonovanP29241593.32187.0881.250
Jack HarshmanP32231173.36179.11161.340
Virgil TrucksP32261383.96175.0911.350
Sandy ConsuegraP447652.64126.1351.097
Connie JohnsonP1716743.4599.0721.480
Mike FornielesP269633.8686.1231.312
Dixie HowellP350832.9373.2251.299
Bob KeeganP1811255.8358.2291.890
Morrie MartinP370233.6352.0221.352
Al PapaiP70003.8611.251.540

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.