1956 Chicago White Sox roster

24 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 White Sox roster: batting

1956 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 Fox1546491091924528.296.347.723
Minnie Minoso151545106172218812.316.425.950
Luis Aparicio1525336914235621.266.311.653
Larry Doby14050489135241020.268.392.858
Jim Rivera13949176125126620.255.322.718
Sherm Lollar1364505513211752.293.383.821
Walt Dropo12536142968521.266.334.708
Sammy Esposito8118430423251.228.371.714
Les Moss56127203110220.244.338.850
Bubba Phillips679916272111.273.321.715
Ron Jackson2256712141.214.333.655
Ron Northey53484173230.354.4171.000
Earl Battey4411000.250.400.650
Cal Abrams4301000.333.600.933

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

1956 White Sox roster: pitching

1956 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 PierceP35332093.32276.11921.311
Dick DonovanP343112103.64234.21201.150
Jack HarshmanP343015113.10226.21431.260
Bob KeeganP2016573.93105.1321.460
Dixie HowellP341564.6264.1281.794
Jim McDonaldP83028.6818.2101.930
Jim DerringtonP11017.506.032.500
Harry ByrdP310110.384.103.000
Jerry DahlkeP500019.292.114.710
Bill FischerP300021.601.224.200

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.