1957 Chicago White Sox roster

32 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1957 MLB season.

1957 White Sox roster: batting

1957 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 Fox1556191101966615.317.403.818
Luis Aparicio1435758214834128.257.317.649
Minnie Minoso153568961761210318.310.408.862
Larry Doby1194165712014792.288.373.837
Jim Rivera12540251103145218.256.326.769
Bubba Phillips121393381067425.270.322.693
Sherm Lollar101351339011702.256.342.736
Jim Landis96274385821614.212.329.625
Walt Dropo93223245713490.256.300.740
Sammy Esposito9417626362155.205.344.600
Earl Battey481151220360.174.246.568
Les Moss4211510312120.270.375.723
Fred Hatfield691141423081.202.316.544
Ted Beard38781516073.205.354.572
Ron Jackson1360419280.317.328.795

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

1957 White Sox roster: pitching

1957 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 PierceP373420123.26257.01711.162
Dick DonovanP28281662.77220.2881.120
Jim WilsonP30291583.48201.21001.260
Jack HarshmanP3026884.10151.1831.481
Bob KeeganP30201083.53142.2361.182
Bill FischerP3311783.48124.0481.401
Gerry StaleyP470512.06105.0441.167
Dixie HowellP370653.2968.1371.386
Paul LapalmeP350143.3540.1191.347
Jim DerringtonP205014.8637.0141.570
Jim McDonaldP100012.0122.1121.250
Barry LatmanP72128.0312.192.031
Don RudolphP50102.2512.020.670
Jim HughesP400010.805.023.000
Ellis KinderP10000.001.001.000
Stover McIlwainP10000.001.003.000

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.