1888 Cincinnati Reds roster

15 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1888 MLB season.

1888 Reds roster: batting

1888 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Hick Carpenter136551681473059.267.280.607
Hugh Nicol13554811213110103.239.330.600
John Reilly12752711216913082.321.363.864
Bid McPhee111458881104054.240.312.648
George Tebeau12141172943037.229.338.676
Jim Keenan853133873109.233.294.617
Kid Baldwin672712759104.218.235.526
Heinie Kappel3614318371020.259.274.638
Jack O'connor3613714281012.204.243.506
Ned Bligh3500000.000.000.000

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

1888 Reds roster: pitching

1888 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Lee ViauP424227142.65387.21641.140
Tony MullaneP444226162.84380.11861.091
Elmer SmithP404022172.74348.11541.140
John WeyhingP88341.2365.2301.050
Billy SeradP65233.5550.241.600

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.