1955 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: Birdie Tebbetts

29 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1955 MLB season.

1955 Reds roster: batting

1955 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.
Ted Kluszewski30153612116192471131.314.382.967
Gus Bell2615461088188271044.308.361.871
Wally Post25154601116186401097.309.372.946
Johnny Temple271505889416505019.281.365.690
Roy McMillan24151470501261374.268.364.692
Ray Jablonski287422128539280.240.289.691
Chuck Harmon319619831505289.253.345.734
Rocky Bridges279516820481181.286.341.668
Bob Thurman388215219337220.217.296.704
Milt Smith26361021520382.196.293.626
Hobie Landrith254387922470.253.330.755
Matt Batts3326714180130.254.286.624
Ed Bailey24213938140.205.326.685
Joe Brovia33211802040.111.150.261
Bob Hazle2461303000.231.231.462
Al Silvera1913731020.143.143.286

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

1955 Reds roster: pitching

1955 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.
Joe NuxhallP26503317123.47257.0981.243
Art FowlerP32462811103.90207.2941.262
Johnny KlippsteinP2739149103.39138.0681.300
Jackie CollumP283217983.63134.0491.231
Rudy MinarcinP254112594.90115.2451.441
Don GrossP241711454.1467.1331.410
Bud PodbielanP31172123.2142.0261.120
Corky ValentineP26105217.4326.2141.690
Bob HooperP3380027.6213.062.000
Jerry LaneP2980024.9111.051.551
Jim PearceP30210110.803.102.400
Maurice FisherP2410006.752.212.630
Fred BaczewskiP29100018.001.002.000

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.