1961 Cincinnati Reds roster

29 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1961 MLB season. They reached the 1961 World Series and lost 4-1.

1961 Reds roster: batting

1961 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.
Vada Pinson154607101208168723.343.379.883
Gene Freese1525757815926878.277.307.774
Frank Robinson1535451171763712422.323.4041.015
Gordy Coleman1505206314926871.287.341.845
Eddie Kasko126469641272274.271.320.655
Wally Post99282448320570.294.346.932
Gus Bell10323527603331.255.298.642
Jerry Zimmerman762048420101.206.252.483
Leo Cardenas7419823615241.308.353.838
Jerry Lynch96181335713502.315.4071.031
Johnny Edwards5214514272141.186.279.541
Elio Chacon611322635251.265.374.745
Jim Baumer102403000.125.125.250
Willie Jones9710000.000.222.222
Cliff Cook4500000.000.000.000
Harry Anderson4401000.250.250.500
Joe Gaines5320000.000.400.400
Hal Bevan3311110.333.3331.667

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

1961 Reds roster: pitching

1961 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.
Jim O'tooleP39351993.10252.21781.272
Joey JayP343421103.53247.11571.250
Bob PurkeyP363416123.73246.11161.201
Ken HuntP29229103.96136.1751.440
Jim MaloneyP2711674.3794.2571.532
Jim BrosnanP5301043.0480.0401.1916
Jay HookP225137.7662.2361.680
Sherman JonesP242114.4255.0321.422
Bill HenryP470212.1953.1531.2216
Howie NunnP240213.5837.2261.570
Marshall BridgesP130017.8420.2171.790

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.