1951 Cleveland Guardians roster

28 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1951 MLB season.

1951 Guardians roster: batting

1951 Cleveland Guardians 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.
Al Rosen15457382152241027.265.362.809
Ray Boone1515446512712515.233.302.631
Bobby Avila14154276165105814.304.374.783
Dale Mitchell1345108314811627.290.358.782
Luke Easter12848665131271030.270.333.814
Larry Doby1344478413220694.295.428.941
Jim Hegan13341660996430.238.302.648
Harry Simpson12233251767246.229.325.638
Bob Kennedy10832130797294.246.320.703
Birdie Tebbetts551378362180.263.308.659
Snuffy Stirnweiss50881019141.216.373.634
Merl Combs192825020.179.233.483
Clarence Maddern111202000.167.167.333
Hal Naragon3802000.250.400.650
Milt Nielsen16610000.000.143.143
Thurman Tucker1100000.000.000.000

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

1951 Guardians roster: pitching

1951 Cleveland Guardians 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.
Early WynnP373420133.02274.11331.221
Bob LemonP423417143.52263.11321.402
Mike GarciaP473020133.15254.01181.266
Bob FellerP33322283.50249.21111.340
Steve GromekP278742.77107.1401.181
Bob ChakalesP1710344.7468.1321.800
George ZuverinkP160005.3325.1141.460
Dick RozekP71002.9315.151.890
Sam JonesP21012.088.241.040
Jerry FahrP50004.765.202.290
Johnny Vander meerP110118.003.023.000

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.