1956 Cleveland Guardians roster

28 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Guardians roster: batting

1956 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 Smith1415268714416716.274.378.812
Bobby Avila13851374115105417.224.323.640
Jim Busby1354947211612508.235.301.656
Vic Wertz13648165127321060.264.364.874
Chico Carrasquel141474601157480.243.323.646
Al Rosen1214166411115611.267.351.779
Rocky Colavito101322558921650.276.372.903
Gene Woodling10031756838382.262.395.787
Jim Hegan12231542706341.222.327.667
George Strickland8517122363170.211.299.591
Hal Naragon5312211353180.287.355.757
Sam Mele5711417294200.254.320.741
Earl Averill429312223140.237.343.740
Rudy Regalado1647411020.234.308.563
Joe Caffie1238713013.342.432.774
Kenny Kuhn272276020.273.273.591
Stu Locklin9601000.167.167.333

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

1956 Guardians roster: pitching

1956 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 WynnP38352092.72277.21581.172
Bob LemonP393520143.03255.1941.253
Herb ScoreP35332092.53249.12631.170
Mike GarciaP353011123.78197.21191.450
Don MossiP483653.5987.2591.2811
Hank AguirreP169353.7265.1311.381
Cal McLishP372244.9661.2271.611
Ray NarleskiP320321.5259.1420.934
Bob FellerP194044.9758.0181.481
Art HouttemanP224226.5646.2191.951
Bud DaleyP140106.2020.1131.720

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.