1959 Cleveland Guardians roster

31 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1959 MLB season.

1959 Guardians roster: batting

1959 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.
Vic Power14759510217210609.289.334.746
Rocky Colavito15458890151421113.257.337.849
Minnie Minoso1485709217221928.302.377.846
Woodie Held1435258213229711.251.313.778
George Strickland132441551053481.238.313.615
Tito Francona1223996814520792.363.414.980
Jim Piersall10031742784306.246.303.641
Russ Nixon8225823621290.240.277.591
Billy Martin7324237639240.260.290.691
Dick Brown4814115315160.220.288.664
Ray Webster407410152101.203.253.591
Carroll Hardy32531211021.208.250.476
Chuck Tanner1448612150.250.280.634
Gene Leek133678150.222.263.652
Elmer Valo342437050.292.424.716
Billy Moran111715020.294.294.588
Gordy Coleman61558020.533.5631.229
Don Dillard101004010.400.400.800

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

1959 Guardians roster: pitching

1959 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.
Cal McLishP35321983.63235.11131.381
Gary BellP442816114.04234.01361.345
Mudcat GrantP38191074.14165.1851.343
Herb ScoreP30259114.71160.21471.480
Jim PerryP441312102.65153.0791.164
Bobby LockeP247323.1377.2401.382
Don FerrareseP1510533.2076.0451.430
Mike GarciaP298364.0072.0491.431
Al CicotteP261315.3244.0231.611
Dick BrodowskiP180221.8030.091.335
John BriggsP41012.1312.251.180
Bud PodbielanP60015.8412.151.540
Jake StrikerP11102.706.251.800

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.