1938 Detroit Tigers roster

30 players appeared for the Detroit Tigers in the 1938 MLB season.

1938 Tigers roster: batting

1938 Detroit Tigers 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.
Pete Fox1556349118679616.293.328.742
Charlie Gehringer1525681331742010714.306.425.911
Hank Greenberg155556144175581467.315.4381.122
Billy Rogell136501761303559.259.373.727
Rudy York13546385138331271.298.417.995
Dixie Walker127454841406435.308.396.830
Mark Christman9531835791445.248.307.609
Chet Morgan7430650870275.284.330.641
Don Ross7726522691301.260.333.639
Chet Laabs6421126507373.237.288.686
Jo-jo White7820640540153.262.359.660
Birdie Tebbetts5314316421251.294.348.733
Tony Piet41809170142.213.351.638
Roy Cullenbine25671219092.284.392.780
Benny McCoy71523000.200.250.517
George Archie3210000.000.000.000

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

1938 Tigers roster: pitching

1938 Detroit Tigers 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.
Vern KennedyP33261295.06190.1531.722
George GillP24231294.12164.0301.490
Elden AukerP272411105.27160.2461.490
Tommy BridgesP25201394.59151.01011.521
Roxie LawsonP2716895.46127.0391.861
Harry EisenstatP329963.73125.1371.284
Boots PoffenbergerP2515674.82125.0281.701
Slick CoffmanP396446.0295.2311.762
Al BentonP1910533.3095.1331.380
Jake WadeP272326.5670.0231.730
Schoolboy RoweP43023.0021.041.480
Bob HarrisP31107.2010.071.800
Joe RogalskiP20002.577.021.710
Woody DavisP20001.506.011.170

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.