1944 Detroit Tigers roster

31 players appeared for the Detroit Tigers in the 1944 MLB season.

1944 Tigers roster: batting

1944 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.
Eddie Mayo154607761515639.249.317.630
Rudy York1515837716118985.276.353.792
Doc Cramer143578691692426.292.337.706
Pinky Higgins148543791617764.297.392.801
Jimmy Outlaw139535691463577.273.327.677
Joe Hoover120441671040297.236.301.591
Paul Richards9530024713378.237.318.628
Dick Wakefield78276539812532.355.4641.040
Chuck Hostetler9026542790204.298.350.697
Bob Swift8024715631192.255.331.651
Don Ross6616714352152.210.275.550
Joe Orengo4615414310101.201.297.563
Al Unser112523150.120.214.534
Don Heffner61904010.211.375.638
Red Borom71411010.071.188.259
Bubba Floyd3914000.444.5001.056
Hack Miller5511130.200.3331.133
Jackie Sullivan1100000.000.000.000
John McHale1100000.000.000.000

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

1944 Tigers roster: pitching

1944 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.
Dizzy TroutP494027142.12352.11441.130
Hal NewhouserP47342992.22312.11871.172
Rufe GentryP373012144.24203.2681.570
Stubby OvermireP322811113.07199.2571.281
Johnny GorsicaP34196144.11162.0471.384
Boom-boom BeckP282123.8974.0251.271
Jake MootyP150004.4528.171.870
Joe OrrellP102212.4222.1101.660
Zeb EatonP60005.7415.241.720
Roy HenshawP71008.7612.1101.860
Bob GillespieP70016.5511.041.730
Chief HogsettP30000.006.151.740

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.