1947 Detroit Tigers roster

Manager: Steve O'Neill

27 players appeared for the Detroit Tigers in the 1947 MLB season.

1947 Tigers roster: batting

1947 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 Lake3115860296127124611.211.343.665
George Kell24152588751885939.320.387.798
Eddie Mayo37142535661496483.279.338.717
Roy Cullenbine331424648210424783.224.401.823
Hoot Evers261264606713610678.296.366.801
Pat Mullin291163986210215623.256.359.829
Dick Wakefield26112368591048511.283.412.828
Vic Wertz2210233360966442.288.376.809
Bob Swift329727923701212.251.330.631
Doc Cramer417315721422300.268.350.694
Jimmy Outlaw347012720290153.228.338.637
John McHale25399510203111.211.265.580
Skeeter Webb3750791316063.203.267.508
Ed Mierkowicz23214268111.190.209.495
Hank Riebe258700020.000.000.000
Johnny Groth202411000.250.500.750

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

1947 Tigers roster: pitching

1947 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.
Hal NewhouserP26403617172.87285.01761.332
Fred HutchinsonP27332518103.03219.21131.242
Dizzy TroutP32322610113.48186.1741.352
Virgil TrucksP30362610124.53180.21081.472
Stubby OvermireP2828171153.77140.2331.320
Al BentonP363614674.40133.0331.567
Art HouttemanP19239723.42110.2581.280
Hal WhiteP28355453.6184.2331.632
Johnny GorsicaP32310203.7557.2201.211
Rufe GentryP29100081.000.109.000

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.