1961 Los Angeles Angels roster

32 players appeared for the Los Angeles Angels in the 1961 MLB season.

1961 Angels roster: batting

1961 Los Angeles Angels 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.
Ken Hunt1494797012225848.255.325.810
Leon Wagner1334537412728795.280.348.865
Albie Pearson1444279212374111.288.420.821
Earl Averill115323568621591.266.384.873
Steve Bilko114294498220591.279.395.940
Ted Kluszewski107263326415390.243.303.764
Rocky Bridges8422920552151.240.320.617
Eddie Yost7621329433150.202.358.621
Gene Leek5719916455200.226.260.616
Billy Moran5417317452220.260.328.675
Ed Sadowski6916416384122.232.278.663
Tom Satriano35961519182.198.294.596
Ken Hamlin4291419150.209.298.573
Del Rice448311204110.241.385.818
Buck Rodgers16568182130.321.333.798
Fritz Brickell214936030.122.218.341
Faye Throneberry243116000.194.306.531
Jim Fregosi112776030.222.250.472
Chuck Tanner7801000.125.300.425
Leo Burke6500000.000.000.000
Dan Ardell7411000.250.400.650

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

1961 Angels roster: pitching

1961 Los Angeles Angels 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.
Ken McBrideP383612153.65241.21801.371
Eli GrbaP403011134.25211.21051.472
Ted BowsfieldP41211183.73157.0881.380
Ron MoellerP3318485.83112.2871.820
Tom MorganP590822.3691.2390.9910
Art FowlerP533583.6489.0781.0911
Jack SpringP184304.2638.0271.320
Ned GarverP122035.5929.091.930
Dean ChanceP54026.8718.1112.070
Bob SproutP11004.504.021.750
Ray SemprochP20009.001.014.000

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.