1953 Los Angeles Dodgers roster

30 players appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1953 MLB season. They reached the 1953 World Series and lost 4-2.

1953 Dodgers roster: batting

1953 Los Angeles Dodgers 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.
Jim Gilliam15160512516866321.278.383.798
Duke Snider1535901321984212616.336.4191.046
Pee wee Reese140524108142136122.271.374.794
Gil Hodges141520101157311221.302.393.943
Roy Campanella144519103162411424.312.3951.006
Jackie Robinson136484109159129517.329.425.927
Carl Furillo1324798216521921.344.393.973
Billy Cox100327449510442.291.363.806
Bobby Morgan6919635517332.260.370.788
George Shuba7416919435231.254.326.752
Wayne Belardi69163193911340.239.311.796
Don Thompson9615325371122.242.310.604
Rube Walker4395523390.242.301.701
Dick Williams3055412250.218.271.635
Bill Antonello404397140.163.200.502
Dixie Howell1100000.000.000.000
Dick Teed1100000.000.000.000

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

1953 Dodgers roster: pitching

1953 Los Angeles Dodgers 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.
Carl ErskineP39332063.54246.21871.253
Russ MeyerP34321554.56191.11061.380
Billy LoesP32251484.54162.2751.340
Preacher RoeP25241134.36157.0851.340
Bob MillikenP3710843.37117.2651.162
Johnny PodresP3318944.23115.0821.650
Clem LabineP3771162.77110.1441.117
Ben WadeP320753.7990.1651.243
Jim HughesP480433.4785.2491.419
Joe BlackP343635.3372.2421.395
Ray MooreP11013.388.041.250
Glenn MickensP420111.376.152.370
Erv PalicaP400012.006.033.000

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.