1961 Los Angeles Dodgers roster

27 players appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1961 MLB season.

1961 Dodgers roster: batting

1961 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.
Maury Wills14861310517313135.282.346.685
Wally Moon1344637915217887.328.434.940
Tommy Davis13246060128155810.278.325.738
Jim Gilliam144439741074328.244.358.702
Johnny Roseboro128394599918596.251.346.805
Charlie Neal108341408010483.235.297.643
Willie Davis1283395686124512.254.316.767
Norm Larker9728229765380.270.326.712
Frank Howard92267367915450.296.347.864
Ron Fairly111245427910480.322.434.956
Duke Snider85233356916561.296.375.937
Gil Hodges10921525528313.242.313.685
Norm Sherry4712110315210.256.308.704
Bob Aspromonte4758714020.241.290.583
Gordie Windhorn3433108260.242.324.870
Doug Camilli133034340.133.161.595
Tim Harkness5844001.500.6361.386

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

1961 Dodgers roster: pitching

1961 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.
Sandy KoufaxP423518133.52255.22691.201
Don DrysdaleP403713103.69244.01821.310
Stan WilliamsP413515123.90235.12051.360
Johnny PodresP32291853.74182.21241.330
Roger CraigP4014566.15112.2631.622
Larry SherryP531443.9094.2791.3615
Ron PerranoskiP531752.6591.2561.346
Jim GoldenP280115.7942.0181.710
Phil OrtegaP42025.5413.0150.920
Ed RoebuckP50205.009.091.560

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.