1953 Minnesota Twins roster

31 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1953 MLB season.

1953 Twins roster: batting

1953 Minnesota Twins 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.
Mickey Vernon152608101205151154.337.403.921
Jim Busby1505866818368213.312.358.773
Eddie Yost1525771071579457.272.403.799
Jackie Jensen14755287147108418.266.357.765
Pete Runnels137486641252503.257.347.668
Wayne Terwilliger134464621174467.252.343.690
Mickey Grasso6119613412220.209.251.527
Gil Coan6816828332177.196.301.586
Jerry Snyder29621021041.339.388.791
Yo-yo Davalillo19581017021.293.305.615
Mel Hoderlein234759050.191.283.475
Ken Wood123307030.212.257.500
Les Peden92847110.250.344.737
Gene Verble132144020.190.261.451
Frank Sacka71825030.278.381.659
Bob Oldis71604030.250.294.544
Frank Campos10901020.111.200.311
Tony Roig3801000.125.125.375
Bruce Barmes5511000.200.200.400

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

1953 Twins roster: pitching

1953 Minnesota Twins 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.
Bob PorterfieldP343222103.35255.0771.240
Walt MastersonP292010123.63166.1951.240
Spec SheaP23231273.94164.2381.370
Chuck StobbsP27201183.29153.0671.240
Connie MarreroP2220873.03145.2651.222
Sonny DixonP436583.75120.0401.283
Al SimaP315233.4268.1251.381
Jerry LaneP202144.9256.2261.410
Julio MorenoP122312.8035.1131.530
Bunky StewartP22024.7015.131.830
Jim PearceP41017.719.102.250
Dean StoneP31018.318.252.080

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.