1953 New York Yankees roster

32 players appeared for the New York Yankees in the 1953 MLB season. They won the 1953 World Series, 4-2.

1953 Yankees roster: batting

1953 New York Yankees 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.
Billy Martin1495877215115756.257.314.710
Gil McDougald1415418215410833.285.361.777
Yogi Berra13750380149271080.296.363.886
Mickey Mantle12746110513621928.295.398.895
Hank Bauer1334377713310572.304.394.841
Phil Rizzuto134413541122544.271.383.734
Gene Woodling1253956412110582.306.429.898
Joe Collins1273877210417442.269.365.805
Irv Noren10934555926463.267.350.738
Don Bollweg7015524466241.297.384.887
Bill Renna6112119382130.314.385.848
Johnny Mize811046264270.250.339.733
Charlie Silvera428211230120.280.352.693
Andy Carey51811426482.321.389.920
Gus Triandos185158160.157.204.459
Jerry Coleman81012000.200.200.400
Ralph Houk8922010.222.222.444
Bob Cerv8600000.000.143.143
Jim Brideweser73330301.0001.0002.667

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

1953 Yankees roster: pitching

1953 New York Yankees 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.
Whitey FordP32301863.00207.01101.430
Johnny SainP40191473.00189.0841.249
Vic RaschiP28261363.33181.0761.131
Ed LopatP25241642.42178.1501.130
Allie ReynoldsP41151373.41145.0861.3913
Jim McDonaldP2718973.82129.2431.290
Bob KuzavaP336653.3192.1481.364
Tom GormanP401453.3977.0381.266
Bill MillerP133214.7634.0171.911
Steve KralyP53023.2425.081.401
Art SchallockP71002.9521.1132.111
Ewell BlackwellP84203.6619.2111.531

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.