1953 Philadelphia Phillies roster

27 players appeared for the Philadelphia Phillies in the 1953 MLB season.

1953 Phillies roster: batting

1953 Philadelphia Phillies 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.
Richie Ashburn15662211020525714.330.394.802
Granny Hamner1546099016821922.276.313.768
Del Ennis15257879165291251.285.355.839
Willie Jones1494816110819701.225.342.727
Johnny Wyrostek125409421116470.271.339.699
Earl Torgeson1113795810411647.274.366.836
Ted Kazanski9536039782271.217.275.583
Smoky Burgess10231231914363.292.370.787
Eddie Waitkus8124724721161.291.330.686
Stan Lopata8123434568313.239.321.739
Mel Clark6019831590191.298.338.727
Tommy Glaviano53741715352.203.410.802
Bill Nicholson386212132160.210.338.757
Jack Lohrke121332000.154.214.368
Jackie Mayo5400000.000.000.000
Stan Palys2200000.000.333.333

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

1953 Phillies roster: pitching

1953 Philadelphia Phillies 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.
Robin RobertsP444123162.75346.21981.112
Curt SimmonsP323016133.21238.01381.230
Karl DrewsP47279104.52185.1721.453
Jim KonstantyP481914104.43170.2451.415
Bob MillerP3520894.00157.1631.342
Steve RidzikP4212963.77124.0531.350
Andy HansenP301024.0351.1171.643
Thornton KipperP203334.7345.2151.550
Kent PetersonP150016.6727.0201.740
Tom QualtersP1000162.000.1015.000

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.