1887 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

14 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1887 MLB season.

1887 Pirates roster: batting

1887 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.
John Coleman115475751392025.293.337.733
Pop Smith12245669982030.215.283.568
Art Whitney119431571120010.260.346.650
Fred Carroll102421711386023.328.383.882
Bill Kuehne102402681201017.299.324.749
Abner Dalrymple9235845762029.212.311.618
Doggie Miller8734258831033.243.317.641
Sam Barkley893404476106.224.294.579
Alex McKinnon482002668106.340.365.840
Ed Beecher411691541208.243.281.606
Jocko Fields431642644007.268.306.654

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

1887 Pirates roster: pitching

1887 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.
Pud GalvinP494828213.29440.2761.260
Ed MorrisP383814224.31317.2911.400
Bill BishopP330313.3327.042.480

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.