1896 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

17 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1896 MLB season.

1896 Pirates roster: batting

1896 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.
Patsy Donovan1315731131833048.319.370.757
Bones Ely128537851533018.285.326.689
Jake Stenzel1144791041732057.361.410.897
Denny Lyons118436771344013.307.406.825
Joe Sugden803014289005.296.348.706
Bill Merritt772822682103.291.336.680
Lou Bierbauer592583374007.287.300.672
Dick Padden612193353208.242.294.654
Connie Mack33120926000.217.248.515
Jud Smith1035612003.343.395.852
Abel Lizotte72933001.103.161.265

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

1896 Pirates roster: pitching

1896 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.
Frank KillenP525030183.41432.11341.380
Pink HawleyP494322213.57378.01371.430
Jim HugheyP2514684.99155.0481.540
Charlie HastingsP17135105.88104.0191.631
Elmer HortonP22029.6015.032.070
Jot GoarP300116.8813.133.300

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.