1897 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

17 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1897 MLB season.

1897 Pirates roster: batting

1897 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.
Dick Padden134517841462018.282.350.714
Bones Ely133516631462010.283.317.682
Patsy Donovan120479821540034.322.360.744
Harry Davis111429701312021.305.359.832
Steve Brodie100370471082011.292.348.740
Joe Sugden842883164009.222.275.546
Bill Merritt622092155102.263.297.613
Jesse Hoffmeister481883358306.309.337.821
Denny Lyons371312227205.206.346.705
Jack Rothfuss351152036203.313.352.761
Charlie Kuhns1300000.000.250.250

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

1897 Pirates roster: pitching

1897 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 KillenP424117234.46337.1991.460
Pink HawleyP403918184.80311.1881.460
Jim HugheyP25176105.06149.1381.591
Jesse TannehillP2116994.25142.0401.381
Charlie HastingsP1610544.58118.0421.570
Jim GardnerP1411555.1995.1351.540

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.