1940 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

32 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1940 MLB season.

1940 Pirates roster: batting

1940 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.
Arky Vaughan15659411317879512.300.393.846
Maurice Vanrobays14557282156111162.273.316.718
Bob Elliott1485518816156413.292.348.769
Frankie Gustine133524591471557.281.328.702
Elbie Fletcher14751094139161045.273.418.856
Debs Garms103358761275573.355.395.895
Lee Handley9830250851197.281.340.681
Spud Davis9928523935390.326.404.839
Paul Waner8923832691320.290.352.731
Lloyd Waner721663043032.259.285.562
Pep Young5413619342201.250.320.702
Bill Brubaker3878815070.192.267.524
Joe Schultz163627040.194.237.487
Ed Fernandes283314020.121.275.427
Ed Leip3521000.200.200.400
Ray Mueller4311010.333.600.933
Fern Bell6300010.000.250.250
Frank Kalin3300010.000.400.400

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

1940 Pirates roster: pitching

1940 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.
Rip SewellP33231652.80189.2601.241
Joe BowmanP32249104.46187.2571.472
Mace BrownP48171093.49173.0731.337
Ken HeintzelmanP3916884.47165.0711.563
Bob KlingerP39228135.39142.0481.753
Max ButcherP3524896.01136.1401.522
Johnny LanningP387844.05115.2421.372
Dick LanahanP408684.25108.0451.512
Danny MacfaydenP358543.5591.1241.522
Russ BauersP152027.6330.2111.960
Oad SwigartP72024.4322.191.660
Dutch DietzP42015.8715.181.700
Pep RambertP31017.568.101.920
Ray HarrellP30008.103.132.100

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.