1944 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

29 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1944 MLB season.

1944 Pirates roster: batting

1944 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.
Babe Dahlgren15859967173121012.289.347.766
Jim Russell1525801091818666.312.399.859
Johnny Barrett1495689915378328.269.366.782
Pete Coscarart1395548914644210.264.315.669
Bob Elliott14353885160101089.297.383.848
Frankie Gustine12740542932428.230.288.591
Vince Dimaggio10934241829506.240.307.707
Al Lopez11533127761344.230.303.584
Frank Colman9922630616530.270.345.779
Al Rubeling9218422454304.245.322.692
Frankie Zak8716033480116.300.385.716
Tommy O'brien8515627393201.250.343.714
Hank Camelli6312514371100.296.385.761
Spud Davis54936282140.301.369.810
Lee Handley4086719051.221.247.491
Al Gionfriddo4601000.167.286.452
Bill Rodgers2411000.250.250.500
Joe Vitelli4300000.000.000.000
Hank Sweeney1200000.000.000.000
Vic Barnhart1201000.500.6671.167

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

1944 Pirates roster: pitching

1944 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 SewellP383321123.18286.0871.272
Max ButcherP352713113.12199.0431.321
Nick StrincevichP40261473.08190.0471.192
Preacher RoeP392513113.11185.1881.301
Xavier RescignoP4861084.35124.0451.455
Cookie CuccurulloP324214.06106.1311.454
Ray StarrP2712655.0289.2251.703
Len GilmoreP11017.888.001.630
Roy WiseP20009.003.012.330

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.