1946 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

40 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1946 MLB season.

1946 Pirates roster: batting

1946 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.
Elbie Fletcher148532721364664.256.384.739
Jim Russell1465166814385011.277.362.765
Ralph Kiner1445026312423813.247.345.775
Frankie Gustine131495601288522.259.318.696
Bob Elliott140486501285686.263.351.709
Lee Handley11641643991284.238.289.587
Billy Cox121411321192364.290.333.720
Jimmy Brown7924123580123.241.293.559
Bill Salkeld6916018473192.294.432.832
Al Lopez5615013461121.307.399.739
Maurice Vanrobays5914614311120.212.272.580
Burgess Whitehead551271028053.220.261.521
Bill Baker53113727180.239.312.613
Al Gionfriddo6410211260101.255.345.659
Hank Camelli4296820050.208.269.540
Vinnie Smith72124000.190.227.418
Frankie Zak212084000.200.238.438
Roy Jarvis2401000.250.400.650
Ben Guintini2300000.000.000.000
Pete Coscarart3201000.500.5001.500
Alf Anderson2100000.000.500.500
Vic Barnhart2100000.000.000.000

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

1946 Pirates roster: pitching

1946 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.
Fritz OstermuellerP272513102.84193.1571.290
Nick StrincevichP322210153.58176.0491.301
Ken HeintzelmanP32248123.77157.2571.591
Rip SewellP25208123.68149.1331.290
Ed BahrP2714862.63136.2441.320
Jack HallettP359573.29115.0641.270
Ken GablesP327245.27100.2391.641
Johnny LanningP279453.0791.0161.411
Al GerheauserP353223.9781.2321.430
Preacher RoeP2110385.1470.0281.542
Ed AlbostaP176066.1339.2191.920
Lee HowardP32012.0313.161.730
Hank GornickiP70003.5512.241.820
Junior WalshP42015.2310.121.840
Al TateP21015.009.021.670
Lefty WilkieP700010.577.232.090
Jim HopperP210111.254.012.250
Bill ClemensenP10000.002.020.000

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.