1947 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

35 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1947 MLB season.

1947 Pirates roster: batting

1947 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.
Frankie Gustine1566161021839675.297.364.773
Ralph Kiner152565118177511271.313.4171.055
Billy Cox1325297514515545.274.313.755
Jim Russell128478681218517.253.343.723
Wally Westlake1124075911117695.273.324.784
Hank Greenberg1254027110025740.249.408.885
Culley Rikard10932457934321.287.384.782
Jimmy Bloodworth8831627797481.250.290.635
Clyde Kluttz7323226706421.302.355.790
Dixie Howell7621423594251.276.357.740
Eddie Basinski5616115324170.199.279.615
Elbie Fletcher6915722381222.242.364.695
Whitey Wietelmann481282130170.234.300.605
Gene Woodling22797210100.266.326.667
Bill Salkeld4761513080.213.284.529
Billy Sullivan3855114081.255.328.637
Pete Castiglione1350614010.280.308.588
Billy Herman1547310060.213.245.543
Roy Jarvis184547140.156.255.499
Gene Mauch163089010.300.432.732

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

1947 Pirates roster: pitching

1947 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 OstermuellerP262412103.84183.0661.360
Tiny BonhamP33181183.85149.2631.353
Preacher RoeP38224155.25144.0591.522
Rip SewellP2412643.57121.0361.300
Jim BagbyP376544.67115.2231.560
Nick StrincevichP327165.2689.0221.660
Ed BahrP1911354.5982.1251.520
Elmer SingletonP363226.3167.0241.631
Steve NagyP61135.7914.041.930
Art HerringP110138.4410.262.062
Hugh MulcahyP21004.056.222.250
Lee HowardP20003.382.221.500
Cal McLishP100018.001.002.000
Lou TostP10009.001.003.000
Ken GablesP100054.000.109.000

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.