1948 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

32 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1948 MLB season.

1948 Pirates roster: batting

1948 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.
Stan Rojek1566418518645124.290.355.721
Ralph Kiner156555104147401231.265.391.924
Danny Murtaugh1465145614917110.290.365.721
Frankie Gustine131449681209425.267.333.711
Ed Stevens1284294710910694.254.313.710
Wally Westlake1324287812217652.285.360.815
Dixie Walker129408391292541.316.393.786
Johnny Hopp120392641091315.278.345.730
Clyde Kluttz9427126604203.221.275.600
Ed Fitzgerald10226231701353.267.349.685
Eddie Bockman7017623424232.239.309.667
Max West8714619268211.178.310.680
Ted Beard25811516075.198.316.600
Monty Basgall38511211260.216.259.612
Johnny Riddle101513000.200.250.450
Grady Wilson121011010.100.100.300
Don Gutteridge4200000.000.000.000
Pete Castiglione4200001.000.000.000
Earl Turner2100000.000.000.000

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

1948 Pirates roster: pitching

1948 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.
Bob ChesnesP25231463.57194.1691.390
Elmer RiddleP282712103.49191.0631.391
Vic LombardiP38171093.70163.0541.374
Kirby HigbeP568873.36158.0861.4110
Tiny BonhamP22206104.31135.2421.240
Fritz OstermuellerP23228114.42134.1431.370
Rip SewellP21171333.48121.2361.340
Elmer SingletonP385464.9792.1531.412
Hal GreggP228244.6074.1251.431
Mel QueenP258446.6566.1341.841
Woody MainP170118.3327.0122.000
Cal McLishP21009.005.012.000
Junior WalshP201010.384.102.080

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.