1952 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

38 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1952 MLB season.

1952 Pirates roster: batting

1952 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.
Ralph Kiner1495169012637873.244.384.884
Gus Bell1314685311716591.250.306.725
Jack Merson11139841985381.246.287.632
Dick Groat95384381091292.284.319.632
Catfish Metkovich125373411017415.271.335.726
Tony Bartirome12435532780163.220.273.538
Joe Garagiola11834435948540.273.369.779
Bobby Delgreco9934134741206.217.301.580
Clem Koshorek9832227840154.261.320.634
Pete Castiglione6721427574183.266.323.697
Clyde McCullough6617210401150.233.283.573
Sonny Senerchia291005223110.220.250.610
Brandy Davis55951417019.179.264.475
Lee Walls3280615250.188.261.549
Ed Fitzgerald5173417170.233.300.588
Dick Smith296687050.106.213.335
Ted Beard154458032.182.294.567
Erv Dusak202716130.222.276.609
Frank Thomas62112000.095.136.232
Harry Fisher151505010.333.333.733
Jim Mangan111312020.154.214.368
Jack Phillips1100000.000.000.000

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

1952 Pirates roster: pitching

1952 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.
Murry DicksonP433414213.57277.21121.272
Howie PolletP31307164.12214.0901.350
Bob FriendP35237174.18185.0751.460
Woody MainP48112124.46153.1791.312
Cal HogueP1912184.8483.2341.760
Ron KlineP2711075.4978.2271.780
Paul LapalmeP312123.9259.2251.560
Ron NecciaiP129167.0854.2311.740
Jim WaughP177166.3652.1181.780
Joe MuirP125236.3135.2171.680
Bill BellP41014.6015.241.850
Jim SucheckiP50005.4010.061.800
Don CarlsenP510110.8010.022.500
Jim DunnP30003.385.121.310
Ed WolfeP30007.363.213.270
Mel QueenP220229.703.133.600

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.