1953 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

30 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1953 MLB season.

1953 Pirates roster: batting

1953 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.
Danny O'connell149588881737553.294.361.762
Frank Thomas12845568116301021.255.331.837
Cal Abrams1194486612815434.286.368.803
Paul Smith118389411104443.283.329.710
Carlos Bernier105310486633115.213.332.648
Johnny O'brien8927928692221.247.309.639
Eddie O'brien8926121620146.238.289.569
Dick Cole9723529640232.272.374.710
Mike Sandlock6418610430120.231.281.539
Eddie Pellagrini7817416444191.253.309.671
Vic Janowicz421231031280.252.287.628
Felipe Montemayor285556020.109.210.391
Dick Smith134347020.163.265.475
Brandy Davis123958020.205.205.462
Nick Koback71612000.125.176.426
Pete Naton61222010.167.286.452
Jack Shepard2401000.250.250.500
Clem Koshorek1100000.000.000.000

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

1953 Pirates roster: pitching

1953 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 DicksonP452610194.53200.2881.494
Paul LapalmeP35248164.59176.1861.452
Bob FriendP32248114.90170.2661.460
Bob HallP37173125.39152.0681.611
Roy FaceP4113686.58119.0561.470
Johnny HetkiP542363.95118.1371.293
Jim WaughP2911456.4890.1231.820
Roger BowmanP302044.8265.1361.440
Paul PettitP105127.7128.0141.890
Cal HogueP32115.2119.0101.840
Bill MacdonaldP410112.277.142.730
Woody MainP200011.254.041.750

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.