1955 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

40 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1955 MLB season.

1955 Pirates roster: batting

1955 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.
Dick Groat151521451394510.267.317.669
Frank Thomas1425107212525722.245.324.755
Roberto Clemente124474481215472.255.284.666
Gene Freese1344556911514445.253.310.736
Dale Long1314195912216790.291.362.875
Jerry Lynch8828243805282.284.331.774
Johnny O'brien8427822831251.299.346.723
Jack Shepard9426424632231.239.321.635
Dick Cole7723916540210.226.285.569
Eddie O'brien752362655084.233.290.544
Toby Atwell7120721441180.213.337.603
Preston Ward8417916385250.212.296.675
George Freese5117917463221.257.327.701
Roman Mejias7116714363211.216.256.585
Felipe Montemayor36951020281.211.342.689
Hardy Peterson32817201100.247.311.669
Curt Roberts61712000.118.211.387
Earl Smith51611000.063.286.348
Nick Koback5702000.286.286.571
John Powers2401000.250.250.500

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

1955 Pirates roster: pitching

1955 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.
Vern LawP432410103.81200.2821.411
Bob FriendP44201492.83200.1981.152
Max SurkontP35227145.57166.1841.642
Ron KlineP36196134.15136.2481.572
Dick LittlefieldP35175125.12130.0701.660
Roy FaceP4210573.58125.2841.345
Lino DonosoP259465.3195.0381.481
Dick HallP1513663.9194.1461.271
Bob PurkeyP1410275.3267.2241.511
Nellie KingP174132.9854.1211.360
Ben WadeP111013.2128.071.431
Laurin PepperP1410110.3520.072.750
Roger BowmanP72038.6416.282.100
Al GrunwaldP30004.707.221.830
Paul MartinP710114.147.034.290
Fred WatersP20003.605.001.800
Jake ThiesP11014.913.202.180
Red SwansonP100018.002.002.500
Bill BellP10000.001.001.000

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.