1956 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

33 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1956 MLB season.

1956 Pirates roster: batting

1956 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.
Frank Thomas1575886916625800.282.326.787
Roberto Clemente147543661697606.311.330.761
Dick Groat142520401420370.273.317.638
Dale Long1485176413627911.263.326.812
Lee Walls1434747213011543.274.345.777
Jack Shepard10025624627301.242.309.691
Bill Mazeroski8125530623140.243.293.611
Bob Skinner11323329475291.202.282.609
Hank Foiles7922224477250.212.266.635
Gene Freese6520717433142.208.273.568
Johnny O'brien731041318030.173.209.392
Dick Cole7299721090.212.291.543
Danny Kravitz32686182101.265.311.752
Curt Roberts3162611041.177.239.561
Eddie O'brien63531714031.264.291.593
John Powers112101000.048.091.139
Jerry Lynch191913000.158.200.463
Bill Hall1300000.000.000.000

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

1956 Pirates roster: pitching

1956 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 FriendP494217173.46314.11661.263
Ron KlineP443914183.38264.01251.302
Vern LawP39328164.32195.2601.362
Roy FaceP68312133.52135.1961.286
Red MungerP3513344.04107.0451.562
Dick HallP199074.7662.1271.361
Nellie KingP380413.1560.0251.225
Fred WatersP235222.8251.0141.530
Cholly NaranjoP173124.4634.1261.570
Laurin PepperP117113.0030.0121.830
Luis ArroyoP182334.7128.2171.670
Red SwansonP900010.0311.252.490
Bob PurkeyP20002.254.010.500
Bob GarberP20002.254.031.500
Lino DonosoP30000.001.211.800

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.