1961 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

31 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1961 MLB season.

1961 Pirates roster: batting

1961 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 Groat148596711646550.275.320.687
Roberto Clemente14657210020123894.351.390.949
Bill Mazeroski1525587114813592.265.298.678
Dick Stuart13853283160351170.301.344.925
Don Hoak1455037215012614.298.388.839
Bob Skinner119381611023423.268.358.718
Smoky Burgess100323379812521.303.365.851
Hal Smith6719312433260.223.267.588
Joe Christopher7618625490146.263.327.660
Rocky Nelson7512715255130.197.301.671
Dick Schofield60781615020.192.284.528
Don Leppert2260616350.267.279.762
Donn Clendenon935711020.314.400.800
Gene Baker91011000.100.308.408
Bob Oldis4500000.000.000.000
Roman Mejias4110000.000.000.000

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

1961 Pirates roster: pitching

1961 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 FriendP413514193.85236.01081.341
Joe GibbonP302913103.32195.11451.240
Harvey HaddixP29221064.10156.0991.280
Earl FrancisP2315284.21102.2531.530
Vinegar bend MizellP25177105.04100.0371.510
Clem LabineP561413.6992.2491.448
Roy FaceP6206123.8292.0551.1317
Bobby ShantzP436633.3289.1611.312
Al McBeanP272323.7574.1491.530
Vern LawP1110344.7059.1201.520
Al JacksonP32103.4223.2151.010
Fred GreenP130004.7920.241.740
George WittP91016.3215.291.400
Larry FossP33115.8715.191.700
Jim UmbrichtP10002.703.112.100

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.