1963 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

Manager: Danny Murtaugh

29 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1963 MLB season.

1963 Pirates roster: batting

1963 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.
Roberto Clemente2815260077192177612.320.356.826
Bob Bailey2015457060130124510.228.303.632
Donn Clendenon2715456365155155722.275.326.756
Dick Schofield28138541541333322.246.333.636
Bill Mazeroski26142534431318522.245.286.629
Willie Stargell23108304347411470.243.290.717
Smoky Burgess369126420746370.280.338.732
Jim Pagliaroni2592252275811260.230.330.711
Johnny Logan36811811542090.232.325.579
Ted Savage278514922295144.195.268.590
Manny Mota25591262034070.270.313.647
Ron Brand234666819170.288.390.753
Gene Alley221751311000.216.245.481
Elmo Plaskett25102113020.143.143.286
Larry Elliot254400000.000.000.000
Julio Gotay244201000.500.5001.000

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

1963 Pirates roster: pitching

1963 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 FriendP32393817162.34268.21441.040
Don CardwellP27333213153.07213.21121.160
Don SchwallP2733246123.33167.2861.380
Joe GibbonP2837225123.30147.11101.361
Al McBeanP255571332.57122.1741.1411
Tommie SiskP21574132.92108.0731.201
Earl FrancisP273313464.5397.1721.540
Bob VealeP27347521.0477.2681.273
Vern LawP331812454.9376.2311.360
Harvey HaddixP37491343.3470.0701.241
Roy FaceP35560393.2369.2411.3516
Tom ButtersP2561004.4116.1111.410
Tom ParsonsP2311018.314.122.080

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.