1963 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

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 Clemente15260077192177612.320.356.826
Bob Bailey15457060130124510.228.303.632
Donn Clendenon15456365155155722.275.326.756
Dick Schofield138541541333322.246.333.636
Bill Mazeroski142534431318522.245.286.629
Willie Stargell108304347411470.243.290.717
Smoky Burgess9126420746370.280.338.732
Jim Pagliaroni92252275811260.230.330.711
Johnny Logan811811542090.232.325.579
Ted Savage8514922295144.195.268.590
Manny Mota591262034070.270.313.647
Ron Brand4666819170.288.390.753
Gene Alley1751311000.216.245.481
Elmo Plaskett102113020.143.143.286
Larry Elliot4400000.000.000.000
Julio Gotay4201000.500.5001.000

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 FriendP393817162.34268.21441.040
Don CardwellP333213153.07213.21121.160
Don SchwallP33246123.33167.2861.380
Joe GibbonP37225123.30147.11101.361
Al McBeanP5571332.57122.1741.1411
Tommie SiskP574132.92108.0731.201
Earl FrancisP3313464.5397.1721.540
Bob VealeP347521.0477.2681.273
Vern LawP1812454.9376.2311.360
Harvey HaddixP491343.3470.0701.241
Roy FaceP560393.2369.2411.3516
Tom ButtersP61004.4116.1111.410
Tom ParsonsP11018.314.122.080

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.