1968 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

29 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1968 MLB season.

1968 Pirates roster: batting

1968 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.
Maury Wills1536277617403152.278.326.642
Donn Clendenon15858463150178710.257.309.708
Matty Alou1465585918505218.332.362.758
Bill Mazeroski143506361273423.251.304.616
Roberto Clemente1325027414618572.291.355.838
Gene Alley1334744811643913.245.307.628
Willie Stargell1284355710324675.237.315.757
Jerry May13741626911330.219.293.564
Manny Mota11133135931334.281.320.653
Freddie Patek61208315321818.255.298.620
Jose Pagan8016324364212.221.278.627
Gary Kolb741191626262.218.285.604
Carl Taylor4471515071.211.309.534
Manny Jimenez66667201110.303.403.797
Chris Cannizzaro2558514170.241.343.740
Chuck Hiller111325010.385.385.846
Al Oliver4811000.125.125.250
Richie Hebner2100000.000.000.000

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

1968 Pirates roster: pitching

1968 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 VealeP363313142.05245.11711.150
Steve BlassP33311862.12220.11321.130
Al McBeanP36289123.58198.11001.350
Bob MooseP38228122.73171.11261.033
Jim BunningP27264143.88160.0951.350
Ron KlineP5601251.68112.2481.117
Dock EllisSP2610652.51104.0521.150
Tommie SiskP3311553.2896.0411.421
Luke WalkerP392032.0461.2661.313
Dave WickershamP110103.4820.291.651
Bruce Dal CantonP70112.1217.080.762

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.