1978 Athletics roster

Manager: Bobby Winkles, Jack McKeon

37 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Athletics roster: batting

1978 Athletics 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.
Dave Revering1B251525214914116460.271.303.718
Mitchell PageDH2614751662147177023.285.355.814
Mario GuerreroSS28143505271393380.275.302.647
Michael Edwards2B251424144811312327.273.303.632
Taylor Duncan—2510431925822371.257.296.632
Wayne Gross3B2611828518577230.200.308.631
Jim EssianC2712627821623262.223.326.621
Jeff NewmanC2910526825649320.239.288.661
Miguel DiloneCF23135258345911450.229.294.566
Tony ArmasRF249123917512131.213.250.522
Rob Picciolo3B2578931621271.226.242.543
Bruce RobinsonC242884521080.250.276.585
Steve Staggs—2747781019002.244.392.712
Dwayne MurphyLF2360521510050.192.279.509
Tito Fuentes—34134356020.140.159.322
Tim HosleyDH31132317030.304.360.751
Mike Adams—29151553010.200.455.721
Larry Murray—25111211000.083.267.350
Marty Perez—31161210000.000.000.000
Jerry Tabb—2612901010.111.273.384
Scott Meyer—208911000.111.111.333
Darrell Woodard—21339100003.000.100.100
Mark BudaskaDH254401000.250.400.900

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

1978 Athletics roster: pitching

1978 Athletics 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.
Matt KeoughRP2232328153.24197.11081.330
John Henry JohnsonRP21333011103.39186.0911.320
Rick LangfordSP2637247133.43175.2921.280
Pete BrobergP28352610124.62165.2941.440
Steve RenkoSP3327256124.29151.0891.450
Dave HeaverloRP27690363.25130.0711.4010
Bob LaceyRP24740893.01119.2601.355
Elias SosaRP28680822.64109.0611.3814
Alan WirthRP211614563.4381.1311.300
Mike NorrisRP23145055.5149.0361.650
Steve McCattyRP2490004.5020.0101.750
Mike MorganRP1833037.5012.002.250
Craig MinettoRP2441003.7512.031.670
Tim ConroySP1822007.714.202.570

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.