1979 Athletics roster

30 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Athletics roster: batting

1979 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.
Jeff NewmanC1435165311922712.231.267.666
Mitchell PageDH1334785111894217.247.323.657
Dave Revering1B1254726313619771.288.334.817
Wayne Gross3B138442549914504.224.332.699
Michael Edwards2B122400359312310.233.263.543
Dwayne MurphyLF1213885799114015.255.387.773
Rickey HendersonLF89351499612633.274.338.675
Rob Picciolo3B11534837882272.253.261.589
Jim EssianC9831334768400.243.295.666
Tony ArmasRF80278296911341.248.290.710
Mike HeathC7425819663271.256.304.626
Larry Murray—10522625422206.186.275.553
Mario GuerreroSS4616612380180.229.253.512
Derek Bryant—391068190130.179.246.463
Glenn Burke—2389419043.213.247.506
Joe Wallis—2378611131.141.247.452
Mickey Klutts3B2473314140.192.263.550
Milt Ramirez—2862410030.161.200.410

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

1979 Athletics roster: pitching

1979 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.
Rick LangfordSP342912164.28218.21011.330
Steve McCattyRP312311124.22185.2871.550
Matt KeoughRP30282175.04176.2951.690
Mike NorrisRP2918584.80146.1961.640
Craig MinettoRP3613155.55118.1641.600
Brian KingmanRP1817874.31112.2581.300
Dave HeaverloRP6204114.2085.2401.629
Dave HamiltonRP407343.7082.2521.495
Jim ToddP510256.5681.0261.962
Mike MorganRP13132105.9677.0171.970
Bob LaceyRP420155.8547.2331.894
Alan WirthRP51106.0012.071.830

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.