1981 Athletics roster

33 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Athletics roster: batting

1981 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.
Tony ArmasRF1094405111522765.261.294.774
Rickey HendersonLF1084238913563556.319.408.845
Dwayne MurphyLF1073905898156010.251.369.777
Mike HeathC8430126718303.236.269.615
Cliff JohnsonDH84273407117595.260.329.805
Wayne Gross3B82243295010312.206.304.670
Dave McKay2B7922425594214.263.313.688
Jeff NewmanC6821617503150.231.260.589
Rob Picciolo3B8217923484130.268.290.687
Shooty Babitt2B5415610400145.256.314.615
Fred StanleySS661451528072.193.269.489
Mitchell PageDH34929134132.141.200.483
Keith Drumright2B31868250110.291.319.644
Kelvin Moore1B1447512131.255.327.689
Mickey Klutts3B15469175110.370.3961.091
Brian Doyle2B174025030.125.146.271
Mark BudaskaDH93235020.156.250.438
Tim HosleyDH182122150.095.174.412
Mike DavisRF172001000.050.136.236
Jimmy SextonSS7330002.000.000.000

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

1981 Athletics roster: pitching

1981 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 LangfordSP242412102.99195.1841.270
Steve McCattyRP22221472.33185.2911.080
Mike NorrisRP23231293.75172.2781.200
Matt KeoughRP19191063.40140.1601.210
Brian KingmanRP1815363.95100.1521.440
Jeff JonesRP330413.3961.0431.493
Bob OwchinkoSP290433.2039.1261.352
Dave BeardSP80112.7713.0151.003
Bo McLaughlinP1100011.5711.232.231
Ed FigueroaSP21005.408.111.680
Craig MinettoRP80002.706.241.650
Dave HeaverloRP60101.595.221.760
Rich BordiSP20000.002.001.000

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.