1988 Athletics roster

36 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1988 MLB season. They reached the 1988 World Series and lost 4-1.

1988 Athletics roster: batting

1988 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.
Jose CansecoDH1586101201874212440.307.391.959
Carney Lansford3B1505568015575729.279.327.687
Mark McGwire1B1555508714332990.260.352.830
Dave HendersonLF14650710015424942.304.363.887
Walt WeissSS147452441133394.250.312.633
Stan JavierLF1253974910223520.257.313.633
Dave ParkerDH101377439712550.257.314.720
Terry SteinbachC10435142939513.265.334.736
Ron HasseyC10732332837452.257.323.692
Glenn Hubbard2B10529435753331.255.334.674
Luis PoloniaLF84288518422724.292.338.716
Mike Gallego2B12927738582202.209.298.558
Don BaylorDH9226428587340.220.332.658
Tony Phillips2B7921232432170.203.320.627
Doug Jennings1B711019211150.208.346.643
Orlando MercadoC162433110.125.222.472
Matt SinatroC10913050.333.300.856
Felix JoseRF8622011.333.333.833
Lance BlankenshipLF10310000.000.000.000
Ed JurakSS3110000.000.000.000

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

1988 Athletics roster: pitching

1988 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.
Dave StewartSP373721123.23275.21921.270
Bob WelchRP36361793.64244.21581.300
Storm DavisRP33331673.70201.21271.500
Curt YoungSP26261184.14156.1691.360
Gene NelsonRP541963.06111.2671.173
Todd BurnsRP1714823.16102.2571.241
Rick HoneycuttRP550323.5079.2471.247
Eric PlunkRP490723.0078.0791.295
Dennis EckersleyRP600422.3572.2700.8745
Greg CadaretRP580522.8971.2641.343
Steve OntiverosRP1010344.6154.2301.430
Steve OntiverosRP1010344.6154.2301.430
Jim CorsiRP111013.8021.1101.220
Dave OttoRP32001.8010.071.500
Rich BordiSP22014.707.261.430
Jeff ShaverRP10000.001.000.000

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.