1989 Athletics roster

34 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1989 MLB season. They won the 1989 World Series, 4-0.

1989 Athletics roster: batting

1989 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 HendersonLF1525797714515808.250.315.695
Dave ParkerDH1445535614622970.264.308.741
Carney Lansford3B1485518118525237.336.398.803
Mark McGwire1B1434907411333951.231.339.806
Terry SteinbachC130454371247421.273.319.671
Tony Phillips2B143451481184473.262.345.693
Mike Gallego2B13335745903307.252.327.654
Stan JavierLF112310427712812.248.317.633
Ron HasseyC9726829615231.228.290.618
Walt WeissSS8423630553216.233.298.616
Jose CansecoDH65227406117576.269.333.875
Glenn Hubbard2B5313112263122.198.296.609
Lance BlankenshipLF581252229145.232.276.588
Billy BeaneRF37798190113.241.238.541
Felix JoseRF2057311050.193.246.474
Larry Arndt3B2611000.167.167.333
Doug Jennings1B4400000.000.000.000
Dann HowittRF3300000.000.000.000
Chris BandoC1201010.500.5001.000

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

1989 Athletics roster: pitching

1989 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 StewartSP36362193.32257.21551.280
Mike MooreSP353519112.61241.21721.140
Bob WelchRP33331783.00209.21371.280
Storm DavisRP31311974.36169.1911.510
Curt YoungSP2520593.73111.0551.480
Todd BurnsRP502652.2496.1490.988
Gene NelsonRP500353.2680.0701.133
Rick HoneycuttRP640222.3576.2521.0712
Dennis EckersleyRP510401.5657.2550.6133
Jim CorsiRP220121.8838.1210.940
Matt YoungRP264146.7537.1271.960
Bill DawleyRP40004.009.031.440
Dave OttoRP11002.706.241.200
Brian SnyderRP200027.000.216.000

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.