1990 Athletics roster

Manager: Tony La Russa

Reached the 1990 World Series, lost 4-0

33 players appeared for the Athletics in the 1990 MLB season. They reached the 1990 World Series and lost 4-0.

1990 Athletics roster: batting

1990 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.
Mark McGwire1B2615652387123391082.235.370.859
Carney Lansford3B331345075813635016.268.333.652
Rickey HendersonLF31136489119159286165.325.4391.016
Jose CansecoDH25131481831323710119.274.371.914
Dave HendersonLF311274506512220633.271.331.797
Walt WeissSS26138445501182359.265.337.658
Mike Gallego2B2914038936803345.206.277.549
Terry SteinbachC2811437932959570.251.291.663
Ron HasseyC379425418545220.213.288.587
Doug Jennings1B256415619302140.192.275.577
Lance BlankenshipLF268613618260103.191.295.508
Jamie QuirkC355612112343260.281.353.766
Steve HowardRF262152512010.231.286.593
Darren LewisLF22253548012.229.372.601
Dann HowittRF26142233010.136.240.467
Ozzie CansecoLF2591912010.105.150.308
Mike BordickSS24251401000.071.133.205
Troy AfenirC26141402020.143.133.276
Scott HemondC2471302010.154.154.308

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

1990 Athletics roster: pitching

1990 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 StewartSP33363622112.56267.01661.160
Bob WelchRP3335352762.95238.01271.220
Scott SandersonSP33343417113.88206.11281.310
Mike MooreSP30333313154.65199.1731.440
Curt YoungSP302621964.85124.1561.420
Todd BurnsRP26432332.9778.2431.403
Gene NelsonRP29510331.5774.2380.965
Dennis EckersleyRP35630420.6173.1730.6148
Rick HoneycuttRP36630222.7063.1381.077
Reggie HarrisRP21161103.4841.1311.110
Joe KlinkRP28400002.0439.2191.311
Mike NorrisRP35140103.0027.0161.220
Steve ChitrenRP2380101.0217.2190.620
Dave OttoRP2520007.712.122.570

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.