1978 Atlanta Braves roster

38 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Braves roster: batting

1978 Atlanta Braves 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.
Dale MurphyRF15153066120237911.226.284.679
Jerry RoysterCF1405296713723527.259.331.664
Jeff BurroughsDH1534887214723771.301.432.961
Gary MatthewsDH1294747513518628.285.366.828
Rowland OfficeCF146404401019408.250.297.651
Rod Gilbreath—11632622803317.245.300.632
Bob Horner1B89323508623630.266.313.852
Barry Bonnell1B117304367311612.240.287.593
Biff PocorobaC9228921706340.242.312.644
Darrel Chaney—8924527553201.224.295.601
Joe NolanC9521322494223.230.339.686
Bob Beall1B10818529451164.243.368.670
Glenn Hubbard2B4416315422132.258.309.628
Pat Rockett—55142620041.141.212.366
Brian AsselstineCF3910311282132.272.339.756
Bruce BenedictC2252313010.250.328.616
Chico Ruiz3B1846313020.283.313.660
Eddie MillerCF62153023.143.250.440
Larry WhisentonCF61613020.188.235.485
Jerry Maddox—71413010.214.267.481
Hank Small—1400000.000.000.000
Rob Belloir—21010001.0001.0003.000

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

1978 Braves roster: pitching

1978 Atlanta Braves 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.
Phil NiekroSP444219182.88334.12481.191
Preston HannaRP29287135.13140.1901.600
Mickey MahlerRP34214114.68134.2921.460
Eddie SolomonSP378464.08106.0641.402
Larry McWilliamsRP1515932.8199.1421.200
Jamie EasterlyRP376365.6578.0421.741
Rick CampRP424243.7574.1231.760
Dave CampbellP530444.8069.1451.671
Adrian DevineRP316545.9265.1261.673
Craig SkokP430324.3562.0281.472
Tommy BoggsRP1612286.7159.0211.800
Jim BoutonP55134.9729.0101.590
Frank LaCorteRP22013.6814.270.890
Duane TheissP30001.426.130.950
Max LeonP50006.355.211.760
Mike DaveyP30000.002.200.750

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.