1979 Atlanta Braves roster

36 players appeared for the Atlanta Braves in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Braves roster: batting

1979 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.
Gary MatthewsDH15663197192279018.304.363.865
Jerry RoysterCF15460110316435135.273.337.687
Bob Horner1B1214876615333980.314.346.898
Pepe FriasSS140475411231443.259.290.610
Jeff BurroughsDH116397498911472.224.347.695
Dale MurphyRF1043845310621576.276.340.809
Barry Bonnell1B127375479712458.259.311.735
Glenn Hubbard2B9732534753290.231.290.586
Rowland OfficeCF12427735692375.249.320.656
Joe NolanC8923028574211.248.333.699
Mike Lum1B11121727546270.249.304.663
Bruce BenedictC7620414460151.225.331.610
Darrel Chaney—6311715190102.162.277.483
Eddie MillerCF2711312350515.310.350.669
Charlie SpikesCF669312263210.280.310.772
Biff PocorobaC2838612041.316.422.843
Larry WhisentonCF133739011.243.300.651
Bob Beall1B171512010.133.263.530
Mike Macha3B61322010.154.214.368
Brian AsselstineCF81011000.100.182.282
Jim Wessinger—10720000.000.125.125

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

1979 Braves roster: pitching

1979 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 NiekroSP444421203.39342.02081.240
Eddie SolomonSP31307144.21186.0961.260
Rick MatulaRP28288104.15171.1671.500
Tony BrizzolaraRP2019695.28107.1641.550
Gene GarberRP6806164.33106.0561.3725
Mickey MahlerRP26185115.85100.0711.700
Joey McLaughlinRP370532.4869.0401.285
Adrian DevineRP400123.2466.2221.640
Larry McWilliamsRP1313325.5666.1321.370
Craig SkokP440133.9854.1301.382
Preston HannaRP64112.9624.1151.730
Rick MahlerRP150006.1422.0121.770
Larry BradfordRP210100.9519.0111.112
Tommy BoggsRP33026.3912.211.970
Jamie EasterlyRP400013.502.233.750

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.