1978 Baltimore Orioles roster

33 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Orioles roster: batting

1978 Baltimore Orioles 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.
Eddie Murray1B1616108517427956.285.356.836
Lee May1B1485565613725805.246.286.700
Doug DeCinces3B1425117214628807.286.346.872
Ken SingletonDH1495026714720810.293.409.871
Larry HarlowCF1474606711282614.243.324.679
Rich Dauer2B133459571216460.264.301.654
Rick DempseyC136441411146327.259.327.683
Mark BelangerSS13534839740166.213.299.549
Pat KellyDH1002743875114010.274.357.802
Billy SmithSS8525029655303.260.333.717
Andres MoraCF7622921498140.214.258.612
Carlos Lopez—12919321464205.238.273.605
Kiko GarciaSS7918617490137.263.287.626
Al BumbryCF331142127265.237.346.714
Terry Crowley1B62959240120.253.314.588
Dave SkaggsC3686613020.151.232.418
Gary RoenickeLF27585153150.259.348.813
Mike Anderson—533223030.094.171.328
Ellie Hendricks—131846110.333.429.984

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

1978 Orioles roster: pitching

1978 Baltimore Orioles 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.
Jim PalmerSP383821122.46296.01381.160
Mike FlanaganRP404019154.03281.11671.270
Dennis MartinezRP403816113.52276.01421.270
Scott McGregorSP353215133.32233.0941.131
Don StanhouseRP560692.8974.2421.5024
Joe KerriganRP262314.7771.2411.553
Tippy MartinezRP420334.8369.0571.705
Nelson BrilesP168444.6454.1301.450
Tim StoddardRP80016.0018.0141.670
John FlinnRP130118.0415.282.360
Dave FordRP21100.0015.050.800
Sammy StewartRP22113.1811.1111.150
Earl StephensonP20002.799.241.550

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.