1981 Baltimore Orioles roster

Manager: Earl Weaver

34 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Orioles roster: batting

1981 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.
Al BumbryCF341013926110712722.273.358.695
Eddie Murray1B25993785711122782.294.360.895
Rich Dauer2B289636941974380.263.317.685
Ken SingletonDH341033634810113490.278.380.816
Doug DeCinces3B30100346499113550.263.341.795
Rick DempseyC319225124546150.215.306.641
Gary RoenickeLF268521931593201.269.340.724
John LowensteinDH348318919476207.249.329.710
Lenn Sakata3B276115019345154.227.282.636
Dan GrahamC26551427252110.176.244.483
Mark BelangerSS37641399231102.165.242.479
Jim DwyerDH316813416303100.224.318.624
Terry Crowley1B346813412334250.246.376.756
Bennie AyalaDH30448612243130.279.364.771
Jose Morales1B3638866212140.244.270.619
Wayne Krenchicki1B263356712060.214.267.552
Cal Ripken3B20233915000.128.150.278
Bobby Bonner2B24102768021.296.310.681
Mark CoreyCF2510820000.000.200.200
Willie RoysterC274400000.000.000.000
John ShelbyCF237220002.000.000.000
Dallas WilliamsCF232201000.500.5001.000

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

1981 Orioles roster: pitching

1981 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.
Dennis MartinezRP2625241453.32179.0881.310
Scott McGregorSP2724221353.26160.0821.290
Jim PalmerSP352222783.75127.1351.280
Mike FlanaganRP292020964.19116.0721.250
Sammy StewartRP26293482.32112.1571.304
Steve StoneSP331512474.6062.2301.440
Tippy MartinezRP31370332.9059.0501.3611
Dave FordRP24152126.5340.0121.780
Tim StoddardRP28310423.8637.1321.507
Jeff SchneiderRP28110004.8824.0171.631
Steve LuebberRP3170007.5616.2121.800
Mike BoddickerSP2320004.506.021.330

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.