1981 Baltimore Orioles roster

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 BumbryCF1013926110712722.273.358.695
Eddie Murray1B993785711122782.294.360.895
Rich Dauer2B9636941974380.263.317.685
Ken SingletonDH1033634810113490.278.380.816
Doug DeCinces3B100346499113550.263.341.795
Rick DempseyC9225124546150.215.306.641
Gary RoenickeLF8521931593201.269.340.724
John LowensteinDH8318919476207.249.329.710
Lenn Sakata3B6115019345154.227.282.636
Dan GrahamC551427252110.176.244.483
Mark BelangerSS641399231102.165.242.479
Jim DwyerDH6813416303100.224.318.624
Terry Crowley1B6813412334250.246.376.756
Bennie AyalaDH448612243130.279.364.771
Jose Morales1B38866212140.244.270.619
Wayne Krenchicki1B3356712060.214.267.552
Cal Ripken3B233915000.128.150.278
Bobby Bonner2B102768021.296.310.681
Mark CoreyCF10820000.000.200.200
Willie RoysterC4400000.000.000.000
John ShelbyCF7220002.000.000.000
Dallas WilliamsCF2201000.500.5001.000

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 MartinezRP25241453.32179.0881.310
Scott McGregorSP24221353.26160.0821.290
Jim PalmerSP2222783.75127.1351.280
Mike FlanaganRP2020964.19116.0721.250
Sammy StewartRP293482.32112.1571.304
Steve StoneSP1512474.6062.2301.440
Tippy MartinezRP370332.9059.0501.3611
Dave FordRP152126.5340.0121.780
Tim StoddardRP310423.8637.1321.507
Jeff SchneiderRP110004.8824.0171.631
Steve LuebberRP70007.5616.2121.800
Mike BoddickerSP20004.506.021.330

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.