1987 Baltimore Orioles roster

38 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1987 MLB season.

1987 Orioles roster: batting

1987 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.
Cal Ripken3B1626249715727983.252.333.769
Eddie Murray1B1606188917130911.277.352.829
Ray Knight1B1505634614414650.256.310.683
Terry KennedyC1435125112818621.250.299.684
Larry SheetsDH1354697414831941.316.358.921
Fred LynnLF1113964910023603.253.320.807
Mike YoungLF1103634687163910.240.328.733
Alan WigginsDH85306377111520.232.298.566
Ken GerhartCF92284416914349.243.286.726
Lee LacyDH8725835637283.244.326.726
Jim DwyerDH92241546615334.274.371.869
Billy RipkenSS5823427722204.308.363.735
Rick Burleson2B6220626432140.209.279.594
Pete StanicekLF30113931098.274.333.634
Ron Washington2B2679716160.203.213.516
Mike HartCF34767124121.158.217.559
Rene Gonzales3B37601416171.267.302.685
Floyd RayfordC2050511230.220.250.590
Nelson SimmonsDH1649313140.265.296.684
Carl NicholsC132148030.381.409.838
Dave Van GorderC122145110.238.333.714
Jackie GutierrezSS3100000.000.000.000

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

1987 Orioles roster: pitching

1987 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.
Mike BoddickerSP333310124.18226.01521.280
Eric BellRP332910135.45165.01111.530
Mark WilliamsonRP612894.03125.0731.303
Dave SchmidtRP35141053.77124.0701.241
John HabyanRP2713674.80116.1641.291
Ken DixonRP34157106.43105.0911.485
Scott McGregorSP2615276.6485.1391.720
Mike GriffinRP236354.3674.1421.491
Jeff BallardRP1414286.5969.2271.940
Tony ArnoldRP270005.7753.0181.660
Jack O'ConnorRP290114.3046.0331.502
Jose MesaRP65136.0331.1171.690
Doug CorbettRP110027.8323.0161.651
Luis DeLeonSP110024.7920.2131.311
Mike KinnunenRP180004.9520.0142.150
Don AaseRP70102.258.031.502

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.