1988 Baltimore Orioles roster

38 players appeared for the Baltimore Orioles in the 1988 MLB season.

1988 Orioles roster: batting

1988 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 Murray1B1616037517128845.284.361.836
Cal Ripken3B1615758715223812.264.372.803
Billy RipkenSS150512521062348.207.260.518
Larry SheetsDH1364523810410471.230.302.645
Joe OrsulakLF125379481098279.288.331.753
Jim Traber1B103352257810451.222.261.585
Mickey TettletonDH86283317411370.261.330.754
Rick Schu3B8927022694206.256.316.679
Terry KennedyC8526520603160.226.269.567
Ken GerhartCF10326227519237.195.256.600
Pete StanicekLF83261296041712.230.313.623
Rene Gonzales3B9223713512152.215.263.529
Keith HughesLF4110810212141.194.294.618
Craig Worthington3B2681515241.185.267.551
Jeff StoneDH2661410014.164.215.396
Carl NicholsC184729010.191.235.448
Wade Rowdon3B203013001.100.100.200
Butch DavisRF132526001.240.240.520
Tito LandrumRF132423020.125.250.458

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

1988 Orioles roster: pitching

1988 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.
Jose BautistaRP33256154.30171.2761.260
Jay TibbsSP30244155.39158.2821.560
Jeff BallardRP25258124.40153.1411.360
Dave SchmidtRP419853.40129.2671.292
Mark WilliamsonRP3710584.90117.2691.402
Doug SiskRP520333.7294.1261.630
Oswaldo PerazaSP1915575.5586.0611.570
Mark ThurmondRP436184.5874.2291.433
Mike MorganRP2210165.4371.1291.301
Tom NiedenfuerRP520343.5159.0401.3218
Don AaseRP350004.0546.2281.650
Bob MilackiSP33200.7225.0180.720
Scott McGregorSP44038.8317.1101.960
Curt SchillingSP44039.8214.242.180
John HabyanRP70104.3014.241.770
Pete HarnischSP22025.5413.0101.690
Gregg OlsonRP100113.2711.091.820
Dickie NolesRP220224.303.113.300
Gordon DillardRP21006.003.022.330

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.