1978 Boston Red Sox roster

Manager: Don Zimmer

28 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Red Sox roster: batting

1978 Boston Red Sox 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.
Jim RiceDH25163677121213461397.315.370.970
Rick Burleson2B27145626751555498.248.295.633
Jerry Remy2B251485838716224430.278.321.671
Carlton FiskC301575719416220887.284.366.841
Fred LynnLF261505417516122823.298.380.872
Carl YastrzemskiDH381445237014517814.277.367.790
Butch HobsonDH261475126512817801.250.312.720
Dwight EvansRF261474977512324638.247.336.784
George Scott—34120412519612541.233.305.684
Jack Brohamer2B288124434571251.234.300.612
Frank Duffy—31641041227041.260.306.614
Bob Bailey—3543941218492.191.328.679
Gary HancockRF2438801018040.225.232.494
Fred KendallC29204138040.195.205.424
Bob Montgomery—34102927050.241.290.635
Sam BowenCF256731110.143.250.821

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

1978 Red Sox roster: pitching

1978 Boston Red Sox 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 EckersleyRP2335352082.99268.01621.230
Mike TorrezSP31363616133.96250.01201.480
Luis TiantSP3732311383.31212.11141.140
Bill LeeRP31282410103.46177.0441.450
Bob StanleyRP235231522.60141.2381.2410
Jim WrightP272416843.57116.0561.260
Dick DragoRP33371443.0377.1421.337
Allen RipleySP251511255.5573.0261.560
Tom BurgmeierRP34351214.4061.1241.584
Bill CampbellRP29290753.9150.2471.564
Bobby SprowlRP2233026.3912.2101.740
John LaroseP26100022.502.003.000

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.