1979 Boston Red Sox roster

29 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Red Sox roster: batting

1979 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.
Rick Burleson2B153627931745609.278.315.683
Jim RiceDH158619117201391309.325.381.977
Fred LynnLF147531116177391222.333.4231.059
Butch HobsonDH1465287413828933.261.298.794
Carl YastrzemskiDH1475186914021873.270.346.796
Dwight EvansRF1524896913421586.274.364.820
Carlton FiskC91320498710423.272.304.754
Jerry Remy2B80306499102914.297.350.697
Gary AllensonC10824127493221.203.264.563
Jack Brohamer2B6419225511110.266.316.644
Stan Papi3B50117922160.188.221.503
Jim DwyerDH7611319302143.265.361.741
Bob Montgomery—32861330071.349.374.792
Larry Wolfe3B477812193150.244.378.788
Mike O'BerryC4359810140.169.242.480
Frank Duffy—6300000.000.000.000

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

1979 Red Sox roster: pitching

1979 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.
Mike TorrezSP363616134.49252.11251.490
Dennis EckersleyRP333317102.99247.01501.190
Bob StanleyRP403016123.99216.2561.361
Steve RenkoSP27271194.11171.0991.330
Chuck RaineyRP2016853.82103.2411.331
Dick DragoRP5311063.0389.0671.1913
Tom BurgmeierRP440322.7488.2601.184
Allen RipleySP163315.1564.2341.581
Joel FinchP157034.8757.1251.570
Bill CampbellRP410344.2854.2251.439
John TudorSP66126.4328.0111.710
Jim WrightP111105.0923.0151.130
Win RemmerswaalRP80107.0820.1161.870

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.