1986 Boston Red Sox roster

31 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1986 MLB season. They reached the 1986 World Series and lost 4-3.

1986 Red Sox roster: batting

1986 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.
Bill Buckner1B15362973168181026.267.311.733
Marty Barrett2B1586259417946015.286.353.733
Jim RiceDH15761898200201100.324.384.874
Don BaylorDH1605859313931943.238.344.783
Wade Boggs3B1495801072078710.357.453.939
Dwight EvansRF1525298613726973.259.376.853
Rich GedmanC1354624911916651.258.315.739
Tony ArmasRF1214254011211580.264.305.714
Ed Romero3B10023341492232.210.270.553
Marc SullivanC4111915231140.193.260.512
Dave Stapleton1B393945030.128.171.325
Mike GreenwellLF3135411040.314.400.771
Kevin RomineRF353569022.257.316.630
LaSchelle TarverCF132533010.120.154.274
Glenn HoffmanSS122315010.217.269.574
Mike Stenhouse1B212112010.095.424.567
Pat Dodson1B91235130.417.5331.367
Dave SaxC41115110.455.4551.273

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

1986 Red Sox roster: pitching

1986 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.
Roger ClemensSP33332442.48254.02380.970
Oil Can BoydSP303016103.78214.11291.250
Bruce HurstSP25251382.99174.11671.260
Al NipperSP262610125.38159.0791.470
Bob StanleyRP661664.3782.1541.5916
Jeff SellersSP1413374.9482.0511.590
Sammy StewartRP270414.3863.2471.760
Steve CrawfordRP400023.9257.1321.534
Calvin SchiraldiRP250421.4151.0551.009
Joe SambitoRP530204.8444.2301.5712
Tim LollarRP321206.9143.0281.980
Rob WoodwardRP96235.3035.2141.600
Wes GardnerRP10009.001.011.000

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.