1987 Boston Red Sox roster

31 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1987 MLB season.

1987 Red Sox roster: batting

1987 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.
Marty Barrett2B1375597216434315.293.351.701
Ellis BurksDH13355894152205927.272.324.765
Wade Boggs3B14755110820024891.363.4611.049
Dwight EvansRF154541109165341234.305.417.986
Spike Owen3B1324375011324811.259.337.681
Mike GreenwellLF1254127113519895.328.386.956
Jim RiceDH1084046611213621.277.357.766
Ed Romero3B8823523640140.272.322.615
Todd Benzinger1B7322336628435.278.344.788
John MarzanoC5216820415240.244.283.682
Marc SullivanC6016011272100.169.198.435
Sam HornDH46158314414340.278.356.945
Rich GedmanC5215111311130.205.250.528
Danny Sheaffer3B256658150.121.119.301
Pat Dodson1B264247260.167.288.669
Jody Reed2B93049081.300.382.782
Kevin RomineRF92457020.292.346.721
Dave SaxC2300000.000.000.000

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

1987 Red Sox roster: pitching

1987 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 ClemensSP36362092.97281.22561.180
Bruce HurstSP333315134.41238.21901.320
Al NipperSP303011125.43174.0891.480
Bob StanleyRP34204155.01152.2671.570
Jeff SellersSP2522785.28139.2991.590
Wes GardnerRP491365.4289.2701.5610
Calvin SchiraldiRP621854.4183.2931.376
Steve CrawfordRP290545.3372.2431.690
Tom BoltonRP290104.3861.2491.780
Joe SambitoRP470266.9337.2351.650
Rob WoodwardRP96117.0537.0151.840
Oil Can BoydSP77135.8936.2121.530
John LeisterSP86029.2030.1162.010

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.