1988 Boston Red Sox roster

34 players appeared for the Boston Red Sox in the 1988 MLB season.

1988 Red Sox roster: batting

1988 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 Barrett2B150612831731657.283.330.666
Mike GreenwellLF158590861922211916.325.416.946
Wade Boggs3B1555841282145582.366.476.965
Dwight EvansRF14955996164211115.293.375.861
Ellis BurksDH14454093159189225.294.367.848
Jim RiceDH1354855712815721.264.330.736
Todd Benzinger1B1204054710313702.254.293.718
Jody Reed2B10933860991281.293.380.756
Rich GedmanC9529933699390.231.279.647
Rick CeroneC8426431713270.269.326.686
Spike Owen3B8925740645180.249.324.694
Kevin RomineRF57781715162.192.259.541
Ed Romero3B3175318050.240.272.552
Sam HornDH246149280.148.274.520
Pat Dodson1B174558110.178.275.630
John MarzanoC102934010.138.167.339
Randy KutcherRF191222000.167.167.417
Carlos Quintana1B5612020.333.500.833

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

1988 Red Sox roster: pitching

1988 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 ClemensSP353518122.93264.02911.060
Bruce HurstSP33321863.66216.21661.320
Wes GardnerRP3618863.50149.01061.232
Oil Can BoydSP2323975.34129.2711.450
Mike SmithsonRP3118965.97126.2731.470
Bob StanleyRP570643.19101.2571.175
Jeff SellersSP1812174.8385.2701.690
Lee SmithRP640452.8083.2961.3029
Dennis LampRP460763.4882.2491.340
Steve EllsworthSP87166.7536.0161.750
Tom BoltonRP280134.7530.1211.621
John TrautweinRP90019.0016.082.190
Steve CurrySP33018.1811.042.640
Mike RochfordSP20000.002.112.140
Zach CrouchRP30006.751.104.500
Rob WoodwardRP100013.500.204.500

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.