1978 Chicago Cubs roster

Manager: Herman Franks

30 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Cubs roster: batting

1978 Chicago Cubs 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.
Ivan DeJesusSS2516061910417233541.278.356.710
Manny Trillo2B27152552531444550.261.320.652
Bobby MurcerDH321464996614096414.281.376.779
Bill Buckner1B28117446471445747.323.345.765
Dave KingmanDH291193956510528793.266.336.878
Greg GrossRF2512434734921393.265.323.672
Larry Biittner1B3212034332884500.257.300.641
Dave RaderC2911630529623361.203.281.576
Steve Ontiveros3B268227634671220.243.321.654
Gene Clines—3110922931590174.258.321.640
Rodney Scott2B2478227416401527.282.403.716
Larry CoxC305912110342180.281.346.718
Tim BlackwellC2549103823070.223.367.620
Mick KelleherSS306895824064.253.304.567
Scot Thompson1B221936715020.417.447.947
Rudy Meoli—274729103021.103.257.430
Ed Putman—24172525030.200.310.510
Mike Gordon—244501000.200.556.756
Mike Sember—259321000.333.500.833
Karl PagelDH232200000.000.000.000

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

1978 Cubs roster: pitching

1978 Chicago Cubs 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.
Rick ReuschelRP29353514153.41242.21151.190
Dennis LampRP2537367153.30223.2731.240
Ray BurrisRP2740327134.76198.2941.451
Dave RobertsSP333520685.25142.1541.511
Mike KrukowSP262720933.91138.0811.290
Donnie MooreRP24711974.11103.0501.444
Bruce SutterRP256408103.1899.01061.1727
Willie HernandezRP23540823.7759.2381.543
Dave GeiselRP23181104.2423.1151.630
Manny SeoaneP2371105.408.152.040

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.