1978 Chicago Cubs roster

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 DeJesusSS16061910417233541.278.356.710
Manny Trillo2B152552531444550.261.320.652
Bobby MurcerDH1464996614096414.281.376.779
Bill Buckner1B117446471445747.323.345.765
Dave KingmanDH1193956510528793.266.336.878
Greg GrossRF12434734921393.265.323.672
Larry Biittner1B12034332884500.257.300.641
Dave RaderC11630529623361.203.281.576
Steve Ontiveros3B8227634671220.243.321.654
Gene Clines—10922931590174.258.321.640
Rodney Scott2B78227416401527.282.403.716
Larry CoxC5912110342180.281.346.718
Tim BlackwellC49103823070.223.367.620
Mick KelleherSS6895824064.253.304.567
Scot Thompson1B1936715020.417.447.947
Rudy Meoli—4729103021.103.257.430
Ed Putman—172525030.200.310.510
Mike Gordon—4501000.200.556.756
Mike Sember—9321000.333.500.833
Karl PagelDH2200000.000.000.000

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 ReuschelRP353514153.41242.21151.190
Dennis LampRP37367153.30223.2731.240
Ray BurrisRP40327134.76198.2941.451
Dave RobertsSP3520685.25142.1541.511
Mike KrukowSP2720933.91138.0811.290
Donnie MooreRP711974.11103.0501.444
Bruce SutterRP6408103.1899.01061.1727
Willie HernandezRP540823.7759.2381.543
Dave GeiselRP181104.2423.1151.630
Manny SeoaneP71105.408.152.040

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.