1979 Chicago Cubs roster

29 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Cubs roster: batting

1979 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 DeJesusSS1606369218055224.283.345.724
Bill Buckner1B1495917216814669.284.319.756
Jerry Martin1B1505347414519732.272.321.774
Dave KingmanDH14553297153481154.288.343.956
Steve Ontiveros3B152519581484570.285.362.732
Barry FooteC1324294710916565.254.316.742
Scot Thompson1B128346361002294.289.322.694
Larry Biittner1B11127235793501.290.339.732
Mike VailCF8717928607350.335.379.899
Steve Dillard2B8916631475241.283.351.773
Mick KelleherSS7314214360102.254.296.592
Tim BlackwellC631228200120.164.338.542
Steve MackoSS194029030.225.295.545
Bruce KimmC91101000.091.091.182
Gene Clines—101002000.200.200.400
Steve Davis—3400010.000.000.000
Kurt Seibert—7220000.000.000.000
Karl PagelDH1100000.000.000.000

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

1979 Cubs roster: pitching

1979 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 ReuschelRP363618123.62239.01251.360
Lynn McGlothenRP422913144.12212.01471.372
Dennis LampRP383211103.50200.1861.340
Mike KrukowSP2828994.21164.21191.540
Ken HoltzmanP2320694.59117.2441.580
Bruce SutterRP620662.22101.11100.9837
Bill CaudillRP2912174.8090.01041.440
Willie HernandezRP512445.0179.0531.570
Donnie MooreRP391145.1873.0431.641
Dave GeiselRP70000.6015.050.930
George RileyRP41015.5413.051.690

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.