1981 Chicago Cubs roster

32 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Cubs roster: batting

1981 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.
Bill Buckner1B1064214513110755.311.349.829
Ivan DeJesusSS106403497801321.194.276.509
Leon Durham1B873284295103525.290.344.804
Steve HendersonRF8228732845355.293.382.793
Ken Reitz3B8226010562280.215.261.541
Jerry MoralesCF8424527701251.286.343.682
Jody Davis1B5618014464210.256.333.694
Bobby BondsCF4516326356195.215.323.703
Tim BlackwellC5815821371112.234.331.673
Steve Dillard2B5311918262110.218.268.612
Scot Thompson1B57115819082.165.208.417
Heity CruzCF5310915257152.229.331.799
Pat TablerDH351011119150.188.281.548
Mike Tyson2B5092617281.185.248.519
Joe Strain2B2574714010.189.250.453
Tye WallerCF307110193132.268.303.753
Jim TracyCF4563615051.238.355.657
Scott Fletcher2B1946610010.217.250.554
Carlos LezcanoCF71411020.071.071.143
Mel HallLF101111120.091.167.530
Gary KrugLF7502000.400.500.900

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

1981 Cubs roster: pitching

1981 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.
Mike KrukowSP2525993.68144.11011.390
Randy MartzSP3314573.68107.2321.416
Ken KravecRP2412165.0678.1501.520
Dick TidrowRP5103105.0674.2391.389
Bill CaudillRP3010155.8371.0451.660
Lee SmithRP401363.4967.0501.311
Doug CapillaRP420103.1851.0281.690
Rawly EastwickRP300012.2843.1241.341
Jay HowellRP102204.9122.0101.500
Dave GeiselRP112200.5616.071.310
Willie HernandezRP120003.9513.2131.612

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.