1989 Chicago Cubs roster

27 players appeared for the Chicago Cubs in the 1989 MLB season.

1989 Cubs roster: batting

1989 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.
Ryne Sandberg2B157606104176307615.290.356.853
Mark Grace1B14251074160137914.314.405.862
Jerome WaltonLF1164756413954624.293.335.721
Shawon DunstonRF1384715213196019.278.320.724
Vance Law3B13040838967422.235.296.651
Dwight SmithRF109343521119529.324.382.875
Damon BerryhillC9133437865411.257.291.633
Mitch WebsterLF98272407031914.257.331.695
Domingo Ramos3B8517918471191.263.333.669
Curtis Wilkerson2B7716018391104.244.278.591
Joe GirardiC5915715391142.248.304.635
Doug DascenzoRF4713920231126.165.234.428
Rick WronaC389211262140.283.299.690
Gary VarshoRF61871016063.184.220.496
Greg Smith2B4512020.400.500.900

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

1989 Cubs roster: pitching

1989 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.
Greg MadduxSP353519122.95238.11351.280
Rick SutcliffeSP353416113.66229.01531.180
Mike BieleckiRP33331873.14212.11471.260
Scott SandersonSP37231193.94146.1861.270
Paul KilgusP35236104.39145.2611.462
Jeff PicoRP535313.7790.2381.432
Steve WilsonRP538644.2085.2651.332
Mitch WilliamsRP760442.6481.2671.5136
Les LancasterRP420421.3672.2561.038
Pat PerryRP190011.7735.2201.091
Dean WilkinsRP110104.6015.2141.400
Kevin BlankenshipSP20001.695.121.130

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.