1978 Chicago White Sox roster

40 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 White Sox roster: batting

1978 Chicago White Sox 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.
Lamar JohnsonDH148498521368726.273.329.705
Eric SoderholmDH1434575711820672.258.318.749
Ralph GarrDH118443671223297.275.314.691
Don Kessinger—131431351101312.255.312.621
Jorge OrtaDH1174204511513531.274.340.762
Chet LemonRF1053575110713555.300.377.887
Bill NahorodnyC10734729828351.236.285.633
Bob MolinaroDH105286397562722.262.314.692
Greg Pryor3B8222227582153.261.298.636
Thad BosleyLF66219255921312.269.308.636
Wayne NordhagenRF6820628625350.301.310.762
Ron Blomberg—6115616365220.231.280.652
Mike Squires1B4615025420194.280.343.710
Mike Colbern—4814111382200.270.281.643
Alan BannisterDH491071624083.224.303.592
Henry Cruz—537713172100.221.292.643
Harry ChappasSS20751120061.267.318.598
Jim Breazeale—25728153130.208.284.659
Kevin Bell3B5468913251.191.257.536
Junior Moore3B2465819041.292.352.675
Tom Spencer—2965312040.185.209.409
Rusty TorresDH1644714360.318.400.991
Marv FoleyC1134312060.353.421.774
Joe Gates—82466011.250.379.629
Larry Johnson—3801000.125.222.347

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

1978 White Sox roster: pitching

1978 Chicago White Sox 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.
Steve StoneSP303012124.37212.01181.320
Ken KravecRP303011164.08203.01541.390
Francisco BarriosSP33329154.05195.2791.350
Wilbur WoodP282710105.20168.0691.550
Jim WilloughbyP590163.8693.1361.2213
Lerrin LaGrowRP520654.4088.0411.4016
Ron SchuelerP307354.3081.2391.410
Rich HintonP294264.0280.2481.311
Mike ProlyRP146522.7465.2191.141
Rich WorthamRP88323.0559.0251.390
Pablo TorrealbaP253244.7157.1231.881
Jack KucekSP105233.2952.0301.331
Ross BaumgartenSP74225.8723.0151.650
Steve TroutRP43304.0322.1111.340
Britt BurnsSP220212.917.232.220

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.