1981 Chicago White Sox roster

Manager: Tony La Russa

31 players appeared for the Chicago White Sox in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 White Sox roster: batting

1981 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.
Tony Bernazard2B24106384531066344.276.367.748
Greg LuzinskiDH301043785510021620.265.365.841
Bill Almon3B281033494610544116.301.341.717
Carlton FiskC339633844897453.263.354.715
Ron LeFloreDH3382337468302436.246.304.604
Chet LemonRF269432850999505.302.384.874
Mike Squires1B299229435780257.265.312.607
Jim Morrison3B2890290276810343.234.261.634
Harold BainesDH2282280428010416.286.318.800
Wayne NordhagenRF326520819646330.308.338.780
Lamar JohnsonDH304113410371150.276.298.649
Greg Pryor3B314776417060.224.298.534
Rusty KuntzDH2667551514041.255.339.630
Jim EssianC302752616050.308.357.723
Bob MolinaroDH314742711191.262.377.782
Jerry HairstonDH2992557160.280.345.785
Jay Loviglio2B25141554022.267.313.579
Leo SutherlandCF23111262002.167.333.500
Marc HillC2916600000.000.000.000

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

1981 White Sox roster: pitching

1981 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.
Britt BurnsSP2224231062.64156.21081.200
Rich DotsonSP222424983.77141.0731.380
Dennis LampRP282710762.41127.0711.150
Steve TroutRP232018873.47124.2541.280
Ross BaumgartenSP261919594.07101.2521.390
LaMarr HoytSP26431933.5790.2601.1910
Ed FarmerRP31420334.6152.2421.6510
Kevin HickeyRP25410023.6544.1171.263
Francisco BarriosSP2887133.9636.1121.620
Reggie PattersonSP22610113.507.122.730
Juan AgostoRP2320004.506.030.830
Dewey RobinsonRP2640104.504.022.000

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.