1978 Cincinnati Reds roster

33 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Reds roster: batting

1978 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Pete Rose1B15965510319875213.302.362.783
Ken Griffey Sr.LF15861490177106323.288.344.761
George FosterDH15860497170401204.281.360.906
Dave Concepcion2B1535657517066723.301.357.763
Dan Driessen1B15352468131167028.250.345.742
Joe Morgan2B13244168104137519.236.347.733
Johnny Bench3B1203935210223734.260.340.823
Cesar GeronimoCF12229628675278.226.329.664
Junior Kennedy2B8915722400114.255.381.674
Mike Lum1B8614615396230.267.361.813
Don WernerC501137170111.150.242.428
Vic CorrellC52105925160.238.292.625
Dave Collins1B1021021322077.216.311.536
Ray Knight1B8365713140.200.235.528
Rick AuerbachSS63551718251.327.413.958
Champ Summers1B133549132.257.381.781
Arturo DeFreitas—91914120.211.238.659
Ron Oester2B6813010.375.375.750
Harry Spilman1B4411000.250.250.500
Mike Grace—5300000.000.000.000

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

1978 Reds roster: pitching

1978 Cincinnati Reds 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.
Tom SeaverSP363616142.88259.22261.180
Fred NormanRP36311193.70177.11111.441
Tom HumeRP42238114.14174.0901.431
Paul MoskauSP2625643.97145.0881.351
Bill BonhamSP23231153.53140.1831.430
Manny SarmientoRP634974.38127.1721.285
Doug BairRP700761.97100.1911.2528
Pedro BorbonRP620824.9899.1351.304
Mike LaCossRP1615484.5096.0311.560
Dave TomlinRP570915.7862.1321.894
Mario SotoSP51102.5018.0131.440
Doug CapillaRP63019.8211.092.270
Dan DumoulinP30101.805.022.000

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.