1978 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: Sparky Anderson

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 Rose1B3715965510319875213.302.362.783
Ken Griffey Sr.LF2815861490177106323.288.344.761
George FosterDH2915860497170401204.281.360.906
Dave Concepcion2B301535657517066723.301.357.763
Dan Driessen1B2615352468131167028.250.345.742
Joe Morgan2B3413244168104137519.236.347.733
Johnny Bench3B301203935210223734.260.340.823
Cesar GeronimoCF3012229628675278.226.329.664
Junior Kennedy2B278915722400114.255.381.674
Mike Lum1B328614615396230.267.361.813
Don WernerC25501137170111.150.242.428
Vic CorrellC3252105925160.238.292.625
Dave Collins1B251021021322077.216.311.536
Ray Knight1B258365713140.200.235.528
Rick AuerbachSS2863551718251.327.413.958
Champ Summers1B32133549132.257.381.781
Arturo DeFreitas—2591914120.211.238.659
Ron Oester2B226813010.375.375.750
Harry Spilman1B234411000.250.250.500
Mike Grace—225300000.000.000.000

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 SeaverSP33363616142.88259.22261.180
Fred NormanRP3536311193.70177.11111.441
Tom HumeRP2542238114.14174.0901.431
Paul MoskauSP242625643.97145.0881.351
Bill BonhamSP2923231153.53140.1831.430
Manny SarmientoRP22634974.38127.1721.285
Doug BairRP28700761.97100.1911.2528
Pedro BorbonRP31620824.9899.1351.304
Mike LaCossRP221615484.5096.0311.560
Dave TomlinRP29570915.7862.1321.894
Mario SotoSP2151102.5018.0131.440
Doug CapillaRP2663019.8211.092.270
Dan DumoulinP2430101.805.022.000

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.