1979 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: John McNamara

28 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Reds roster: batting

1979 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.
Dave Concepcion2B3114959091166168419.281.348.764
Ray Knight1B261505516417510794.318.360.814
Dan Driessen1B2715051572129187511.250.330.744
Johnny Bench3B311304647312822804.276.364.824
George FosterDH301214406813330980.302.386.948
Joe Morgan2B351274367010993228.250.379.756
Dave Collins1B261223965912633516.318.364.765
Ken Griffey Sr.LF29953806212083212.316.374.845
Cesar GeronimoCF3112335638854381.239.312.655
Junior Kennedy2B288322029601174.273.355.673
Vic CorrellC334813314311150.233.309.655
Rick AuerbachSS296210017211120.210.304.644
Harry Spilman1B244356712050.214.323.591
Arturo DeFreitas—26233427040.206.200.465
Rafael Santo domingo—237601000.167.286.452
Ron Oester2B236300000.000.000.000

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

1979 Reds roster: pitching

1979 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 SeaverSP3432321663.14215.01311.150
Mike LaCossRP2335321483.50205.2731.370
Fred NormanRP36343111133.64195.1951.280
Bill BonhamSP302929973.79175.2781.330
Tom HumeRP2657121092.76163.0801.2017
Paul MoskauSP252115543.89106.1581.490
Frank PastoreRP21309674.2595.1631.314
Doug BairRP296501174.2994.1861.5316
Dave TomlinRP30530222.6258.1301.321
Manny SarmientoRP23231044.6638.2231.400
Mario SotoSP22250325.3037.1321.690
Charlie LeibrandtSP2230000.004.011.000

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.