1981 Cincinnati Reds roster

Manager: John McNamara

28 players appeared for the Cincinnati Reds in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Reds roster: batting

1981 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 Concepcion2B33106421571295674.306.358.767
George FosterDH321084146412222904.295.373.892
Ken Griffey Sr.LF311013966512323412.311.370.780
Ray Knight1B28106386431006342.259.322.692
Dave Collins1B2895360639832326.272.355.735
Ron Oester2B2510535445965422.271.342.741
Joe NolanC308123625731261.309.371.778
Dan Driessen1B298223335557332.236.349.735
Johnny Bench3B335217814558250.309.369.858
Mike O'BerryC2755111620150.180.272.524
Paul HouseholderCF2223691219293.275.367.787
Larry Biittner1B354261113080.213.258.536
Sam MejiasRF296649614071.286.302.628
Junior Kennedy2B302744511050.250.255.528
Mike VailCF29313115030.161.161.323
German Barranca2B249622010.333.333.667
Eddie MilnerCF268501010.200.333.733

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

1981 Reds roster: pitching

1981 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.
Mario SotoSP2425251293.29175.01511.160
Tom SeaverSP3623231422.54166.1871.120
Frank PastoreRP232222494.02132.0811.210
Bruce BerenyiSP262120963.50126.01061.380
Mike LaCossRP252013476.1278.0221.691
Tom HumeRP28510943.4667.2271.3913
Paul MoskauSP27271214.9454.2321.572
Joe PriceRP24410612.5253.2411.124
Charlie LeibrandtSP2474113.6030.091.430
Geoff CombeRP25140107.6417.292.090
Scott BrownRP24100102.7713.071.310

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.