1968 Cleveland Guardians roster

34 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1968 MLB season.

1968 Guardians roster: batting

1968 Cleveland Guardians 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.
Jose Cardenal1575837815074440.257.305.658
Larry Brown154495431166351.234.300.619
Tony Horton1334775711914593.249.302.713
Max Alvis131452381018375.223.292.619
Duke Sims122361489011441.249.366.765
Joe Azcue115357231004421.280.331.672
Lee Maye10929920844260.281.316.694
Chico Salmon10327624593127.214.253.536
Vern Fuller9724414590182.242.316.607
Tommy Harper130235265162611.217.295.670
Dave Nelson88189264401923.233.295.602
Billy Harris38941020032.213.275.562
Richie Scheinblum1955312050.218.281.590
Jose Vidal375459253.167.196.474
Lou Klimchock111502030.133.176.310
Ken Suarez171011000.100.182.282
Lou Piniella6510010.000.000.000
Russ Nagelson5301000.333.600.933
Eddie Leon6100000.000.000.000

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

1968 Guardians roster: pitching

1968 Cleveland Guardians 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.
Sam McDowellP383715141.81269.02831.080
Luis TiantSP34322191.60258.12640.870
Sonny SiebertP313012102.97206.01461.130
Stan WilliamsP442413112.50194.11471.109
Steve HarganP32278154.15158.1781.390
Eddie FisherP540422.8594.2421.104
Mike PaulP367583.9391.2871.173
Hal KurtzP280105.2138.0161.371
Horacio PinaP123111.7231.1241.242
Billy RohrP170106.8718.151.531
Steve BaileyP21013.605.011.200
Darrell SutherlandP30008.103.123.000
Tommy GramlyP30012.703.111.500
Rob GardnerP50006.752.262.630
Mike HedlundP300010.801.204.800

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.