1976 Cleveland Guardians roster

33 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1976 MLB season.

1976 Guardians roster: batting

1976 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.
Buddy Bell159604751707603.281.329.695
Rico Carty1525526717113831.310.379.821
Rick Manning1385527316164316.292.337.730
George Hendrick1495517214625814.265.323.771
Duane Kuiper1355064713303710.263.303.615
Frank Duffy133392388323010.212.268.534
Charlie Spikes10133434793315.237.294.620
Larvell Blanks10432845925411.280.337.730
Boog Powell9529329639331.215.305.643
Ray Fosse9027626832301.301.347.709
Alan Ashby8924726594320.239.310.626
John Lowenstein93229334721411.205.283.567
Tommy Smith5516417422128.256.289.612
Doug Howard39907190131.211.237.493
Ron Pruitt4786723052.267.375.677
Orlando Gonzalez2868517041.250.301.581
Frank Robinson36675153100.224.329.687
Joe Lis2051416270.314.400.851
Rick Cerone71612010.125.125.250
Alfredo Griffin12401000.250.250.500
Ed Crosby2201000.500.5001.000

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

1976 Guardians roster: pitching

1976 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.
Pat DobsonP353516123.48217.11171.340
Dennis EckersleyRP363013123.44199.02001.171
Jackie BrownP32279114.25180.01041.380
Jim BibbyRP34211373.20163.1841.331
Rick WaitsRP2622794.00123.2651.590
Jim KernRP5021072.37117.21111.2015
Stan ThomasP377442.30105.2541.226
Dave LaRocheRP610142.2496.11041.1021
Tom BuskeyRP390543.6394.1321.291
Don HoodRP336354.8777.2321.671
Harry ParkerP30000.007.050.430
Eric RaichP100016.882.212.630

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.