1977 Cleveland Guardians roster

28 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1977 MLB season.

1977 Guardians roster: batting

1977 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.
Duane Kuiper2B1486106216915011.277.324.656
Buddy Bell3B1294796414011641.292.351.777
Rico Carty—1274615012915801.280.355.787
Paul Dade3B1344616513434516.291.333.689
Jim Norris1B1334405911923726.270.360.724
Andre ThorntonDH1314337711428703.263.378.904
Frank Duffy—12233430674318.201.247.535
Larvell BlanksSS10532243926383.286.324.721
Fred KendallC10331718793390.249.283.608
Rick ManningDH6825233575189.226.282.619
Ron PruittC7821929632322.288.369.748
John LowensteinDH8114924364121.242.335.711
Bill Melton—5013317320141.241.331.654
Charlie SpikesCF329513223110.232.321.668
Johnny GrubbDH34938282140.301.425.887
Alfredo GriffinSS144156032.146.205.375
Dave Oliver—72227030.318.444.854

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

1977 Guardians roster: pitching

1977 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.
Wayne GarlandSP383813193.60282.21181.310
Dennis EckersleyRP333314133.53247.01911.090
Jim BibbyRP373012133.57206.21411.312
Rick WaitsRP3716973.99135.1621.452
Pat DobsonP33173126.14133.1811.651
Al FitzmorrisP29216105.41133.0541.630
Don HoodRP415213.00105.0621.300
Jim KernRP6008103.4292.0911.4318
Tom BuskeyRP210005.2934.0151.560
Larry AndersenRP110013.2114.081.360
Cardell CamperP31103.869.191.180

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.