1979 Cleveland Guardians roster

29 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Guardians roster: batting

1979 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.
Rick ManningDH1445606714535130.259.323.626
Bobby BondsCF14653893148258534.275.367.830
Toby Harrah2B14952799147207720.279.389.833
Andre ThorntonDH1435158912026935.233.347.796
Duane Kuiper2B140479461220394.255.313.608
Tom VeryzerSS14944941990342.220.279.533
Gary Alexander1B110358548215544.229.313.704
Jim Norris1B124353508733015.246.328.676
Ron HasseyC7522320644321.287.339.742
Ted Cox3B7818917404223.212.272.579
Ron PruittC6416623472212.283.355.716
Dave Rosello2B5910720263141.243.328.730
Wendell AlstonDH546210181124.290.384.787
Wayne Cage—2956613160.232.295.617
Bo DiazC153205010.156.206.425
Horace Speed—261462012.143.368.511

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

1979 Guardians roster: pitching

1979 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.
Rick WiseRP343415103.73231.21081.280
Rick WaitsRP343416134.44231.0911.390
Mike PaxtonRP3324885.92159.2701.640
Dan SpillnerRP4913954.62157.2971.381
Len BarkerSP2919664.92137.1931.570
Sid MongeRP76012102.40131.01081.2219
Wayne GarlandSP18144105.2394.2401.630
Victor CruzRP610394.2378.2631.4510
Eric WilkinsP1614244.3969.2521.650
David ClydeP98345.9145.2171.380
Paul ReuschelP171217.9445.1221.851
Larry AndersenRP80007.4117.071.710
Sandy WihtolRP50003.3810.261.220

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.