1981 Cleveland Guardians roster

32 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Guardians roster: batting

1981 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.
Toby Harrah2B1033616410554412.291.382.770
Rick ManningDH103360478843325.244.318.655
Jorge OrtaDH8833850925344.272.312.688
Mike Hargrove1B94322431022495.317.424.824
Miguel DiloneCF72269337801929.290.334.680
Alan BannisterDH68232366111716.263.309.641
Andre ThorntonDH6922622546303.239.303.675
Tom VeryzerSS7522113540141.244.278.540
Duane Kuiper2B7220615530141.257.284.570
Ron HasseyC611908441250.232.297.566
Bo DiazC6318225577382.313.359.892
Joe CharboneauDH4813814294181.210.247.609
Von HayesRF4310921281178.257.346.741
Dave Rosello2B43841120170.238.297.618
Pat KellyDH48758161162.213.333.640
Jerry DybzinskiSS48571017067.298.355.653
Chris BandoC2147310060.213.240.517
Mike FischlinSS2243310053.233.277.532
Larry LittletonCF262320010.000.111.111
Karl PagelDH141534140.267.4211.154
Ron PruittC5900000.000.100.100

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

1981 Guardians roster: pitching

1981 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.
Bert BlylevenSP20201172.88159.11071.160
Len BarkerSP2222873.91154.11271.270
John DennySP19191063.15145.2941.410
Rick WaitsRP22218104.92126.1511.720
Dan SpillnerRP325443.1497.1591.287
Sid MongeRP310354.3458.0411.364
Wayne GarlandSP1210375.7956.0151.840
Tom BrennanRP76223.1748.1151.300
Mike StantonRP240334.3643.1341.412
Dennis LewallynRP70005.4013.1111.350
Ed GlynnRP40001.177.241.170

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.