1988 Cleveland Guardians roster

37 players appeared for the Cleveland Guardians in the 1988 MLB season.

1988 Guardians roster: batting

1988 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.
Joe Carter1B15762185168279827.271.314.792
Julio Franco1B15261388186105425.303.361.771
Brook Jacoby3B152552591339492.241.300.635
Mel HallLF150515691446717.280.312.704
Cory SnyderLF1425117113926755.272.326.810
Willie Upshaw1B14949358121115012.245.330.699
Andy AllansonC133434441145505.263.305.627
Ron Kittle1B75225315818430.258.323.856
Ron Washington2B6922330572213.256.298.662
Terry Francona1B6221224661120.311.324.687
Jay Bell2B7321123462214.218.289.569
Carmen CastilloRF6617612484146.273.297.683
Paul Zuvella3B51130930070.231.275.560
Chris BandoC327269180.125.217.397
Luis MedinaDH16511013680.255.309.917
Reggie WilliamsLF113177130.226.226.613
Ron TingleyC92414120.167.231.522
Eddie Williams1B102134010.190.227.418
Houston Jimenez2B92111010.048.048.095
Rod AllenDH51111000.091.091.273
Scott JordanCF7901010.111.111.222
Tom LampkinC4400000.000.200.200

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

1988 Guardians roster: pitching

1988 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.
Greg SwindellRP333318143.20242.01801.150
Tom CandiottiRP31311483.28216.21371.280
John E. FarrellSP313014104.24210.1921.350
Scott BailesRP37219144.90145.0531.340
Richard YettRP2322964.62134.1711.500
Doug JonesRP510342.2783.1721.0237
Rod NicholsRP1110175.0669.1311.380
Don GordonRP380344.4059.1201.421
Jeff DedmonRP210104.5433.2171.661
Rick RodriguezRP105127.0933.091.820
Bill LaskeyRP170105.1824.1171.561
Jon PerlmanRP100025.4919.2101.830
Chris CodiroliRP142049.3119.1122.171
Mike C. WalkerRP31017.278.272.080
Jeff KaiserRP30000.002.201.130

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.