1979 Houston Astros roster

35 players appeared for the Houston Astros in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Astros roster: batting

1979 Houston Astros 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.
Enos Cabell1B1556036016466737.272.299.668
Terry PuhlDH1576008717284930.287.352.729
Jose CruzRF1575587316197236.289.367.788
Craig Reynolds2B1465556314703912.265.292.625
Cesar CedenoCF1324705712365430.262.348.722
Jeffrey LeonardLF1344114711904723.290.360.710
Art Howe3B11835532886333.248.316.668
Alan AshbyC10833625682350.202.262.538
Rafael Landestoy2B129282337603013.270.338.682
Julio GonzalezSS6818116450102.249.280.579
Denny Walling3B8214721483313.327.394.891
Bruce BochyC561291128160.217.294.565
Luis PujolsC2675717080.227.247.527
Jimmy SextonSS524389011.209.320.529
Jesus Alou—42433110100.256.347.696
Reggie Baldwin—142004010.200.200.450
Dave Bergman1B131546120.400.4001.000
Danny HeepLF141402020.143.176.319
Alan Knicely1B7600000.000.250.250
Tom Wiedenbauer—4604020.667.6671.500

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

1979 Astros roster: pitching

1979 Houston Astros 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.
J.R. RichardSP383818132.71292.13131.090
Joe NiekroRP383821113.00263.21191.240
Joaquin AndujarRP462312123.43194.0771.324
Ken ForschRP26241163.04177.2581.070
Rick WilliamsP3116473.26121.1371.250
Joe SambitoRP630871.7791.1831.1322
Randy NiemannRP267323.7667.0241.341
Vern RuhleRP1310264.0766.1331.090
Bert RobergeRP260301.6932.0131.164
Tom DixonP191126.6625.292.100
Frank RiccelliP112224.0922.0201.820
Pete LaddRP100112.9212.161.300
Gary WilsonP600012.277.162.860
Bobby SprowlRP30000.004.030.750
Gordy PladsonRP40004.504.022.750

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.