1980 Houston Astros roster

33 players appeared for the Houston Astros in the 1980 MLB season.

1980 Astros roster: batting

1980 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.
Jose CruzRF16061279185119136.302.360.787
Enos Cabell1B1526046916725521.276.305.656
Terry PuhlDH14153575151135527.282.357.776
Cesar CedenoCF13749971154107348.309.389.854
Joe Morgan2B14146166112114924.243.367.740
Rafael Landestoy2B149393429712723.247.306.634
Craig Reynolds2B13738134863282.226.262.566
Alan AshbyC11635230903480.256.319.665
Art Howe3B110321349110461.283.350.795
Denny Walling3B10028430853294.299.374.761
Luis PujolsC7822115440200.199.245.480
Jeffrey LeonardLF8821629463204.213.274.608
Danny HeepLF3387624060.276.340.708
Dave Bergman1B90781220031.256.341.700
Gary WoodsCF19538202151.377.400.985
Julio GonzalezSS405256011.115.132.267
Bruce BochyC222204000.182.357.584
Scott LoucksCF8341000.333.333.667
Mike FischlinSS1100000.000.000.000
Alan Knicely1B1100000.000.000.000

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

1980 Astros roster: pitching

1980 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.
Joe NiekroRP373620123.55256.01271.360
Nolan RyanSP353511103.35234.02001.290
Ken ForschRP323212133.20222.1841.220
Vern RuhleRP28221242.37159.1551.110
Joaquin AndujarRP3514383.91122.0751.432
J.R. RichardSP17171041.90113.21190.920
Dave SmithRP570751.93102.2851.1910
Joe SambitoRP640842.1990.1750.9617
Frank LaCorteRP550852.8283.0661.2511
Gordy PladsonRP126044.3541.1131.310
Randy NiemannRP221015.4533.0181.581
Bert RobergeRP140205.9224.191.400
Bobby SprowlRP10000.001.032.000

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.