1981 Houston Astros roster

29 players appeared for the Houston Astros in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Astros roster: batting

1981 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 CruzRF1074095310913555.267.319.745
Art Howe3B103361431073361.296.365.770
Terry PuhlDH96350438832822.251.315.670
Craig Reynolds2B8732343844313.260.286.688
Cesar CedenoCF82306428353412.271.321.704
Alan AshbyC8325520694330.271.356.725
Denny Walling3B6515823375232.234.346.713
Kiko GarciaSS481369370152.272.324.655
Joe PittmanSS521351138074.281.333.674
Luis PujolsC401175281141.239.297.605
Gary WoodsCF5411010230122.209.276.540
Danny HeepLF33966240110.250.321.602
Dickie ThonSS49951326036.274.337.673
Dave Roberts3B2754413151.241.271.623
Tim TolmanDH4801000.125.125.250
Alan Knicely1B3724220.571.5712.000
Scott LoucksCF10724001.571.6251.196
Bert PenaSS4201000.500.5001.000

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

1981 Astros roster: pitching

1981 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 NiekroRP2424992.82166.0771.190
Don SuttonSP23231192.61158.21041.010
Bob KnepperSP2222952.18156.2751.060
Nolan RyanSP21211151.69149.01401.120
Vern RuhleRP2015462.91102.0391.151
Dave SmithRP420532.7675.0521.038
Joe SambitoRP490551.8463.2411.0210
Frank LaCorteRP370423.6442.0401.485
Bobby SprowlRP151015.9728.2181.880
Billy SmithRP101113.0520.231.111
Gordy PladsonRP20009.004.033.000

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.