1983 Houston Astros roster

31 players appeared for the Houston Astros in the 1983 MLB season.

1983 Astros roster: batting

1983 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.
Dickie ThonSS15461981177207934.286.341.798
Jose CruzRF16059485189149230.318.385.848
Phil Garner3B15456776135147918.238.317.678
Bill Doran2B1545357014583912.271.371.736
Ray Knight1B145507431549700.304.355.798
Terry PuhlDH1374656613684424.292.343.771
Alan AshbyC8727531638340.229.303.692
Kevin BassRF8819525462182.236.257.591
Tony ScottCF8018620422175.226.264.565
Denny Walling3B10013524403192.296.364.809
Craig Reynolds2B65981021160.214.260.535
Luis PujolsC40874170120.195.234.452
John MizerockC33858131100.153.263.521
Harry Spilman1B4278713190.167.212.455
George BjorkmanC29758172140.227.370.730
Tim TolmanDH43564112100.196.270.645
Scott LoucksCF71423002.214.267.481
Bert PenaSS4801000.125.300.425

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

1983 Astros roster: pitching

1983 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 NiekroRP383815143.48263.21521.290
Bob KnepperSP35296133.19203.01251.340
Nolan RyanSP29291492.98196.11831.200
Mike ScottSP24241063.72145.0731.300
Mike LaCossRP3817574.43138.0531.431
Vern RuhleRP419853.69114.2431.253
Mike MaddenRP2813953.1494.2441.280
Bill DawleyRP480662.8279.2600.9214
Dave SmithRP420313.1072.2411.496
Frank DiPinoRP530342.6571.1671.0120
Frank LaCorteRP370445.0653.1481.183
Jeff HeathcockRP63213.2128.0120.821
Julio SolanoRP40026.006.031.500

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.