1984 Houston Astros roster

32 players appeared for the Houston Astros in the 1984 MLB season.

1984 Astros roster: batting

1984 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 CruzRF16060096187129522.312.381.842
Bill Doran2B1475489214344121.261.341.697
Craig Reynolds2B146527611376607.260.286.651
Jerry MumphreyLF1515246615298315.290.355.746
Terry PuhlDH1324496613595513.301.380.814
Enos Cabell1B127436521358448.310.341.758
Phil Garner3B128374601044453.278.355.743
Mark BaileyC10834438739340.212.318.661
Kevin BassRF12133133862295.260.279.639
Denny Walling3B8724937703317.281.325.726
Alan AshbyC6619116504270.262.330.691
Jim Pankovits2B53816231142.284.298.705
Harry Spilman1B327214192150.264.356.731
Glenn Davis1B1861613280.213.258.651
Bert PenaSS243938140.205.262.570
Dickie ThonSS51736010.353.389.859
Tim TolmanDH141723000.176.176.412
Tom WieghausC61000010.000.083.083

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

1984 Astros roster: pitching

1984 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 NiekroRP383816123.04248.11271.260
Bob KnepperSP353415103.20233.21401.190
Nolan RyanSP303012113.04183.21971.150
Mike ScottSP31295114.68154.0831.440
Mike LaCossRP3918754.02132.0861.423
Bill DawleyRP6001141.9398.0471.195
Vern RuhleRP406194.5890.1601.562
Dave SmithRP530542.2177.1451.035
Frank DiPinoRP570493.3575.1651.4614
Julio SolanoRP310131.9550.2330.970
Joe SambitoRP320003.0247.2261.150
Mike MaddenRP177235.5340.2291.990
Jeff CalhounRP90011.1715.1110.460
Mark RossRP20100.002.110.430

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.