1985 Houston Astros roster

36 players appeared for the Houston Astros in the 1985 MLB season.

1985 Astros roster: batting

1985 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.
Bill Doran2B14857884166145923.287.362.797
Jose CruzRF1415446916397916.300.349.776
Kevin BassRF15053972145166819.269.315.742
Phil Garner3B135463651246514.268.317.717
Jerry MumphreyLF130444521238616.277.329.725
Craig Reynolds2B107379431034324.272.293.686
Glenn Davis1B100350519520640.271.332.807
Denny Walling3B11934544937455.270.316.710
Mark BaileyC114332478810450.265.389.787
Dickie ThonSS8425126636298.251.299.653
Terry PuhlDH5719434552236.284.343.760
Alan AshbyC6518920538250.280.363.813
Jim Pankovits2B7517224424141.244.316.647
Harry Spilman1B446639140.136.174.371
Tim TolmanDH314346280.140.178.480
John MizerockC153869060.237.293.635
Ty GaineyLF133756000.162.244.406
German Rivera3B133637020.194.275.581
Bert PenaSS202978040.276.290.635
Eric BullockLF182537020.280.308.668
Chris JonesLF312505010.200.286.486

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

1985 Astros roster: pitching

1985 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.
Bob KnepperSP373715133.55241.01311.270
Nolan RyanSP353510123.80232.02091.290
Mike ScottSP36351883.29221.21371.240
Bill DawleyRP490533.5681.0481.402
Dave SmithRP640952.2779.1401.0827
Frank DiPinoRP540374.0376.0491.476
Ron MathisRP238356.0470.0341.571
Jeff CalhounRP440252.5463.2471.264
Jeff HeathcockRP147313.3656.1251.121
Charlie KerfeldRP116424.0644.1301.560
Julio SolanoRP200223.4833.2171.400
Mike MaddenRP130004.2619.0162.110
Mark RossRP80024.8513.031.081
Mark KnudsonRP22029.0011.042.180
Jim DeshaiesSP20000.003.020.330

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.