1987 Houston Astros roster

41 players appeared for the Houston Astros in the 1987 MLB season.

1987 Astros roster: batting

1987 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 Doran2B16262582177167931.283.365.772
Kevin BassRF15759283168198521.284.344.793
Glenn Davis1B1515787014527934.251.310.769
Billy HatcherRF14156496167116353.296.352.767
Alan AshbyC1253865311114630.288.367.805
Craig Reynolds2B13537435954285.254.303.651
Jose CruzRF126365478811384.241.307.707
Denny Walling3B11032545925335.283.356.774
Gerald YoungCF71274448811526.321.380.759
Ken Caminiti1B6320310503230.246.287.622
Terry PuhlDH901229282151.230.293.613
Ronn ReynoldsC38102517170.167.189.424
Chuck Jackson3B3571315161.211.282.578
Dickie ThonSS3266614133.212.366.639
Mark BaileyC3564513031.203.311.530
Jim Pankovits2B5061714182.230.299.610
Bert PenaSS214657000.152.204.356
Dale BerraSS194538020.178.296.541
Davey LopesLF4743410162.233.411.760
Robbie WineC142913000.103.133.271
Ty GaineyLF182413011.125.192.317
Troy AfenirC102016010.300.300.650
Paul HouseholderCF141221010.083.313.479
Tye WallerCF11611000.167.167.500

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

1987 Astros roster: pitching

1987 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.
Mike ScottSP363616133.23247.22331.120
Nolan RyanSP34348162.76211.22701.140
Danny DarwinSP33309103.59195.21341.290
Bob KnepperSP33318175.27177.2761.580
Jim DeshaiesSP26251164.62152.01041.360
Larry AndersenRP670953.45101.2941.345
Dave SmithRP500231.6560.0731.0024
Dave MeadsRP450535.5548.2321.560
Rocky ChildressRP320122.9848.1261.320
Jeff HeathcockRP192423.1642.2151.241
Aurelio LopezRP260214.5038.0211.341
Charlie KerfeldRP210026.6729.2171.850
Juan AgostoRP270112.6327.161.322
Manny HernandezRP63045.4021.2121.380
Julio SolanoRP110007.6520.0121.700
Ron MathisRP80015.2512.081.750
Rob MallicoatP41006.756.242.100

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.