1988 Houston Astros roster

34 players appeared for the Houston Astros in the 1988 MLB season.

1988 Astros roster: batting

1988 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.
Gerald YoungCF1495767914803765.257.334.658
Rafael RamirezSS155566511566593.276.298.677
Glenn Davis1B1525617815230994.271.341.818
Kevin BassRF15754157138147231.255.314.704
Billy HatcherRF1455307914275232.268.321.691
Bill Doran2B1324806611975317.248.338.671
Terry PuhlDH113234427131922.303.395.784
Alan AshbyC7322719547330.238.319.694
Alex TrevinoC7819319482135.249.341.709
Craig Reynolds2B7816120411143.255.290.607
Jim Pankovits2B6814013312122.221.272.600
Craig Biggio2B501231426356.211.254.603
Ken Caminiti1B3083515170.181.225.466
Chuck Jackson3B4683719181.229.286.635
Steve HendersonRF4246410051.217.321.582
Louie MeadowsLF354258234.190.292.673
John FishelLF192616120.231.310.656
Mark BaileyC82313000.130.286.416
Cameron DrewLF71613010.188.188.500
Craig Smajstrla2B8320000.000.000.000

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

1988 Astros roster: pitching

1988 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.
Nolan RyanSP333312113.52220.02281.240
Mike ScottSP32321482.92218.21900.980
Jim DeshaiesSP313111143.00207.01271.140
Danny DarwinSP44208133.84192.01291.233
Bob KnepperSP27271453.14175.01031.270
Juan AgostoRP7501022.2691.2331.134
Larry AndersenRP530242.9482.2661.235
Joaquin AndujarRP2310254.0078.2351.460
Dave SmithRP510452.6757.1381.3827
Dave MeadsRP222313.1839.2271.290
Jeff HeathcockRP171055.8131.0121.580
Rocky ChildressRP110106.1723.1241.500
Ernie CamachoRP130037.6417.2132.091
Brian MeyerRP80001.4612.1101.050

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.