1978 Los Angeles Angels roster

31 players appeared for the Los Angeles Angels in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Angels roster: batting

1978 Los Angeles Angels 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.
Don BaylorDH158591103151349922.255.332.804
Lyman Bostock—1475687416857115.296.362.740
Joe Rudi1B1334975812717792.256.295.711
Bobby Grich2B144487681226424.251.357.685
Rick MillerDH132475661251373.263.341.680
Dave Chalk3B135470421191345.253.318.603
Carney Lansford3B1214536313385220.294.339.746
Brian DowningDH133412421057463.255.345.688
Ron Jackson1B105387491156572.297.337.758
Ken LandreauxRF9326037585237.223.284.630
Ron Fairly—91235235110400.217.289.655
Rance MulliniksDH50119622162.185.238.491
Terry Humphrey—531141125190.219.264.562
Merv RettenmundDH5010816291140.269.433.794
Jim AndersonSS48108621070.194.267.526
Tony Solaita—609410211140.223.336.624
Danny GoodwinDH24589162100.276.377.842
Dave Machemer—102266120.273.333.788
Ike Hampton—191423141.214.313.884

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

1978 Angels roster: pitching

1978 Los Angeles Angels 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.
Frank TananaSP333318123.65239.01371.250
Nolan RyanSP313110133.71235.02601.410
Chris KnappSP30291484.21188.11261.300
Don AaseRP29291184.03178.2931.480
Paul HartzellRP54126103.44157.0551.336
Ken BrettRP3110354.95100.0431.421
Dave LaRocheRP5901092.8295.2701.2625
Dyar MillerRP410622.6684.2341.491
Dave FrostSP1110542.5880.1301.180
Tom GriffinSP244344.0256.0351.680
John CaneiraP22007.047.201.430
Mike BarlowRP10004.502.011.500

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.