1979 Los Angeles Angels roster

33 players appeared for the Los Angeles Angels in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Angels roster: batting

1979 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.
Carney Lansford3B157654114188197920.287.329.764
Don BaylorDH1626281201863613922.296.371.901
Dan FordDH142569100165211018.290.333.797
Bobby Grich2B15353478157301011.294.365.903
Brian DowningDH1485098716612753.326.418.880
Rick MillerDH120427601252285.293.367.733
Rod Carew1B1104097813034418.318.419.810
Willie AikensDH1163795910621811.280.376.869
Joe Rudi1B90330358011610.242.294.688
Jim AndersonSS9623433583233.248.298.648
Tom DonohueC3810713243142.224.259.614
Merv RettenmundDH35767201101.263.360.688
Rance MulliniksDH2268710180.147.192.383
Dickie ThonSS3556619080.339.393.786
Willie Davis—4356914021.250.300.621
Bobby ClarkCF1954816151.296.356.819
Terry Humphrey—91721000.059.111.170
Orlando Ramirez—131210001.000.143.143
Ike Hampton—4502000.400.400.800
Brian HarperC1200000.000.000.000
John Harris1B1200000.000.000.000

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

1979 Angels roster: pitching

1979 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.
Dave FrostSP363316103.57239.11071.271
Nolan RyanSP343416143.59223.02231.270
Jim BarrRP362510124.20197.0691.380
Don AaseRP37289104.81185.1961.492
Mark ClearRP5201153.63109.0981.4214
Chris KnappSP2018555.5198.0361.470
Frank TananaSP1817753.9090.0461.310
Mike BarlowRP350115.1386.0331.580
Dave LaRocheRP5317115.5785.2591.6210
Ralph BottingSP121208.8029.2222.060
Bob FerrisSP20001.506.021.330
Dave SchulerRP100010.801.201.200

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.