1978 Los Angeles Dodgers roster

34 players appeared for the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 1978 MLB season. They reached the 1978 World Series and lost 4-2.

1978 Dodgers roster: batting

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 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.
Steve Garvey1B162639892022111310.316.353.852
Bill RussellSS1556257217934610.286.320.684
Davey LopesLF15158793163175845.278.355.776
Ron CeyDH1595558415023842.270.380.833
Dusty BakerDH14952262137116612.262.325.701
Reggie Smith1B12844782132299312.295.382.942
Rick Monday1B119342548719572.254.348.816
Lee LacyDH103245296413407.261.335.853
Steve YeagerC9422819444230.193.301.577
Vic Davalillo1B757715241112.312.333.723
Johnny OatesC4075523060.307.350.670
Jerry GroteC4170519090.271.354.697
Ted Martinez—54551314153.255.317.644
Manny MotaLF3733210060.303.361.694
Rudy LawDH111223013.250.308.558
Charlie Hough—551214020.333.333.750
Pedro Guerrero1B5835010.625.6251.500
Joe Simpson1B10512010.400.400.800
Brad GuldenC3400000.000.000.000
Myron White—7412010.500.5001.000
Enzo Hernandez—4300000.000.000.000

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

1978 Dodgers roster: pitching

1978 Los Angeles Dodgers 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.
Don SuttonSP343415113.55238.11541.180
Burt HootonSP323219102.71236.01041.090
Tommy JohnSP333017103.30213.01241.331
Doug RauSP30301593.26199.0951.440
Rick RhodenSP30231083.66164.2791.280
Bob WelchRP2313742.03111.0661.063
Terry ForsterRP470541.9365.1461.2122
Lance RautzhanP430212.9361.1251.304
Bobby CastilloRP180043.9734.0301.791
Rick SutcliffeSP20000.002.001.500
Dave StewartSP10000.002.010.500
Dennis LewallynRP10000.002.001.000
Gerry HannahsP10009.002.051.500

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.