1979 Milwaukee Brewers roster

28 players appeared for the Milwaukee Brewers in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Brewers roster: batting

1979 Milwaukee Brewers 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.
Cecil CooperDH150590831822410615.308.364.872
Paul MolitorDH1405848818896233.322.372.842
Robin YountCF1495777215485111.267.308.679
Gorman ThomasDH15655797136451231.244.356.895
Ben OglivieDH13951488145298112.282.343.869
Sal Bando3B130476571179432.246.330.674
Sixto LezcanoCF13847384152281014.321.414.987
Don MoneyDH9235052836381.237.316.667
Charlie MooreC111337451015388.300.355.759
Dick DavisDH91335518912413.266.298.716
Jim Gantner2B7020829592223.284.336.726
Buck MartinezC6919617534260.270.296.669
Jim Wohlford3B6317519461176.263.290.656
Larry HisleDH269618273141.281.352.800
Ray Fosse—1952612020.231.286.613
Lenn Sakata3B41417010.500.5001.143
Tim Nordbrook—2201000.500.5001.000

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

1979 Brewers roster: pitching

1979 Milwaukee Brewers 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.
Lary SorensenRP343415143.98235.1631.240
Mike CaldwellSP30301663.29235.0891.240
Jim SlatonRP32311593.63213.0801.330
Bill TraversSP30271483.89187.1741.290
Moose HaasSP292811114.78184.2951.390
Jerry AugustineRP432963.4785.2411.465
Reggie ClevelandRP291156.7155.0221.824
Bob GalassoRP310314.3851.1281.753
Bob McClureRP360523.8851.0371.515
Andy ReplogleP30005.638.021.880
Dan BoitanoRP50001.506.051.500

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.