1979 Minnesota Twins roster

34 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Twins roster: batting

1979 Minnesota Twins 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.
Roy SmalleyDH1626219416824952.271.353.794
Ron Jackson1B1595838515814683.271.337.766
Ken LandreauxRF15156481172158310.305.347.798
Butch WynegarC149504741367572.270.363.714
Rob Wilfong2B1404197113195911.313.352.810
John Castino3B148393491125525.285.331.728
Hosken Powell1B10433849992365.293.360.739
Glenn AdamsDH11932634988502.301.350.770
Willie NorwoodDH9627032676309.248.299.684
Bombo RiveraCF11226337742315.281.324.715
Mike Cubbage3B9424326672231.276.371.720
Dave Edwards1B9622942578356.249.323.711
Bob Randall3B8019925490142.246.299.580
Jose Morales1B9219121512270.267.319.654
Danny GoodwinDH5815922465270.289.335.832
Rick SofieldCF35938280122.301.381.736
Glenn BorgmannC3170414081.200.317.560
Gary WardLF101424010.286.412.697
Jesus VegaDH4700000.000.000.000
Dan GrahamC2400000.000.000.000

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

1979 Twins roster: pitching

1979 Minnesota Twins 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.
Jerry KoosmanSP373620133.38263.21571.330
Dave GoltzRP363514134.16250.21321.400
Geoff ZahnSP26241373.57169.0581.310
Paul HartzellRP28266105.36163.0441.450
Mike MarshallRP90110152.65142.2811.2632
Roger EricksonRP24213105.63123.0471.640
Pete RedfernRP406733.49108.1851.301
Darrell JacksonSP248444.2869.1431.660
Mike BacsikRP310424.3965.2331.370
Gary SerumP205136.6164.0311.770
Jeff HollyP60007.116.152.050
Kevin StanfieldP30006.003.000.670
Terry FeltonRP10000.002.010.000
Paul ThormodsgardP10009.001.013.000

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.