1981 Minnesota Twins roster

36 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Twins roster: batting

1981 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.
John Castino3B101381411026364.268.301.697
Mickey Hatcher1B9937736963373.255.285.635
Rob Wilfong2B9330532753192.246.311.643
Gary WardLF8529542783295.264.325.684
Hosken Powell1B8026430632257.239.286.612
Dave Engle1B8224829645320.258.295.703
Pete Mackanin2B7722521524181.231.256.581
Glenn AdamsDH7222013462240.209.273.555
Sal ButeraC6216713400180.240.325.618
Roy SmalleyDH5616724447220.263.375.818
Danny GoodwinDH5915118342173.225.298.615
Butch WynegarC4715011370100.247.322.602
Rick SofieldCF41102918053.176.234.430
Ron Washington2B2884819054.226.270.555
Kent Hrbek1B2467516170.239.301.660
Chuck BakerSS4066612060.182.194.467
Tim Corcoran1B225149040.176.259.494
Tim LaudnerC144347250.163.234.583
Lenny FaedoSS124138060.195.209.453
Ray SmithC154048110.200.200.500
Gary GaettiDH92645230.192.192.615
Greg JohnstonCF71622000.125.222.347
Mark FunderburkDH81523020.200.278.544

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

1981 Twins roster: pitching

1981 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.
Al WilliamsSP23226104.08150.0761.410
Pete RedfernRP2423984.07141.2771.360
Fredie ArroyoRP23197103.93128.1391.390
Roger EricksonRP1414383.8491.1441.360
Doug CorbettRP540262.5787.2601.3017
Brad HavensRP1412363.5878.0431.280
Don CooperRP272154.3058.2331.590
John VerhoevenRP250003.9852.0161.370
Jack O'ConnorRP280325.8635.1162.150
Darrell JacksonSP145334.4132.2261.650
Bob VeselicRP50113.1822.2131.500
Jack HobbsRP40003.185.211.940
Terry FeltonRP100040.501.114.500

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.