1983 Minnesota Twins roster

34 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1983 MLB season.

1983 Twins roster: batting

1983 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.
Gary WardLF1576237617319888.278.326.766
Gary GaettiDH1575848114321787.245.309.724
John Castino3B1425638315611574.277.348.751
Tom BrunanskyRF1515427012328822.227.308.753
Kent Hrbek1B1415157515316844.297.366.855
Mickey Hatcher1B106375501199472.317.342.787
Dave Engle1B120374461148432.305.350.800
Randy Bush1B124373439311560.249.323.741
Ron Washington2B99317287842610.246.296.621
Darrell BrownDH9130940840223.272.297.601
Lenny FaedoSS5117316481180.277.291.626
Tim LaudnerC6216820316180.185.250.595
Ray SmithC591521134081.224.274.531
Bobby MitchellCF5915226351151.230.354.656
Houston Jimenez2B3686515090.174.207.462
Scott Ullger1B3579815050.190.247.488
Tim Teufel2B21781124360.308.325.863
Greg GagneSS102723030.111.103.252
Jim EisenreichLF2712000.286.375.804
Tack WilsonDH5441010.250.250.750

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

1983 Twins roster: pitching

1983 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.
Frank ViolaSP35347155.49210.01271.590
Ken SchromSP33281583.71196.1801.410
Al WilliamsSP362911144.14193.1681.371
Bobby CastilloRP27258124.77158.1901.480
Rick LysanderRP6145123.38125.0581.403
Pete FilsonSP268413.4090.0491.291
Ron DavisRP660583.3489.0841.3730
Jack O'ConnorRP278235.8683.0561.720
Brad HavensRP1614588.1880.1401.840
Len WhitehouseRP600714.1573.2441.552
Mike WaltersRP230114.1259.0211.222
Bryan OelkersRP108058.6534.1132.130
Jay PettiboneSP44045.3327.0101.330
Jim LewisSP60006.5018.081.720

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.