1986 Minnesota Twins roster

30 players appeared for the Minnesota Twins in the 1986 MLB season.

1986 Twins roster: batting

1986 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.
Kirby PuckettCF161680119223319620.328.366.903
Gary GaettiDH157596911713410814.287.347.865
Tom BrunanskyRF15759369152237512.256.315.738
Kent Hrbek1B1495508514729912.267.353.831
Greg GagneSS15647263118125412.250.301.700
Roy SmalleyDH1434595911320571.246.342.780
Steve Lombardozzi2B156453531038333.227.308.655
Randy Bush1B13035750967455.269.347.767
Mickey Hatcher1B11531740883322.278.315.681
Mark SalasC9125828608333.233.282.666
Tim LaudnerC76193214710291.244.333.784
Billy BeaneRF8018320393152.213.258.553
Jeff ReedC681651339291.236.308.629
Ron Washington2B487415194111.257.278.738
Mark DavidsonRF366858022.118.189.351
Alvaro EspinozaSS374249010.214.233.471
Al WoodsDH232859280.321.375.946
Chris Pittaro2B112102000.095.095.190
Alejandro SanchezRF81612010.125.176.301
Andre DavidDH5501000.200.333.533

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

1986 Twins roster: pitching

1986 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.
Bert BlylevenSP363617144.01271.22151.180
Frank ViolaSP373716134.51245.21911.380
Mike SmithsonRP343313144.77198.01141.470
Mark PortugalSP27156104.31112.2671.441
Allan AndersonSP2110365.5584.1511.610
Roy Lee JacksonRP280013.8658.1321.251
Frank PastoreRP331314.0149.1181.582
Bill LathamRP72017.3116.081.880
Roy SmithSP50026.9710.181.740
Dennis BurttRP300031.502.015.000

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.