1978 New York Mets roster

34 players appeared for the New York Mets in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Mets roster: batting

1978 New York Mets 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.
Willie Montanez1B1596096615617969.256.320.712
Steve HendersonRF15758783156106513.266.333.732
Lee Mazzilli1B14854278148166120.273.353.785
Doug Flynn2B156532371260363.237.277.567
John StearnsC14347765126157325.264.364.777
Lenny RandleDH1324375310223514.233.330.650
Tim FoliSS113413371061272.257.283.603
Elliott Maddox3B119389431002392.257.370.699
Joel YoungbloodLF11326640677304.252.294.730
Bruce Boisclair—10721424484153.224.293.616
Bobby Valentine—6916017431181.269.346.677
Ron HodgesC47102426071.255.322.635
Tom Grieve—54101521280.208.273.570
Ed Kranepool—66817173190.210.280.625
Dan NormanCF19647174101.266.284.768
Sergio Ferrer—373387011.212.316.589
Gil Flores—112988011.276.344.689
Alex TrevinoC61233000.250.308.558
Butch BentonC4412020.500.6001.100

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

1978 Mets roster: pitching

1978 New York Mets 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 KoosmanSP38323153.75235.11601.302
Craig SwanRP2928962.43207.11251.070
Nino EspinosaSP323211154.73203.2761.500
Pat ZachryRP21211063.33138.0781.300
Mike BruhertP27224114.78133.2561.530
Kevin KobelRP3211562.91108.1511.150
Skip LockwoodRP5707133.5790.2731.2015
Tom HausmanRP1010334.7051.2161.300
Dwight BernardRP301144.3148.0261.690
Butch MetzgerP250136.5137.1211.880
Mardie CornejoP250422.4536.2171.393
Paul SiebertP270025.1428.0121.821
Bob MyrickP170033.2824.2131.260
Juan BerenguerRP53028.3113.082.150
Roy Lee JacksonRP42009.2412.262.130

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.