1979 New York Mets roster

30 players appeared for the New York Mets in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Mets roster: batting

1979 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.
Lee Mazzilli1B15859778181157934.303.395.844
Joel YoungbloodLF15859090162166018.275.346.782
Doug Flynn2B157555351354610.243.265.582
John StearnsC1555385813196615.243.312.667
Richie Hebner1B1364735412710793.268.354.747
Steve HendersonRF983504210753913.306.380.820
Elliott Maddox3B8622421601123.268.335.674
Alex TrevinoC7920724560202.271.338.671
Ed Kranepool—821557362170.232.287.591
Dan NormanCF441109273112.245.311.684
Bruce Boisclair—5998718040.184.210.465
Gil Flores—70939181102.194.262.520
Ron HodgesC5986414050.163.311.521
Kelvin Chapman2B3580712040.150.198.410
Sergio Ferrer—32770000.000.222.222

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

1979 Mets roster: pitching

1979 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.
Craig SwanRP353514133.29251.11451.190
Pete FalconeRP33316144.16184.01131.470
Kevin KobelRP3027683.51161.2671.330
Neil AllenRP5056103.5599.0651.488
Tom HausmanRP1910262.7578.2331.072
Ed GlynnRP460143.0060.0321.627
Mike ScottSP189135.3352.1211.510
Dwight BernardRP321034.7044.0201.930
Pat ZachryRP77513.5942.2171.520
Skip LockwoodRP270251.4942.1421.119
Jesse OroscoRP182124.8935.0221.570
Juan BerenguerRP55112.9330.2251.300
Jeff ReardonRP180121.7121.0101.002
Roy Lee JacksonRP80102.2016.1100.980
John PacellaRP43024.4116.1121.220

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.