1978 New York Yankees roster

34 players appeared for the New York Yankees in the 1978 MLB season. They won the 1978 World Series, 4-2.

1978 Yankees roster: batting

1978 New York Yankees 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.
Chris Chambliss1B1626258117112902.274.321.703
Thurman Munson—154617731836712.297.332.705
Graig Nettles3B1595878116227931.276.343.803
Mickey RiversDH14155978148114825.265.302.699
Reggie JacksonDH13951182140279714.274.356.834
Willie Randolph2B1344998713934236.279.381.738
Lou PiniellaDH130472671486693.314.361.806
Bucky DentSS12337940925403.243.286.603
Roy White—103346449384310.269.349.742
Cliff JohnsonDH7617420326190.184.307.658
Fred StanleySS811601435190.219.324.606
Jim Spencer1B7115012347240.227.295.735
Paul BlairCF7512510222131.176.231.495
Mike HeathC3392621080.228.265.548
Brian Doyle2B3952610000.192.192.385
Damaso Garcia2B184158011.195.227.422
George Zeber—3600000.000.000.000
Mickey Klutts3B12120001.0001.0002.500
Fran Healy—1100000.000.000.000
Dennis SherrillSS2110000.000.000.000

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

1978 Yankees roster: pitching

1978 New York Yankees 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.
Ron GuidrySP35352531.74273.22480.950
Ed FigueroaSP35352092.99253.0921.230
Dick TidrowRP31257113.84185.1731.320
Goose GossageRP63010112.01134.01221.0927
Jim BeattieSP2522693.73128.0651.360
Catfish HunterP21201263.58118.0561.130
Sparky LyleRP590933.47111.2331.339
Ken ClaySP286344.2875.2321.450
Don GullettP88423.6344.2281.480
Andy MessersmithP65035.6422.1161.750
Bob KammeyerP70005.8221.2111.380
Larry McCallP51115.6316.071.630
Dave RajsichRP42004.0513.191.650
Ron DavisRP400011.572.102.570

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.