1979 New York Yankees roster

35 players appeared for the New York Yankees in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Yankees roster: batting

1979 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.
Willie Randolph2B1535749815556133.270.374.741
Chris Chambliss1B1495546115518633.280.324.761
Graig Nettles3B1455217113220731.253.325.726
Reggie JacksonDH1314657813829899.297.382.926
Lou PiniellaDH1304614913711693.297.320.745
Bucky DentSS14143147992320.230.287.573
Thurman Munson—97382421103391.288.340.714
Jim Spencer1B106295608523530.288.367.960
Roy White—8120524443272.215.290.578
Juan BeniquezLF6214219364173.254.299.694
Jerry NarronC6112317214180.171.226.535
Fred StanleySS571009202140.200.236.506
Brad GuldenC40921015060.163.238.444
Darryl Jones—1847612060.255.286.690
Lenny RandleDH203927030.179.238.418
Damaso Garcia2B1138310042.263.263.553
Brian Doyle2B203224050.125.200.388
Bruce RobinsonC61202020.167.231.397
Roy Staiger—41113010.273.308.671
Dennis Werth1B3411000.250.250.500

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

1979 Yankees roster: pitching

1979 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.
Tommy JohnSP37362192.96276.11111.210
Ron GuidrySP33301882.78236.12011.162
Luis TiantSP30301383.91195.21041.240
Catfish HunterP1919295.31105.0341.540
Ed FigueroaSP1616464.13104.2421.380
Ron DavisRP4401422.8585.1431.319
Ken ClaySP325175.4078.1281.442
Jim BeattieSP1513365.2176.0321.660
Goose GossageRP360532.6458.0411.1618
Dave RighettiSP33013.7117.0131.180
Paul MirabellaRP101048.7914.141.810
Mike GriffinRP30004.154.151.621
Rick AndersonP10003.862.102.140
Roger SlagleP10000.002.020.000

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.