1981 New York Yankees roster

29 players appeared for the New York Yankees in the 1981 MLB season. They reached the 1981 World Series and lost 4-2.

1981 Yankees roster: batting

1981 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.
Dave WinfieldDH10538852114136811.294.360.824
Willie Randolph2B93357598322414.232.336.641
Graig Nettles3B103349468515460.244.333.731
Reggie JacksonDH94334337915540.237.330.758
Jerry MumphreyLF80319449863214.307.354.783
Rick CeroneC7123423572210.244.276.618
Bucky DentSS7322720547270.238.300.679
Oscar GambleDH80189244510270.238.357.796
Larry Milbourne3B6116324511122.313.351.749
Lou PiniellaDH6015916445180.277.331.759
Bob Watson1B5915615336120.212.317.701
Bobby MurcerDH5011714316240.265.331.801
Bobby BrownCF3162514064.226.279.521
Dennis Werth1B345576011.109.269.396
Aurelio Rodriguez3B2752418280.346.370.870
Johnny OatesC102645000.192.250.481
Andre Robertson3B101915001.263.263.579
Steve BalboniDH4722020.286.3751.089

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

1981 Yankees roster: pitching

1981 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.
Rudy MayRP27226114.14147.2791.211
Tommy JohnSP2020982.63140.1501.240
Ron GuidrySP23211152.76127.01040.990
Dave RighettiSP1515842.06105.0891.080
Ron DavisRP430452.7173.0830.996
Goose GossageRP320320.7747.0480.7720
Dave LaRocheRP261412.4947.0241.150
Gene NelsonRP87314.8539.0161.620
George FrazierRP160011.6327.2171.343
Andy McGaffiganRP20002.577.021.140
Dave WehrmeisterRP50005.147.071.860

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.