1978 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

Manager: Chuck Tanner

33 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Pirates roster: batting

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.
Frank TaverasSS281576548118203846.278.313.666
Dave ParkerDH271485811021943011720.334.394.979
Phil Garner3B2915452866138106627.261.345.745
Omar MorenoCF251555159512123371.235.339.642
Bill Robinson1B3513649970123148014.246.296.707
Willie Stargell1B381223906011528973.295.382.949
Ed OttC26112379491029384.269.315.724
Rennie Stennett2B2710633330813352.243.274.584
John Milner1B2810829539806385.271.342.732
Manny Sanguillen1B348522015583162.264.296.633
Duffy DyerC32581757370132.211.294.563
Dale BerraSS215613516286143.207.285.640
Steve Brye—29661151627192.235.305.626
Mario MendozaSS275755512133.218.283.574
Ken Macha3B272952511052.212.354.623
Jim Fregosi—36202034010.200.385.635
Doe Boyland1B236812010.250.250.500
Steve NicosiaC223500000.000.167.167
Alberto Lois—223401000.250.2501.000

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

1978 Pirates roster: pitching

1978 Pittsburgh Pirates 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.
Bert BlylevenSP27343414103.03243.21821.160
Don RobinsonSP2135321463.47228.11351.141
John CandelariaRP24302912113.24189.0941.271
Jim RookerSP3528289114.24163.1761.480
Kent TekulveRP31910872.33135.0771.2631
Jim BibbyRP333414873.53107.0721.301
Bruce KisonRP282811663.1996.0621.250
Jerry ReussRP292312324.9082.2421.450
Grant JacksonRP35600753.2677.1451.565
Ed WhitsonSP23430563.2774.1641.394
Odell JonesRP2531202.009.0101.220
Will McEnaneyP26600010.388.261.960
Clay CarrollP3720002.254.001.250

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.