1979 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

26 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1979 MLB season. They won the 1979 World Series, 4-3.

1979 Pirates roster: batting

1979 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.
Omar MorenoCF16269511019686977.282.333.714
Dave ParkerDH158622109193259420.310.380.906
Phil Garner3B15054976161115917.293.359.800
Willie Stargell1B1264246011932820.281.352.904
Bill Robinson1B14842159111247513.264.302.805
Ed OttC117403491107510.273.314.699
John Milner1B128326529016603.276.373.849
Rennie Stennett2B10831931760241.238.289.581
Steve NicosiaC7019122554130.288.364.799
Lee LacyDH8418217455156.247.327.739
Dale BerraSS4412311263150.211.272.597
Manny Sanguillen1B5674817040.230.247.598
Mike EaslerDH55548152110.278.371.815
Matt AlexanderCF44131670113.538.5381.231
Doe Boyland1B4300000.000.000.000

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

1979 Pirates roster: pitching

1979 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 BlylevenSP37371253.60237.11721.390
John CandelariaRP33301493.22207.01011.170
Bruce KisonRP33251373.19172.11051.170
Don RobinsonSP2925883.87160.2961.390
Jim BibbyRP34171242.81137.21031.140
Kent TekulveRP9401082.75134.1751.1831
Enrique RomoRP8401052.99129.11061.285
Jim RookerSP1917474.60103.2441.400
Grant JacksonRP720852.9682.0391.2414
Rick RhodenSP11017.205.021.400

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.