1981 Pittsburgh Pirates roster

Manager: Chuck Tanner

32 players appeared for the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Pirates roster: batting

1981 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 MorenoCF281034346212013539.276.319.681
Mike EaslerDH309533943977424.286.328.759
Tim FoliSS308631632780207.247.285.582
Bill MadlockDH3082279359564518.341.413.907
Dave ParkerDH306724029629486.258.287.742
Dale BerraSS2481232215622711.241.302.621
Jason Thompson1B2686223365415420.242.396.899
Lee LacyDH3378213315721024.268.307.692
Steve NicosiaC255416921392183.231.286.623
Johnny Ray2B24311021025060.245.284.637
Bill Robinson1B383988819281.216.258.576
Vance Law3B24306719031.134.157.321
Willie Stargell1B413860217090.283.333.683
Gary Alexander1B282147610160.213.255.659
Kurt Bevacqua3B34292727140.259.333.741
Matt AlexanderCF34151154003.364.364.727
Doe Boyland1B2611800000.000.111.111

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

1981 Pirates roster: pitching

1981 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.
Rick RhodenSP282121943.89136.1761.470
Eddie SolomonSP302217863.12127.0381.261
Jim BibbyRP361414632.5093.2481.120
Pascual PerezSP241713273.9686.1461.460
Rod ScurryRP25277453.7774.0651.547
Kent TekulveRP34450552.4965.0341.203
Luis TiantSP4099253.9257.1321.270
Odell JonesRP28138453.3154.1301.360
Enrique RomoRP33330134.5441.2231.569
John CandelariaRP2766223.5141.0141.290
Don RobinsonSP24162035.8738.1171.832
Victor CruzRP23220112.6534.0281.411
Ernie CamachoRP2673014.9821.2111.750
Mark LeeRP28120022.7519.251.122
Bob LongRP2653125.9519.281.680

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.