1978 San Diego Padres roster

31 players appeared for the San Diego Padres in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Padres roster: batting

1978 San Diego Padres 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.
Ozzie SmithSS1595906915214640.258.311.623
Dave WinfieldDH15858788181249721.308.367.866
Gene RichardsCF1545559017144537.308.381.801
Bill Almon3B1384053910202117.252.308.616
Gene Tenace1B142401609016616.224.392.801
Oscar GambleDH126375461037471.275.366.753
Derrel ThomasSS128352368032611.227.301.594
Rick SweetC8822615501111.221.306.576
Jerry TurnerCF10622528638376.280.348.784
Broderick PerkinsDH6221714522334.240.253.594
Tucker Ashford3B7515511383261.245.301.675
Dave Roberts3B5497721170.216.309.618
Barry Evans2B2490724040.267.295.595
Don Reynolds—57878220101.253.363.639
Chuck BakerSS4458812030.207.233.457
Mike Champion—3253312040.226.293.595
Bob DavisC194038020.200.220.445
Jim Beswick—172021000.050.095.145
Jim Wilhelm—101927041.368.381.855
Tony Castillo—5801010.125.125.250

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

1978 Padres roster: pitching

1978 San Diego Padres 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.
Gaylord PerrySP37372162.73260.21541.180
Randy JonesSP373613142.88253.0711.290
Bob OwchinkoSP363310133.56202.1941.360
Bob ShirleyRP50208113.69166.01021.365
Rollie FingersRP6706132.52107.1721.0537
John D'AcquistoRP453432.1393.01041.2510
Mark LeeRP560513.2885.0311.292
Mickey LolichP202211.5634.2131.181
Steve MuraRP520211.747.252.610
Dave WehrmeisterRP40106.147.121.770
Juan EichelbergerRP300010.803.121.800

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.