1979 San Diego Padres roster

32 players appeared for the San Diego Padres in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Padres roster: batting

1979 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.
Dave WinfieldDH159597971843411815.308.395.953
Ozzie SmithSS1565877712402728.211.260.522
Gene RichardsCF1505457715244124.279.343.708
Gene Tenace1B1514636112220672.263.403.848
Jerry TurnerCF138448551119614.248.301.670
Fernando Gonzalez—11432322709340.217.258.617
Kurt Bevacqua3B11429723751342.253.331.661
Dan Briggs1B10422734478302.207.277.634
Bill FaheyC7320914603191.287.348.726
Bill Almon3B1001982045186.227.299.556
Barry Evans2B561629351140.216.237.502
Jim Wilhelm—39103825081.243.255.595
Fred KendallC46102817160.167.248.463
Broderick PerkinsDH5787823080.264.323.587
Tim Flannery3B2265210040.154.222.407
Don Reynolds—3045610060.222.321.654
Bobby Tolan—222124020.190.190.476
Brian Greer—4300000.000.000.000
Sam Perlozzo—2200000.000.333.333

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

1979 Padres roster: pitching

1979 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.
Randy JonesSP393911123.63263.01121.220
Gaylord PerrySP323212113.06232.21401.260
Bob ShirleyRP49258163.38205.01171.240
Eric RasmussenSP4520693.27156.2541.173
Bob OwchinkoSP42206123.74149.1661.330
John D'AcquistoRP51119134.92133.2971.692
Rollie FingersRP540994.5283.2651.5313
Steve MuraRP385443.0873.0591.292
Mark LeeRP461244.2965.0251.745
Mickey LolichP275024.7449.1201.640
Juan EichelbergerRP33113.4321.0121.240
Dennis KinneyRP130003.5018.0111.390
Tom TellmannRP100016.882.212.630

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.