1979 San Francisco Giants roster

29 players appeared for the San Francisco Giants in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Giants roster: batting

1979 San Francisco Giants 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.
Darrell Evans1B1605626814217706.253.356.748
Jack ClarkDH14352784144268611.273.348.825
Bill NorthCF1424608711953058.259.386.727
Mike Ivie1B1334025811527895.286.359.906
Terry WhitfieldCF133394521135445.287.349.745
Larry HerndonLF13235435917368.257.313.698
Willie McCovey1B117353348815570.249.318.720
Johnnie LeMaster3B10834342873299.254.304.627
Roger MetzgerSS94259246503111.251.311.651
Joe Strain2B6725727621128.241.285.577
Dennis LittlejohnC6319315381130.197.272.526
Marc HillC6316920353150.207.308.586
Rob Andrews—7515422402134.260.289.607
Mike SadekC6312614301111.238.322.623
Max VenableRF55851214033.165.260.460
Greg JohnstonCF4274515170.203.224.494

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

1979 Giants roster: pitching

1979 San Francisco Giants 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.
Vida BlueSP343414145.01237.01381.510
Bob KnepperSP34349124.64207.11231.530
John MontefuscoRP2222383.94137.0761.430
Ed HalickiRP3319584.58125.2811.440
John CurtisRP27181094.18120.2851.350
Phil NastuRP2514344.32100.0471.460
Gary LavelleRP700792.5196.2801.3220
Tom GriffinSP593563.9194.1821.372
Greg MintonRP460431.8179.2331.084
Randy MoffittRP280257.7135.0161.912
Al HollandRP30000.007.071.140
Ed PlankP40007.363.213.000

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.