1986 St. Louis Cardinals roster

35 players appeared for the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1986 MLB season.

1986 Cardinals roster: batting

1986 St. Louis Cardinals 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.
Vince ColemanLF15460094139029107.232.301.581
Terry PendletonDH1595785613815924.239.279.585
Tom Herr2B1525594814126122.252.342.673
Ozzie SmithSS1535146714405431.280.376.709
Willie McGeeRF1244976512774819.256.306.676
Andy Van SlykeCF13741848113136121.270.343.795
Mike LaValliereC11030318713300.234.318.628
Jack ClarkDH6523234559231.237.362.784
Curt FordRF85214305322913.248.318.682
Tito LandrumRF9620524432173.210.279.562
Clint Hurdle1B7815418303150.195.311.610
Jose Oquendo2B7613820410132.297.359.700
John MorrisRF391008241146.240.287.577
Alan Knicely1B3482816161.195.330.598
Jim LindemanLF1955714161.255.276.603
Tom Lawless3B4639511038.282.310.617
Jerry WhiteCF252413130.125.179.429
Fred ManriqueSS131723111.176.222.575

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

1986 Cardinals roster: pitching

1986 St. Louis Cardinals 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.
Bob ForschRP333314103.25230.01041.210
Danny CoxRP323212132.90220.01081.130
John TudorSP30301372.92219.01071.140
Greg MathewsSP23221183.65145.1671.260
Tim ConroySP25215115.23115.1791.540
Todd WorrellRP7409102.08103.2731.2336
Ricky HortonRP429432.24100.1491.033
Ray BurrisRP2310455.6082.0341.510
Pat PerryRP460233.8068.2291.352
Rick OwnbeyRP173133.8042.2251.550
Ken DayleyRP310033.2638.2331.375
Ray SoffRP300423.2938.1221.300
Greg BargarRP220025.6027.1121.680
Joe BoeverRP110011.6621.281.380
Kurt KepshireSP21014.508.061.500
Bill EarleyRP30000.003.020.670
Jeff LahtiRP40000.002.131.710

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.