1978 Texas Rangers roster

32 players appeared for the Texas Rangers in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Rangers roster: batting

1978 Texas Rangers 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.
Bump Wills2B1575397813595752.250.331.678
Al OliverDH1335256517014898.324.358.848
Jim SundbergC149518541446582.278.358.739
Richie ZiskDH1405116813422853.262.338.770
Mike Hargrove1B146494631247402.251.388.734
Juan BeniquezLF12747361123115010.260.292.670
Toby Harrah2B13945056103125931.229.349.709
Bert Campaneris2B98269305011722.186.245.483
Kurt Bevacqua3B9024821556301.222.271.614
John LowensteinDH77176283952116.222.363.749
Bobby Thompson—6412023272127.225.284.634
Jim Mason—551051020030.190.227.456
Mike Jorgensen1B96972019193.196.319.577
John Ellis—34947233170.245.282.665
Gary Gray1B1750412261.240.255.635
Pat PutnamDH204647120.152.188.427
Nelson NormanSS233419010.265.265.588
Sandy Alomar—242936010.207.233.475
Billy Sample2B81527030.467.4671.067
La rue Washington—3300000.000.000.000
Greg Mahlberg—1100000.000.000.000

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

1978 Rangers roster: pitching

1978 Texas Rangers 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.
Jon MatlackRP353315132.27270.01571.121
Fergie JenkinsSP34301883.04249.01571.080
Doyle AlexanderSP31289103.86191.0811.410
Doc MedichSP2822983.74171.0711.272
Dock EllisSP2222974.20141.1451.250
Steve ComerSP30111152.30117.1651.231
Jim UmbargerP329584.8897.2601.561
Len BarkerSP290154.8252.1331.764
Paul MirabellaRP104325.7928.0231.681
Roger MoretP72014.9114.251.701
Danny DarwinSP31104.009.081.330

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.