1979 Texas Rangers roster

30 players appeared for the Texas Rangers in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Rangers roster: batting

1979 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.
Buddy Bell3B16267089200181015.299.327.778
Bump Wills2B1465439014854635.273.340.690
Richie ZiskDH1445036913218641.262.336.752
Jim SundbergC150495501365643.275.345.713
Al OliverDH1364926915912764.323.367.836
Pat PutnamDH1394265711818641.277.319.777
Nelson NormanSS14734336760214.222.260.526
Billy Sample2B12832560955358.292.365.781
John Ellis—111316339012612.285.318.754
Johnny GrubbDH102289427910372.273.350.775
Mike Jorgensen1B9015721356160.223.293.675
Larvell BlanksSS6812013241150.200.259.526
Dave Roberts3B448412223141.262.319.735
Gary Gray1B1642410011.238.273.511
La rue Washington—251855022.278.409.687
Greg Mahlberg—71722110.118.211.505
Gary Holle—5601000.167.286.619

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

1979 Rangers roster: pitching

1979 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.
Fergie JenkinsSP373716144.07259.01641.290
Steve ComerSP363617123.68242.1861.300
Doc MedichSP29191074.17149.0581.380
Jim KernRP7101351.57143.01361.1329
Doyle AlexanderSP2318574.45113.1501.610
Sparky LyleRP670583.1395.0481.1213
Jon MatlackRP1313544.1385.0351.330
Danny DarwinSP206444.0478.0581.030
Dave RajsichRP273133.5253.2321.380
Brian AllardSP74134.3233.1141.470
Jerry Don GleatonRP52016.529.221.760
Larry McCallP21102.168.131.200
Bob BabcockRP400010.135.162.630

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.