1980 Texas Rangers roster

36 players appeared for the Texas Rangers in the 1980 MLB season.

1980 Rangers roster: batting

1980 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.
Al OliverDH16365696209191175.319.357.838
Mickey RiversDH1476309621076018.333.353.789
Bump Wills2B14657810215255834.263.322.682
Jim SundbergC1515055913810632.273.353.737
Buddy Bell3B1294907616117833.329.379.877
Richie ZiskDH1354484813019770.290.344.804
Pat PutnamDH1474104210813550.263.319.727
Rusty StaubCF109340421029551.300.370.828
Johnny GrubbDH11027440769322.277.374.801
Dave Roberts3B101235275610300.238.280.663
Billy Sample2B9920429534198.260.335.702
John Ellis—7318212431233.236.290.603
Bud HarrelsonSS871802649194.272.373.695
Jim Norris1B11917423430166.247.327.603
Mike Richardt2B2271216080.225.236.490
Tucker Ashford3B153224030.125.200.325
Nelson NormanSS173247010.219.242.461
Danny WaltonDH101022010.200.385.585
Odie DavisSS17801000.125.125.250
Mike HartCF5411000.250.400.650

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

1980 Rangers roster: pitching

1980 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 MatlackRP353410103.68234.21421.331
Doc MedichSP343214113.92204.1911.400
Fergie JenkinsSP292912123.77198.01291.220
Danny DarwinSP5321342.62110.01041.358
Jim KernRP3813114.8363.1401.742
Dave RajsichRP241215.9648.1351.612
Ken ClaySP88234.6043.0171.670
Steve ComerSP1211247.9941.292.090
John Henry JohnsonRP330222.3338.2441.094
John ButcherSP66334.0835.1271.330
Adrian DevineRP130114.8228.082.070
Bob BabcockRP190124.6323.1151.200
Don KainerSP43001.8319.2101.580
Brian AllardSP52015.6514.1101.600
Jerry Don GleatonRP50002.577.021.290
Dennis LewallynRP40007.945.211.940

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.