1981 Texas Rangers roster

34 players appeared for the Texas Rangers in the 1981 MLB season.

1981 Rangers roster: batting

1981 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 OliverDH102421531304553.309.348.759
Bump Wills2B1024105110324112.251.304.611
Mickey RiversDH99399621143269.286.327.698
Buddy Bell3B973604410610643.294.364.792
Jim SundbergC10233942943282.277.369.735
Pat PutnamDH9529733798354.266.304.721
Leon RobertsRF7223326654313.279.345.765
Billy Sample2B6623036653254.283.346.738
Mario MendozaSS8822918530222.231.254.521
Johnny GrubbDH6719926463260.231.316.647
Bill Stein3B5311521382221.330.360.795
Mark WagnerSS508515221141.259.323.687
John Ellis—235828170.138.219.460
Bobby Jones1B103449370.265.286.845
Wayne TollesonSS142464012.167.200.367
Bobby JohnsonC61825240.278.316.927
Rick LisiCF91665010.313.450.763
Dan Duran1B131614000.250.294.544
Larry CoxC51303000.231.231.538
Nelson NormanSS71313020.231.267.574
Don WernerC2812000.250.250.500

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

1981 Rangers roster: pitching

1981 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.
Danny DarwinSP2222993.64146.0981.180
Doc MedichSP20201063.08143.1651.180
Rick HoneycuttRP20201163.30128.0401.070
Fergie JenkinsSP1916584.50106.0631.530
Jon MatlackRP1716474.14104.1431.360
Steve ComerSP361822.5677.1221.316
Dave SchmidtRP141013.1331.2131.331
Jim KernRP230122.7030.0201.436
Bob BabcockRP160112.2028.2181.290
John ButcherSP53121.6327.2190.940
John Henry JohnsonRP240312.6623.281.062
Mark MercerRP70014.707.281.832
Len WhitehouseRP210116.203.123.000

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.