1983 Texas Rangers roster

33 players appeared for the Texas Rangers in the 1983 MLB season.

1983 Rangers roster: batting

1983 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.
George WrightDH1626347917518808.276.321.745
Buddy Bell3B1566187517114663.277.332.743
Larry Parrish1B1455557615126880.272.326.800
Billy Sample2B14755480152125744.274.331.732
Pete M. O'BrienDH154524531248535.237.313.660
Wayne TollesonSS1344706412232033.260.319.634
Bucky DentSS13141736992343.237.278.575
Jim SundbergC13137830762280.201.272.526
Mickey RiversDH9630937881209.285.309.658
Dave Hostetler1B94304316711460.220.323.695
Bill Stein3B7823221722332.310.331.740
Bobby JohnsonC7217518375163.211.280.623
Larry Biittner1B661165320180.276.323.659
Jim AndersonSS50102822061.216.252.497
Mike Richardt2B2283913172.157.174.415
Bobby Jones1B41725161110.222.284.603
Curtis Wilkerson2B163576013.171.216.445
Tommy DunbarDH122436033.250.379.629
Donnie ScottC2400000.000.000.000
Nick CapraCF8220000.000.000.000
Mark WagnerSS2200000.000.000.000

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

1983 Rangers roster: pitching

1983 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.
Mike SmithsonRP333310143.91223.11351.360
Danny DarwinSP28268133.49183.0921.300
Frank TananaSP2922793.16159.11081.210
John ButcherSP386663.51123.0581.375
Jon MatlackRP259244.6673.1381.600
Odell JonesRP420363.0967.0501.1610
Dave SchmidtRP310333.8846.1291.212
Dave TobikRP270213.6844.0301.119
Victor CruzRP170131.4425.0181.045
Tom HenkeRP80103.3816.0171.251
Mike MasonRP50025.9110.291.500
Al LachowiczSP21012.258.081.380

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.