1987 Texas Rangers roster

35 players appeared for the Texas Rangers in the 1987 MLB season.

1987 Rangers roster: batting

1987 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.
Ruben SierraDH158643971693010916.263.302.771
Scott Fletcher2B1565888216956313.287.358.732
Pete M. O'BrienDH1595698416323880.286.348.805
Larry Parrish1B15255779149321003.268.328.811
Pete IncavigliaLF1395098513827809.271.332.829
Oddibe McDowellCF1284076598145224.241.324.751
Bob BrowerRF1273036379144615.261.338.790
Don SlaughtC9523725538160.224.298.703
Mike Stanley1B7821634596373.273.361.764
Geno PetralliC10120228617310.302.388.868
Curtis Wilkerson2B8513828372146.268.308.700
Darrell PorterDH8513019317210.238.387.810
Tom O'Malley3B4511710321120.274.351.718
Tom Paciorek1B27606173120.283.302.785
Jeff KunkelSS153217120.219.242.555
Dave Meier3B132146000.286.286.619
Greg Tabor2B9941010.111.111.333
Cecil EspyLF14810002.000.111.111

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

1987 Rangers roster: pitching

1987 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.
Jose GuzmanP373014144.67208.11431.330
Bobby WittRP26258104.91143.01601.780
Greg A. HarrisRP42195104.86140.21061.510
Mitch WilliamsRP851863.23108.21291.446
Dale MohorcicRP740762.9999.1481.0816
Jeff RussellRP522544.4497.1561.653
Paul KilgusP2412274.1389.1421.410
Edwin CorreaSP1515357.5970.0611.930
Mike LoyndRP268156.1069.1481.731
Steve HoweRP240334.3131.1191.311
Ron MeridithRP110106.1020.2171.790
Scott AndersonSP80019.5311.162.210
Bob MalloyRP22006.5511.081.450
Dwayne HenryRP50009.0010.072.100
Keith CreelRP60004.669.251.760
Mike JeffcoatRP220112.867.012.140
Gary MielkeRP30006.003.031.330

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.