1988 Texas Rangers roster

34 players appeared for the Texas Rangers in the 1988 MLB season.

1988 Rangers roster: batting

1988 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 SierraDH15661577156239118.254.301.725
Pete M. O'BrienDH1565475714916711.272.352.760
Scott Fletcher2B140515591420478.276.364.692
Oddibe McDowellCF1204375510863733.247.311.666
Pete IncavigliaLF1164185910422546.249.321.788
Geno PetralliC12935135997360.282.356.749
Cecil EspyLF123347468623933.248.288.637
Curtis Wilkerson2B11733841990289.293.345.703
Mike Stanley1B9424921573270.229.323.620
Bob BrowerRF82201294511110.224.316.589
Jeff KunkelSS5515414352150.227.250.607
Barbaro GarbeyLF3062412050.194.239.465
Jim Steels1B3653410052.189.185.393
Chad KreuterC1651314150.275.362.774
Steve KempLF163628021.222.256.479
Kevin ReimerDH122523120.120.115.355
Larry SeeC132303000.130.167.297

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

1988 Rangers roster: pitching

1988 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 GuzmanP303011133.70206.21571.270
Paul KilgusP323212154.16203.1881.280
Jeff RussellRP34241093.82188.2881.320
Bobby WittRP22228103.92174.11481.350
Mitch WilliamsRP670274.6368.0611.4018
Ray HaywardSP1212465.4662.2371.560
Craig McMurtryRP320332.2560.0351.023
Ed Vande BergRP260224.1437.0181.492
Jose CecenaRP220004.7826.1271.631
Kevin BrownSP44114.2423.1121.760
Guy HoffmanRP110005.2422.191.340
DeWayne VaughnRP80007.6315.181.830
Dwayne HenryRP110018.7110.1102.321
Mike JeffcoatRP520211.7010.052.400
Steve WilsonRP30005.877.211.430
Scott MayRP31008.597.141.640
Tony FossasRP50004.765.202.290

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.