1978 Toronto Blue Jays roster

30 players appeared for the Toronto Blue Jays in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Blue Jays roster: batting

1978 Toronto Blue Jays 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.
Bob Bailor3B154621741641525.264.310.649
Rick BosettiCF136568611475426.259.299.645
Roy Howell3B140551671498610.270.325.701
John Mayberry1B1525155112922701.250.329.745
Dave McKay2B145504591207454.238.268.619
Luis GomezSS15341339920322.223.280.534
Rick CeroneC8828225633200.223.284.582
Alan AshbyC8126427699291.261.333.754
Otto VelezDH9124829669381.266.380.828
Willie Upshaw1B9522426531174.237.298.602
Al WoodsDH6222019533251.241.278.641
Doug Ault1B541041025370.240.352.708
Sam Ewing—4056310290.179.242.528
Garth Iorg2B194938030.163.218.381
Gary WoodsCF81913001.158.200.411
Butch Alberts—61815000.278.278.611
Brian Milner—2934020.444.4441.111
Ernie WhittC2400000.000.200.200

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

1978 Blue Jays roster: pitching

1978 Toronto Blue Jays 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.
Jesse JeffersonRP31307164.38211.2971.420
Tom UnderwoodRP31306144.10197.21391.460
Jim ClancyRP313010124.09193.21061.500
Jerry GarvinRP26224125.54144.2671.640
Balor MooreRP3718694.93144.1751.520
Dave LemanczykRP29204146.26136.2621.720
Mike WillisRP442374.56100.2521.427
Tom MurphyP500693.9394.0361.327
Don KirkwoodP169454.2468.0291.490
Victor CruzRP320731.7147.1511.339
Dave WallaceP60003.8614.071.640
Tom BuskeyRP80013.3813.171.430

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.