1978 Washington Nationals roster

29 players appeared for the Washington Nationals in the 1978 MLB season.

1978 Nationals roster: batting

1978 Washington Nationals 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.
Dave Cash2B1596586616634312.252.291.605
Warren Cromartie1B1596077718010568.297.337.755
Ellis ValentineDH15157075165257613.289.330.820
Tony Perez1B1485446315814782.290.336.785
Gary CarterC15753376136207210.255.336.758
Larry Parrish1B1445206814415702.277.321.775
Chris SpeierSS150501471265511.251.329.659
Del Unser1B13017916352152.196.293.550
Stan Papi3B6715215350110.230.285.587
Sam MejiasRF6756913060.232.259.509
Pepe FriasSS731554050.267.250.783
Bob Reece—91122030.182.182.455
Jerry Fry—4900000.000.100.100
Bobby RamosC2400000.000.000.000

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

1978 Nationals roster: pitching

1978 Washington Nationals 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.
Ross GrimsleyRP363620113.05263.0841.160
Steve RogersSP302913102.47219.01261.141
Rudy MayRP27238103.88144.0871.270
Dan SchatzederRP2918773.07143.2691.230
Wayne TwitchellP33154125.38112.0691.710
Hal DuesRP2512562.3699.0361.281
Stan BahnsenRP441153.8475.0441.407
Darold KnowlesRP600332.3872.0341.296
Scott SandersonSP109422.5161.0501.200
Bill AtkinsonP290224.3745.1321.613
Gerry PirtleP190025.9625.2142.180
David PalmerSP51012.799.271.140
Fred HoldsworthRP60007.278.232.770
Randy MillerP500110.297.062.000
Bob JamesRP41019.004.032.000

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.