1979 Washington Nationals roster

29 players appeared for the Washington Nationals in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Nationals roster: batting

1979 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.
Warren Cromartie1B158659841818468.275.313.709
Rodney Scott2B1515626913434239.238.319.613
Ellis ValentineDH14654873151218211.276.303.758
Larry Parrish1B1535448316730825.307.357.909
Gary CarterC1415057414322753.283.338.823
Tony Perez1B1324895813213732.270.322.748
Chris SpeierSS11334431787260.227.317.649
Dave Cash2B7618724602197.321.358.781
Jerry WhiteCF8813830413188.297.391.819
Tom Hutton1B868314211130.253.333.671
Duffy DyerC2874418180.243.325.690
Jim Mason—4071313060.183.256.538
Tony Bernazard2B22401112181.300.500.925
Ken Macha3B2536810040.278.333.750
Randy Bass1B2100000.000.000.000

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

1979 Nationals roster: pitching

1979 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.
Steve RogersSP373713123.00248.21431.250
Bill LeeRP333316103.04222.0591.240
Scott SandersonSP3424983.43168.01381.201
Dan SchatzederRP32211052.83162.01061.201
Ross GrimsleyRP32271095.35151.1421.590
David PalmerSP36111022.64122.2721.142
Elias SosaRP620871.9696.2591.1818
Stan BahnsenRP550313.1594.1711.295
Rudy MayRP3371032.3193.2671.270
Woodie FrymanRP440362.7958.0441.2810
Bill AtkinsonP100201.9813.270.951
Bob JamesRP200013.502.012.500
Bill GullicksonSP10000.001.002.000

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.