TEXAS RANGERS
HISTORY TEAM STATS 1979
05/29/2001
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TEXAS RANGERS HISTORY TEAM STATS 1979 - RECORD 83-79, .512 - FINISH 3rd - RUNS SCORED 750 - RUNS ALLOWED 698
TEAM BATTING STATS
Pos Player Age G GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS wRC+ WAR
3B Buddy Bell 27 162 161 670 89 200 42 3 18 101 5 4 30 45 .299 .327 .451 .778 103 2.9
SS Larvell Blanks 29 68 39 120 13 24 5 0 1 15 0 0 11 9 .200 .259 .267 .526 43 -0.4
SS Bert Campaneris 37 8 3 9 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 .111 .200 .111 .311 -5 -0.1
SS Dave Chalk 28 9 1 8 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500 34 -0.1
DH John Ellis 30 111 78 316 33 90 12 0 12 61 2 2 15 55 .285 .318 .437 .754 98 0.4
DH *Oscar Gamble 29 64 48 161 27 54 6 0 8 32 2 1 37 15 .335 .458 .522 .979 139 1.3
DH Gary Gray 26 16 12 42 4 10 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 8 .238 .273 .238 .511 41 -0.4
LF *Johnny Grubb 30 102 69 289 42 79 14 0 10 37 2 4 34 44 .273 .350 .426 .775 105 0.9
1B Gary Holle 24 5 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .286 .333 .619 70 -0.0
1B *Mike Jorgensen 30 90 34 157 21 35 7 0 6 16 0 2 14 29 .223 .293 .382 .675 79 -0.3
C Greg Mahlberg 26 7 5 17 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 .118 .211 .294 .505 38 -0.0
1B *Willie Montanez 31 38 36 144 19 46 6 0 8 24 0 1 8 14 .319 .357 .528 .885 130 0.8
SS #Nelson Norman 21 147 115 343 36 76 9 3 0 21 4 1 19 41 .222 .260 .265 .526 43 -0.9
CF *Al Oliver 32 136 121 492 69 159 28 4 12 76 4 5 34 34 .323 .367 .470 .836 116 2.7
1B *Pat Putnam 25 139 112 426 57 118 19 2 18 64 1 6 23 50 .277 .319 .458 .777 99 0.3
CF *Mickey Rivers 30 58 55 247 35 74 9 3 6 25 7 2 9 18 .300 .323 .433 .756 100 1.1
C Dave Roberts 28 44 25 84 12 22 2 1 3 14 1 0 7 17 .262 .319 .417 .735 97 0.4
LF Bill Sample 24 128 83 325 60 95 21 2 5 35 8 6 37 28 .292 .365 .415 .781 110 1.2
3B Eric Soderholm 30 63 34 147 15 40 6 0 4 19 0 0 12 9 .272 .325 .395 .720 93 0.3
C Jim Sundberg 28 150 144 495 50 136 23 4 5 64 3 3 51 51 .275 .345 .368 .713 90 2.1
CF La Rue Washington 25 25 5 18 5 5 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 0 .278 .409 .278 .687 101 0.1
2B #Bump Wills 26 146 143 543 90 148 21 3 5 46 35 11 53 58 .273 .340 .350 .690 86 1.6
RF Richie Zisk 30 144 134 503 69 132 21 1 18 64 1 1 57 75 .262 .336 .416 .752 99 1.3
  TEAM TOTALS/AVG 28.1 1860 1458 5562 750 1549 252 26 140 718 79 51 461 607 .278 .334 .409 .743 96 15.1
* - bats left-handed, # - switch hits, blank - bats right-handed
TEAM PITCHING STATS
Player Age W L Pct G GS SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA FIP WAR
Doyle Alexander 28 5 7 0.417 23 18 0 113.1 114 56 3 69 50 4.45 4.05 1.6
Brian Allard 21 1 3 0.250 7 4 0 33.1 36 16 4 13 14 4.32 4.52 0.3
Bob Babcock 29 0 0 0.000 4 0 0 5.1 7 6 1 7 6 10.12 6.94 -0.2
Steve Comer 25 17 12 0.586 36 36 0 242.1 230 99 24 84 86 3.68 4.48 2.4
Danny Darwin 23 4 4 0.500 20 6 0 78.0 50 35 5 30 58 4.04 3.43 1.5
Dock Ellis 34 1 5 0.167 10 9 0 46.2 64 31 5 16 10 5.98 4.68 0.3
Ed Farmer 29 2 0 1.000 11 2 0 33.0 30 16 2 19 25 4.36 3.81 0.4
*Jerry Don Gleaton 21 0 1 0.000 5 2 0 9.2 15 7 0 2 2 6.52 3.33 0.2
Fergie Jenkins 36 16 14 0.533 37 37 0 259.0 252 117 40 81 164 4.07 4.46 2.7
*John Henry Johnson 22 2 6 0.250 17 12 0 82.1 79 45 12 36 46 4.92 4.83 0.4
Jim Kern 30 13 5 0.722 71 0 29 143.0 99 25 5 62 136 1.57 2.58 3.4
*Sparky Lyle 34 5 8 0.385 67 0 13 95.0 78 33 9 28 48 3.13 3.73 0.9
*Jon Matlack 29 5 4 0.556 13 13 0 85.0 98 39 9 15 35 4.13 3.90 1.5
Larry McCall 26 1 0 1.000 2 1 0 8.1 7 2 0 3 3 2.16 3.17 0.2
Doc Medich 30 10 7 0.588 29 19 0 149.0 156 69 9 49 58 4.17 3.83 2.5
*Dave Rajsich 27 1 3 0.250 27 3 0 53.2 56 21 7 18 32 3.52 4.32 0.3
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 27.8 83 79 0.512 379 162 42 1437.0 1371 617 135 532 773 3.86 4.04 18.5
* - throws left-handed, blank - throws right-handed
PITCHER FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Jim Kern 143.0 0 71 9 16 7 1 0.0 .781 1.57  
Sparky Lyle 95.0 0 67 2 11 2 0 0.0 .867 1.23  
Fergie Jenkins 259.0 37 37 25 50 3 5 0.0 .962 2.61  
Steve Comer 242.1 36 36 19 38 4 0 0.0 .934 2.12  
Doc Medich 149.0 19 29 6 33 2 0 0.0 .951 2.36  
Dave Rajsich 53.2 3 27 1 13 0 0 0.0 1.000 2.35  
Doyle Alexander 113.1 18 23 12 23 0 1 0.0 1.000 2.78  
Danny Darwin 78.0 6 20 2 6 0 0 0.0 1.000 0.92  
John Henry Johnson 82.1 12 17 1 11 0 1 0.0 1.000 1.31  
Jon Matlack 85.0 13 13 3 16 2 1 0.0 .905 2.01  
Ed Farmer 33.0 2 11 2 4 0 0 0.0 1.000 1.64  
Dock Ellis 46.2 9 10 2 8 1 0 0.0 .909 1.93  
Brian Allard 33.1 4 7 3 5 0 0 0.0 1.000 2.16  
Jerry Don Gleaton 9.2 2 5 0 4 0 0 0.0 1.000 3.72  
Bob Babcock 5.1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0.0 1.000 1.69  
Larry McCall 8.1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0.0 1.000 1.08  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1437.0 162 379 87 240 21 10 0.0 .940  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
CATCHER FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Jim Sundberg 1271.0 144 150 754 75 4 14 0.4 .995 0.00  
Dave Roberts 89.0 10 14 45 5 1 0 0.2 .980 0.00  
John Ellis 28.0 3 7 16 1 0 1 0.1 1.000 0.00  
Greg Mahlberg 49.0 5 7 22 1 0 0 0.1 1.000 0.00  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1437.0 162 178 837 82 5 15 0.7 .995  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
FIRST BASE FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Pat Putnam 771.1 89 96 832 62 5 65 0.0 .994 10.43  
Mike Jorgensen 277.2 23 60 287 30 4 28 0.0 .988 10.27  
John Ellis 185.0 28 30 216 11 5 17 0.0 .978 11.04  
Willie Montanez 170.0 19 19 191 16 1 14 0.0 .995 10.96  
Dave Roberts 11.0 0 6 9 0 0 1 0.0 1.000 7.36  
Eric Soderholm 14.0 2 2 9 1 1 0 0.0 .909 6.43  
Gary Holle 8.0 1 1 11 0 0 1 0.0 1.000 12.38  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1437.0 162 214 1555 120 16 126 0.0 .991  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
SECOND BASE FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Bump Wills 1269.0 143 146 337 468 20 95 0.0 .976 5.71  
Larvell Blanks 106.0 12 16 26 25 0 6 0.0 1.000 4.33  
Dave Roberts 58.0 7 8 15 23 0 9 0.0 1.000 5.90  
Dave Chalk 2.0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.0 1.000 4.50  
Nelson Norman 2.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 .000 0.00  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1437.0 162 172 379 516 20 110 0.0 .978  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
THIRD BASE FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Buddy Bell 1232.0 144 147 112 364 15 22 0.0 .969 3.48  
Eric Soderholm 203.0 18 37 20 48 4 5 0.0 .944 3.01  
Dave Roberts 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 1.000 9.00  
La Rue Washington 1.0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0.0 1.000 9.00  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1437.0 162 186 132 414 19 27 0.0 .966  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
SHORTSTOP FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Nelson Norman 1015.0 115 142 177 302 24 64 0.0 .952 4.25  
Larvell Blanks 202.0 27 49 39 65 3 16 0.0 .972 4.63  
Buddy Bell 184.0 17 33 35 65 2 9 0.0 .980 4.89  
Bert Campaneris 31.0 3 8 12 13 1 5 0.0 .962 7.26  
Dave Chalk 4.0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0.0 1.000 6.75  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1436.0 162 235 263 448 30 94 0.0 .960  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
LEFT FIELD FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Bill Sample 632.1 68 92 144 6 0 2 0.0 1.000 2.13  
Al Oliver 399.1 47 49 96 3 1 0 0.0 .990 2.23  
Johnny Grubb 256.1 29 39 58 4 0 1 0.0 1.000 2.18  
Richie Zisk 116.0 14 15 20 1 2 0 0.0 .913 1.63  
Mike Jorgensen 26.0 3 5 11 0 0 0 0.0 1.000 3.81  
Dave Roberts 6.0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 .000 0.00  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1436.0 162 201 329 14 3 3 0.0 .991  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
CENTER FIELD FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Al Oliver 588.1 68 71 160 5 6 2 0.0 .965 2.52  
Mickey Rivers 484.0 55 57 155 4 3 1 0.0 .981 2.96  
Johnny Grubb 168.0 18 29 40 1 0 1 0.0 1.000 2.20  
La Rue Washington 53.0 5 12 15 0 0 0 0.0 1.000 2.55  
Bill Sample 68.0 8 10 21 1 0 0 0.0 1.000 2.91  
Mike Jorgensen 43.0 4 7 12 1 0 0 0.0 1.000 2.72  
Dave Roberts 32.0 4 5 8 0 0 0 0.0 1.000 2.25  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1436.1 162 191 411 12 9 4 0.0 .979  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
RIGHT FIELD FIELDING STATS
Player Inn GS G PO A E DP ZR  
Richie Zisk 1020.0 118 127 213 10 5 6 0.0 .978 1.97  
Johnny Grubb 163.0 17 26 36 3 1 2 0.0 .975 2.15  
Oscar Gamble 152.0 18 21 41 2 0 2 0.0 1.000 2.55  
Mike Jorgensen 48.1 4 9 10 0 0 0 0.0 1.000 1.86  
TEAM TOTALS/AVG 1383.1 157 183 300 15 6 10 0.0 .981  
Last 2 columns are Fielding Percentage and Range Factor (except Catcher where last column is Runners Thrown Out Percentage)
TEAM BATTING LEADERS
Batting Average Al Oliver  .323
On-Base Pct Al Oliver  .367
Slugging Pct Al Oliver  .470
OPS Al Oliver  .836
wOBA Al Oliver  .362
Games Buddy Bell  162
At-Bats Buddy Bell  670
Runs Bump Wills  90
Hits Buddy Bell  200
Total Bases Buddy Bell  302
Singles Buddy Bell  137
Doubles Buddy Bell  42
Triples Al Oliver  4
Home Runs Buddy Bell  18
RBIs Buddy Bell  101
Stolen Bases Bump Wills  35
Caught Stealing Bump Wills  11
Walks Richie Zisk  57
Strikeouts Richie Zisk  75
 
 
 
TEAM PITCHING LEADERS
ERA Jim Kern  1.57
Wins Steve Comer  17
Losses Fergie Jenkins  14
Winning Pct Jim Kern  .722
Saves Jim Kern  29
Games Pitched Jim Kern  71
Games Started Fergie Jenkins  37
Complete Games Fergie Jenkins  10
Shutouts Fergie Jenkins  3
Innings Pitched Fergie Jenkins  259.0
Hits Allowed Fergie Jenkins  252
Home Runs Allowed Fergie Jenkins  40
Strikeouts Fergie Jenkins  164
Walks Allowed Steve Comer  84
Walks per 9 IP Fergie Jenkins  2.81
Hits per 9 IP Jim Kern  6.23
Strikeouts per 9 IP Jim Kern  8.56
WHIP Jim Kern  1.13
OAVG Jim Kern  0.195
OOBP Jim Kern  0.282
OSLG Jim Kern  0.224
OOPS Jim Kern  0.507
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