1979 Los Angeles Dodgers Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 79–83 (.488), 3rd place (11.5 games behind) in National League West
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
1979 Andy Messersmith 11 23 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 6 0 0 .087 .087 .130 .217
1979 Bill Russell 153 641 72 170 26 4 7 56 24 43 6 9 .265 .291 .351 .642
1979 Bob Welch 25 22 1 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 .136 .174 .136 .310
1979 Bobby Castillo 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 Burt Hooton 30 83 5 11 3 0 0 5 1 18 0 0 .133 .143 .169 .312
1979 Charlie Hough 42 43 1 6 1 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 .140 .140 .163 .302
1979 Dave Patterson 37 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 .111 .111 .111 .222
1979 Davey Lopes 153 588 109 154 20 6 28 73 97 88 44 4 .262 .368 .459 .828
1979 Dennis Lewallyn 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
1979 Derrel Thomas 141 411 47 104 15 4 5 44 41 49 18 5 .253 .326 .345 .672
1979 Don Sutton 33 85 2 11 0 0 0 3 1 17 0 0 .129 .140 .129 .269
1979 Doug Rau 11 15 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 .133 .235 .200 .435
1979 Dusty Baker 151 556 86 152 29 1 23 88 56 70 11 4 .273 .339 .453 .793
1979 Gary Thomasson 115 317 39 78 11 1 14 45 43 70 4 2 .246 .337 .420 .757
1979 Gerry Hannahs 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .250 .250 .250 .500
1979 Jerry Reuss 39 45 4 7 1 0 0 1 3 19 0 0 .156 .224 .178 .402
1979 Joe Beckwith 17 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
1979 Joe Ferguson 122 365 54 95 14 0 20 69 70 68 1 0 .260 .378 .463 .841
1979 Johnny Oates 26 47 4 6 2 0 0 2 4 1 0 1 .128 .196 .170 .366
1979 Ken Brett 30 11 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 .273 .273 .273 .545
1979 Lerrin Lagrow 31 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333 .667
1979 Manny Mota 47 44 1 15 0 0 0 3 3 4 0 0 .341 .383 .341 .724
1979 Mickey Hatcher 33 94 9 25 4 1 1 5 7 12 1 3 .266 .324 .362 .685
1979 Pedro Guerrero 25 62 7 15 2 0 2 9 1 14 2 0 .242 .250 .371 .621
1979 Reggie Smith 68 234 41 64 13 1 10 32 31 50 6 5 .274 .359 .466 .825
1979 Rick Sutcliffe 40 91 6 21 3 0 1 17 1 20 0 0 .231 .237 .297 .533
1979 Rick Monday 12 33 2 10 0 0 0 2 5 6 0 0 .303 .395 .303 .698
1979 Ron Cey 150 487 77 137 20 1 28 81 86 85 3 3 .281 .389 .499 .888
1979 Steve Yeager 105 315 33 67 9 2 13 41 29 68 1 0 .213 .277 .378 .655
1979 Steve Garvey 162 652 92 204 32 1 28 110 37 59 3 6 .313 .349 .494 .843
1979 Ted Martinez 81 113 19 30 5 1 0 2 4 16 3 2 .265 .291 .327 .618
1979 Terry Forster 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
1979 Vic Davalillo 29 27 2 7 1 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 .259 .310 .296 .607
1979 Von Joshua 94 142 22 40 7 1 3 14 7 23 1 1 .282 .315 .408 .724
– – 162 5,573 739 1,443 220 24 183 713 556 834 106 46 .259 .327 .406 .732

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
1979 Andy Messersmith 11 62.1 2 4 0 0 0 55 34 34 34 0 26 11 0 1 0 4.91 1.43
1979 Bob Welch 25 81.1 5 6 5 0 0 82 42 36 32 3 64 12 0 1 0 3.98 1.40
1979 Bobby Castillo 19 24.1 2 0 7 0 0 26 5 3 13 1 25 0 0 0 0 1.11 1.60
1979 Burt Hooton 29 212.0 11 10 0 0 0 191 85 70 63 2 129 29 0 12 1 2.97 1.20
1979 Charlie Hough 42 151.1 7 5 0 0 0 152 88 80 66 8 76 14 0 0 0 4.76 1.44
1979 Dave Patterson 36 53.0 4 1 6 0 0 62 35 31 22 0 34 0 0 0 0 5.26 1.58
1979 Dennis Lewallyn 7 12.1 0 1 0 0 0 19 8 7 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 5.11 1.95
1979 Don Sutton 33 226.0 12 15 1 0 0 201 109 96 61 1 146 32 0 6 1 3.82 1.16
1979 Doug Rau 11 56.0 1 5 0 0 0 73 37 33 22 4 28 11 0 1 1 5.30 1.70
1979 Gerry Hannahs 4 16.0 0 2 1 0 0 10 8 6 13 0 6 2 0 0 0 3.37 1.44
1979 Jerry Reuss 39 160.0 7 14 3 0 0 178 88 63 60 3 83 21 0 4 1 3.54 1.49
1979 Joe Beckwith 17 37.1 1 2 2 0 0 42 18 18 15 0 28 0 0 0 0 4.34 1.53
1979 Ken Brett 30 47.0 4 3 2 0 0 52 20 18 12 1 13 0 0 0 0 3.45 1.36
1979 Lance Rautzhan 12 9.2 0 2 1 0 0 9 9 8 11 1 5 0 0 0 0 7.45 2.07
1979 Lerrin Lagrow 31 37.0 5 1 4 0 0 38 16 14 18 0 22 0 0 0 0 3.41 1.51
1979 Rick Sutcliffe 39 242.0 17 10 0 0 0 217 104 93 97 2 117 30 0 5 1 3.46 1.30
1979 Terry Forster 17 16.1 1 2 2 0 0 18 11 10 11 0 8 0 0 0 0 5.51 1.78
– – 162 1,444.0 79 83 34 0 0 1,425 717 620 555 27 811 162 0 30 5 3.86 1.37

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
1979 Andy Messersmith P 11 5 9 0 14 1 1.000 1.27
1979 Bob Welch P 25 2 8 3 13 3 .769 0.40
1979 Bobby Castillo P 19 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.21
1979 Burt Hooton P 29 12 26 0 38 3 1.000 1.31
1979 Charlie Hough P 42 5 26 1 32 0 .969 0.74
1979 Dave Patterson P 36 6 5 0 11 1 1.000 0.31
1979 Dennis Lewallyn P 7 1 4 0 5 0 1.000 0.71
1979 Don Sutton P 33 16 24 1 41 2 .976 1.21
1979 Doug Rau P 11 2 10 0 12 0 1.000 1.09
1979 Gerry Hannahs P 4 0 3 0 3 0 1.000 0.75
1979 Jerry Reuss P 39 2 35 3 40 1 .925 0.95
1979 Joe Beckwith P 17 5 5 2 12 0 .833 0.59
1979 Ken Brett P 30 7 14 0 21 1 1.000 0.70
1979 Lance Rautzhan P 12 2 3 0 5 0 1.000 0.42
1979 Lerrin Lagrow P 31 0 5 0 5 0 1.000 0.16
1979 Rick Sutcliffe P 39 18 24 0 42 1 1.000 1.08
1979 Terry Forster P 17 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 0.35
1979 Joe Ferguson C 67 326 35 7 368 6 51 18 26.1% .981 5.39
1979 Johnny Oates C 20 64 13 2 79 2 12 7 36.8% .975 3.85
1979 Steve Yeager C 103 513 56 9 578 7 55 38 40.9% .984 5.52
1979 Derrel Thomas 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1979 Gary Thomasson 1B 1 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
1979 Pedro Guerrero 1B 8 33 2 1 36 0 .972 4.37
1979 Steve Garvey 1B 162 1,402 93 7 1,502 101 .995 9.23
1979 Davey Lopes 2B 152 341 384 14 739 82 .981 4.77
1979 Derrel Thomas 2B 5 5 9 0 14 1 1.000 2.80
1979 Ted Martinez 2B 18 25 29 0 54 2 1.000 3.00
1979 Derrel Thomas 3B 18 20 15 3 38 3 .921 1.94
1979 Mickey Hatcher 3B 17 11 23 4 38 0 .895 2.00
1979 Pedro Guerrero 3B 3 1 2 0 3 1 1.000 1.00
1979 Ron Cey 3B 150 123 265 9 397 25 .977 2.59
1979 Ted Martinez 3B 23 4 6 3 13 1 .769 0.43
1979 Bill Russell SS 150 218 452 30 700 70 .957 4.47
1979 Derrel Thomas SS 3 4 4 1 9 0 .889 2.67
1979 Ted Martinez SS 21 16 34 2 52 4 .962 2.38
1979 Dusty Baker LF 150 286 15 3 304 4 .990 2.01
1979 Gary Thomasson LF 10 8 0 0 8 0 1.000 0.80
1979 Joe Ferguson LF 5 4 0 0 4 0 1.000 0.80
1979 Manny Mota LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
1979 Mickey Hatcher LF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1979 Pedro Guerrero LF 4 3 0 0 3 0 1.000 0.75
1979 Vic Davalillo LF 3 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 0.67
1979 Von Joshua LF 11 18 0 2 20 0 .900 1.64
1979 Derrel Thomas CF 119 272 10 1 283 4 .996 2.37
1979 Gary Thomasson CF 61 142 1 3 146 0 .979 2.34
1979 Mickey Hatcher CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1979 Pedro Guerrero CF 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
1979 Reggie Smith CF 5 11 0 0 11 0 1.000 2.20
1979 Rick Monday CF 8 24 0 0 24 0 1.000 3.00
1979 Von Joshua CF 10 10 1 0 11 0 1.000 1.10
1979 Gary Thomasson RF 43 52 3 1 56 1 .982 1.28
1979 Joe Ferguson RF 49 86 2 2 90 2 .978 1.80
1979 Mickey Hatcher RF 18 36 1 1 38 0 .974 2.06
1979 Pedro Guerrero RF 9 15 0 0 15 0 1.000 1.67
1979 Reggie Smith RF 59 141 5 2 148 0 .986 2.47
1979 Rick Monday RF 3 2 0 1 3 0 .667 0.67
1979 Von Joshua RF 28 31 0 0 31 0 1.000 1.11
– – 162 4,339 1,669 118 6,126 329 118 63 34.8% .981 37.09

Post-Season Stats

No stats available.

Awards

Player Award Stats
Rick Sutcliffe Rookie of the Year (P) 17–10, 117 SO, 3.46 ERA
Steve Garvey All-Star (1B) .313–28–110, 3 SB
Davey Lopes All-Star (2B) .262–28–73, 44 SB
Ron Cey All-Star (3B) .281–28–81, 3 SB

Frequently asked questions about the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers

Who had the most hits on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Steve Garvey led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with 204 hits in 162 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Steve Garvey led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .313 batting average in 162 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Ron Cey led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with 28 home runs in 150 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Ron Cey led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .389 on-base percentage (OBP) in 150 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Ron Cey led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with a .499 slugging percentage in 150 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Davey Lopes led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with 44 stolen bases in 153 games.

Who had the lowest earned run average (ERA) on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Burt Hooton had a 2.97 earned-run average (ERA) in 29 games, the lowest on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Who had the lowest WHIP (Walks plus Hits per Inning Pitched) on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Sutton had a 1.16 WHIP in 33 games, the lowest on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers.

Who struck out the most batters on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Don Sutton led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with 146 strikeouts in 33 games.

Who had the most wins on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Rick Sutcliffe led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with 17 wins in 39 games.

Who had the most saves on the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers?

Bobby Castillo led the 1979 Los Angeles Dodgers with 7 saves in 19 games.