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Positional Players from the 1979 New York Yankees | |||||||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Type | GP | PA/162 | H | HR | RBI | R | SB | SO | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | F/R/A | Salary | |
| Thurman Munson | C | F | 97 | 425 | 110 | 3 | 39 | 42 | 1 | 37 | 32 | .288 | .340 | .374 | C/B-/A+ | $3.36M | |
| Brad Gulden | C | F | 40 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 9 | .163 | .238 | .207 | A/C+/A+ | $1.18M | |
| Jerry Narron | C | F | 61 | 138 | 21 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 0 | 26 | 9 | .171 | .226 | .309 | D+/D/C | $705K | |
| Chris Chambliss | 1B | F | 149 | 607 | 155 | 18 | 63 | 61 | 3 | 53 | 34 | .280 | .324 | .437 | A-/A | $4.60M | |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | F | 153 | 691 | 155 | 5 | 61 | 98 | 33 | 39 | 95 | .270 | .374 | .368 | B+/B+ | $5.41M | |
| Graig Nettles | 3B | F | 145 | 596 | 132 | 20 | 73 | 71 | 1 | 53 | 59 | .253 | .325 | .401 | B+/B+ | $4.03M | |
| Bucky Dent | SS | F | 141 | 497 | 99 | 2 | 32 | 47 | 0 | 30 | 37 | .230 | .287 | .285 | A/A- | $3.18M | |
| Fred Stanley | SS | F | 57 | 112 | 20 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 5 | .200 | .236 | .270 | A/D- | $278K | |
| Jim Spencer | DH | F | 106 | 341 | 85 | 23 | 53 | 60 | 0 | 25 | 38 | .288 | .367 | .593 | D-/D- | $2.84M | |
| Roy White | DH | F | 81 | 239 | 44 | 3 | 27 | 24 | 2 | 21 | 23 | .215 | .290 | .288 | D-/D- | $818K | |
| Cliff Johnson | DH | P | 28 | 77 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 10 | .266 | .360 | .453 | D-/D-/D | $305K | |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | F | 131 | 544 | 138 | 29 | 89 | 78 | 9 | 107 | 65 | .297 | .382 | .544 | B/C+ | $4.77M | |
| Lou Piniella | OF | F | 130 | 498 | 137 | 11 | 69 | 49 | 3 | 31 | 17 | .297 | .320 | .425 | B/D+ | $2.85M | |
| Oscar Gamble | OF | P | 36 | 128 | 44 | 11 | 32 | 21 | 0 | 13 | 13 | .389 | .452 | .735 | C-/D+ | $2.12M | |
| Bobby Murcer | OF | P | 74 | 298 | 72 | 8 | 33 | 42 | 1 | 32 | 25 | .273 | .339 | .409 | A-/B- | $2.06M | |
| Mickey Rivers | OF | P | 74 | 311 | 82 | 3 | 25 | 37 | 3 | 21 | 13 | .287 | .315 | .416 | C+/B | $2.06M | |
| Juan Beniquez | OF | F | 62 | 160 | 36 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 17 | 9 | .254 | .299 | .394 | B-/D- | $781K | |
| Bobby Brown | OF | P | 30 | 72 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 2 | .250 | .271 | .324 | D/C | $325K | |
Pitchers from the 1979 New York Yankees | |||||||||||||
| Player | Role | Type | GP | IP/162 | GS | ERA | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
| Tommy John | S | F | 37 | 280.00 | 36 | 2.96 | 0.260 | 1.21 | 1.708 | 3.62 | 2.12 | 0.293 | $7.65M |
| Ron Guidry | S | F | 33 | 240.00 | 30 | 2.78 | 0.236 | 1.16 | 2.831 | 7.65 | 2.70 | 0.762 | $6.54M |
| Luis Tiant | S | F | 30 | 199.00 | 30 | 3.91 | 0.251 | 1.24 | 1.962 | 4.78 | 2.44 | 1.012 | $4.53M |
| Ed Figueroa | S | F | 16 | 106.00 | 16 | 4.13 | 0.275 | 1.38 | 1.200 | 3.61 | 3.01 | 0.516 | $2.16M |
| Catfish Hunter | S | F | 19 | 107.00 | 19 | 5.31 | 0.312 | 1.54 | 1.000 | 2.91 | 2.91 | 1.286 | $1.48M |
| Jim Beattie | S | F | 15 | 77.00 | 13 | 5.21 | 0.294 | 1.66 | 0.780 | 3.79 | 4.86 | 0.592 | $1.24M |
| Ron Davis | R | F | 44 | 87.00 | 0 | 2.85 | 0.262 | 1.31 | 1.536 | 4.54 | 2.95 | 0.527 | $1.98M |
| Rich Gossage | R | F | 36 | 60.00 | 0 | 2.62 | 0.227 | 1.15 | 2.158 | 6.33 | 2.93 | 0.771 | $1.54M |
| Don Hood | R | P | 27 | 69.00 | 6 | 3.07 | 0.252 | 1.37 | 0.733 | 2.94 | 4.01 | 0.401 | $1.52M |
| Ken Clay | R | F | 32 | 80.00 | 5 | 5.40 | 0.291 | 1.44 | 1.120 | 3.22 | 2.87 | 1.379 | $1.17M |
| Jim Kaat | R | P | 40 | 60.00 | 1 | 3.86 | 0.287 | 1.34 | 1.643 | 3.55 | 2.16 | 0.617 | $1.11M |
| Ray Burris | R | P | 15 | 29.00 | 0 | 6.18 | 0.342 | 1.81 | 1.900 | 6.18 | 3.25 | 1.627 | $200K |
The 1979 New York Yankees roster is above. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1979 New York Yankees.
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