1983 Boston Red Sox

Franchise seasons · 1980s seasons

Independent, unofficial historical lineup simulator. Games here are simulated exhibitions, not historical results.

Roster and season statistics

Only players appear here. Staff are excluded from lineup choices. — means the source has no usable value. A roster player may have no batting or pitching row if they did not appear in those tables.

PlayerPosition groupNo.Stat rowsABHHRAVGIPERARating
Luis ApontePitchers45pitching————62.003.63
Average (52) — 81 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 3.63 over 62.00 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Doug BirdPitchers42pitching————67.676.65
Below average (40) — 218 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 6.65 over 67.67 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Oil Can BoydPitchers23pitching————98.673.28
Average (55) — 37 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 3.28 over 98.67 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Mike BrownPitchers27pitching————104.004.67
Average (47) — 172 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 4.67 over 104.00 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Mark ClearPitchers25pitching————96.006.28
Below average (40) — 218 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 6.28 over 96.00 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Dennis EckersleyPitchers43pitching————176.335.61
Below average (41) — 214 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 5.61 over 176.33 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Bruce HurstPitchers47pitching————211.334.09
Average (51) — 106 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 4.09 over 211.33 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
John Henry JohnsonPitchers48pitching————53.333.71
Average (52) — 81 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 3.71 over 53.33 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Al NipperPitchers49pitching————16.002.25
Not enough dataThe available innings and earned-run average do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this pitcher; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Bob OjedaPitchers19pitching————173.674.04
Average (51) — 106 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 4.04 over 173.67 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Bob StanleyPitchers46pitching————145.332.85
Average (58) — 12 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 2.85 over 145.33 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
John TudorPitchers30pitching————242.004.09
Average (51) — 106 of 224 pitchers in the available 1983 rostersAn earned-run average of 4.09 over 242.00 innings informs this pitching score. Lower earned-run averages indicate better run prevention. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Gary AllensonCatchers39batting230533.230——
Average (46) — 325 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 230 at-bats and 3 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Rich GedmanCatchers10batting204602.294——
Average (55) — 87 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 204 at-bats and 2 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Jeff NewmanCatchers5batting132253.189——
Below average (43) — 392 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 132 at-bats and 3 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Marty BarrettInfielders17batting44100.227——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Wade BoggsInfielders26batting5822105.361——
Strong (69) — 1 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 582 at-bats and 5 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Jackie GutiérrezInfielders41batting1030.300——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Glenn HoffmanInfielders18batting4731234.260——
Average (50) — 221 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 473 at-bats and 4 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Ed JurakInfielders22batting159440.277——
Average (51) — 195 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 159 at-bats and 0 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Jerry RemyInfielders2batting5921630.275——
Average (52) — 162 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 592 at-bats and 0 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Dave StapletonInfielders11batting54213410.247——
Average (49) — 249 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 542 at-bats and 10 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Julio ValdezInfielders12batting2530.120——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Tony ArmasOutfielders20batting57412536.218——
Average (48) — 265 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 574 at-bats and 36 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Dwight EvansOutfielders24No stat row——————
No ratingThe source has no batting stat row for this player. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Lee GrahamOutfielders12batting600.000——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Rick MillerOutfielders3batting262752.286——
Average (54) — 113 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 262 at-bats and 2 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Reid NicholsOutfielders51batting274786.285——
Average (55) — 87 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 274 at-bats and 6 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Jim RiceOutfielders14batting62619139.305——
Strong (65) — 2 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 626 at-bats and 39 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.
Chico WalkerOutfielders1batting520.400——
Not enough dataThe available at-bats and hits do not support a reliable comparison. You can still select this batter; the exhibition uses estimated performance.
Carl YastrzemskiOutfielders8batting38010110.266——
Average (53) — 140 of 419 batters in the available 1983 rostersBatting average and home runs per at-bat inform this hitting score, using 380 at-bats and 10 home runs from the source. Shorter playing records receive more cautious scores. This rank compares simulation ratings, with equal scores sharing a rank; it is not a ranking of every player in the league.

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Exhibition rules use nine hitters, including a DH, and one pitcher. The numbered slots are the batting order. Pick each player once. Opponent: 1983 Atlanta Braves. Players without a rating remain selectable with estimated performance.

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    Roster and statistics adapted from Wikipedia contributors, 1983 Boston Red Sox season. Retrieved 2026-09-30T10:29:50.336211+00:00. Source material is under CC BY-SA 4.0. We grouped roster entries, excluded staff, joined stats by Wikipedia page title, converted baseball innings notation to outs, and derived approximate ratings and simulated outcomes. No official affiliation.