1976 Kansas City Royals roster

30 players appeared for the Kansas City Royals in the 1976 MLB season.

1976 Royals roster: batting

1976 Kansas City Royals 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.
George BrettDH1596459421576721.333.377.839
John Mayberry1B1615947613813953.232.322.663
Amos OtisCF15359293165188626.279.341.785
Al CowensDH1525817115435923.265.298.639
Hal McRaeDH1495277517587322.332.407.868
Frank White2B1524463910224620.229.263.570
Freddie Patek2B1444325810414351.241.318.624
Tom PoquetteCF104344431042346.302.361.792
Jim Wohlford3B107293477312422.249.314.621
Buck MartinezC9526724615340.228.269.625
Bob StinsonC7920926552253.263.342.677
Dave Nelson—78153243611715.235.298.605
Cookie Rojas—6313211320162.242.280.568
Jamie QuirkC6411411281150.246.252.577
Ruppert JonesDH2851911170.216.259.593
John WathanC2742512050.286.333.643
Willie WilsonCF12601002.167.167.333

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

1976 Royals roster: pitching

1976 Kansas City Royals 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.
Dennis LeonardSP353417103.51259.01501.220
Al FitzmorrisP353315113.06220.1801.280
Doug BirdRP392712103.37197.21071.122
Paul SplittorffRP26231183.97158.2591.440
Marty PattinRP44158142.49141.0651.085
Mark LittellRP601842.08104.0921.2316
Steve MingoriP550552.3285.1381.1510
Steve BusbySP1313334.4071.2291.490
Larry GuraSP202402.3062.2221.071
Tom BrunoP120106.7517.1111.670
Roger NelsonP30002.088.240.920
Jerry CramP40006.234.122.080
Bob McClureRP80009.004.032.750

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.