1979 Kansas City Royals roster

35 players appeared for the Kansas City Royals in the 1979 MLB season.

1979 Royals roster: batting

1979 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 BrettDH1546451192122310717.329.376.939
Willie WilsonCF15458811318564983.315.351.771
Amos OtisCF151577100170189030.295.369.813
Darrell PorterDH157533101155201123.291.421.905
Al CowensDH1365166915297310.295.345.753
Frank White2B12746773124104828.266.300.703
Pete LaCock1B132408541133562.277.334.714
Hal McRaeDH1013935511310745.288.351.816
Freddie Patek2B106306307713711.252.293.610
U.L. WashingtonSS101268326822510.254.299.658
John WathanC9019926412282.206.227.529
Clint Hurdle1B5917116413300.240.343.729
Todd Cruz3B551189242150.203.224.538
Steve BraunCF5811615314100.267.384.772
Jamie QuirkC51798241110.304.353.796
Jerry Terrell3B3140512121.300.317.767
Jim NettlesCF112302010.087.192.279
Joe Zdeb—152334001.174.240.544
Jim Gaudet—3601000.167.167.333
German Barranca2B5533003.600.6001.400

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

1979 Royals roster: pitching

1979 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.
Paul SplittorffRP363515174.24240.0771.350
Dennis LeonardSP323214124.08236.01261.190
Larry GuraSP393313124.47233.2851.280
Rich GaleRP34319105.65181.21031.630
Marty PattinRP317524.5894.1411.383
Steve BusbySP2212663.6394.1451.430
Eduardo RodriguezP291414.8474.1261.522
Craig ChamberlainRP1010443.7569.2301.230
Al HraboskyRP580943.7465.0391.6611
Steve MingoriP301335.7946.2181.841
Dan QuisenberryRP320323.1540.0131.235
Renie MartinRP250035.1934.2251.335
Bill PaschallRP70016.5913.231.680
Gary ChristensonRP60003.3810.241.130
Craig EatonP50002.7010.041.100

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.