1980 Kansas City Royals roster

35 players appeared for the Kansas City Royals in the 1980 MLB season. They reached the 1980 World Series and lost 4-2.

1980 Royals roster: batting

1980 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.
Willie WilsonCF16170513323034979.326.357.778
Frank White2B1545607014876019.264.289.646
U.L. WashingtonSS1535497915065320.273.336.711
Willie AikensDH1515437015120981.278.356.789
Hal McRaeDH12448973145148310.297.342.825
John WathanC1264535713865817.305.377.783
George BrettDH117449871752411815.390.4541.118
Darrell PorterDH118418511047511.249.354.696
Clint Hurdle1B1303955011610600.294.349.807
Amos OtisCF1073945699105316.251.316.699
Dave Chalk3B6916719421201.251.326.668
Jamie QuirkC6216313455213.276.305.703
Pete LaCock1B11415614321181.205.284.547
Rusty TorresDH51721012031.167.250.417
Rance MulliniksDH3654814060.259.339.654
Bob DetherageCF202628171.308.333.833
Jerry Terrell3B231641000.063.063.125
Onix ConcepcionSS121512020.133.133.267
Manny Castillo3B71012000.200.200.400
Ken PhelpsDH3400000.000.000.000

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

1980 Royals roster: pitching

1980 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.
Larry GuraSP363618102.95283.11131.230
Dennis LeonardSP383820113.79280.11551.250
Paul SplittorffRP343314114.15204.0531.370
Rich GaleRP32281393.92190.2971.301
Renie MartinRP322010104.39137.1681.482
Dan QuisenberryRP7501273.09128.1371.2233
Marty PattinRP370403.6489.0401.354
Steve BusbySP116136.1742.1121.840
Gary ChristensonRP240305.1731.1161.691
Jeff TwittyRP130216.0422.191.790
Rawly EastwickRP140015.3222.052.050
Ken BrettRP80000.0013.140.981
Craig ChamberlainRP50016.759.131.610
Mike JonesRP310111.574.222.360

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.