1984 Kansas City Royals roster

34 players appeared for the Kansas City Royals in the 1984 MLB season.

1984 Royals roster: batting

1984 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 WilsonCF1285418116324447.301.350.740
Darryl MotleyLF14652264148157010.284.319.760
Pat SheridanRF1384816413685319.283.338.738
Frank White2B1294795813017565.271.311.756
Steve BalboniDH1264385810728770.244.320.817
Don SlaughtC124409481084420.264.297.676
Jorge OrtaDH122403501209500.298.343.800
George BrettDH1043774210713690.284.344.802
Hal McRaeDH10631730963420.303.363.760
Onix ConcepcionSS9028736811239.282.319.657
Greg Pryor3B12327032714250.263.301.656
John WathanC9717117312106.181.271.540
U.L. WashingtonSS6317018381104.224.281.558
Buddy BiancalanaSS661341826291.194.229.527
Butch DavisRF4111611172124.147.211.435
Lynn JonesDH4710311311101.301.330.719
Leon RobertsRF2945410030.222.300.589
Tucker Ashford3B91312000.154.214.445
Bucky DentSS11923010.333.400.733
Dave LeeperCF4610000.000.000.000
Luis PujolsC4501010.200.200.400
Jim ScrantonSS2200000.000.000.000

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

1984 Royals roster: pitching

1984 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.
Bud BlackSP353517123.12257.01401.130
Mark GubiczaSP292910144.05189.01111.310
Larry GuraSP31251295.18168.2681.430
Bret SaberhagenSP381810113.48157.2731.101
Charlie LeibrandtSP23231173.63143.2531.360
Dan QuisenberryRP720632.64129.1411.0344
Joe BeckwithRP491843.40100.2751.162
Mike JonesRP2312234.8981.0431.510
Danny JacksonSP1511264.2676.0401.570
Mark HuismannRP380334.2075.0541.403
Frank WillsRP105235.1137.0211.410
Paul SplittorffRP123137.7128.042.040

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.