1985 Kansas City Royals roster

31 players appeared for the Kansas City Royals in the 1985 MLB season. They won the 1985 World Series, 4-3.

1985 Royals roster: batting

1985 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 WilsonCF1416058716844343.278.316.724
Steve BalboniDH1606007414636881.243.307.783
Frank White2B14956362140226910.249.284.698
George BrettDH155550108184301129.335.4361.022
Darryl MotleyLF123383458517496.222.257.670
Jim SundbergC115367389010350.245.308.689
Hal McRaeDH112320418314700.259.349.799
Onix ConcepcionSS13131432642204.204.255.500
Jorge OrtaDH11030032804452.267.317.700
Pat SheridanRF78206184731711.228.307.642
Lynn JonesDH1101521232090.211.261.517
John WathanC601451134191.234.319.643
Buddy BiancalanaSS811382126161.188.277.538
Dane Iorg1B641307291210.223.268.599
Greg Pryor3B63114825130.219.270.542
Jamie QuirkC1957316040.281.305.674
Dave LeeperCF153413040.088.114.203
Jim ScrantonSS6410000.000.000.000

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

1985 Royals roster: pitching

1985 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.
Charlie LeibrandtSP33331792.69237.21081.220
Bret SaberhagenSP32322062.87235.11581.060
Danny JacksonSP323214123.42208.01141.370
Bud BlackSP333310154.33205.21221.340
Mark GubiczaSP292814104.06177.1991.340
Dan QuisenberryRP840892.37129.0541.2237
Joe BeckwithRP490154.0795.0801.381
Mike JonesRP331334.7864.0321.580
Mike LaCossRP210115.0940.2261.921
Steve FarrRP163213.1137.2361.431
Mark HuismannRP90101.9318.290.910
Tony FerreiraRP20007.945.251.410
Dennis LeonardSP20000.002.010.500

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.