1986 Kansas City Royals roster

33 players appeared for the Kansas City Royals in the 1986 MLB season.

1986 Royals roster: batting

1986 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 WilsonCF1566317717094434.269.313.679
Frank White2B1515667615422844.272.322.787
Steve BalboniDH1385125411729880.229.286.738
Lonnie SmithDH1345088014684426.287.357.768
George BrettDH1244417012816731.290.401.881
Jim SundbergC140429419112421.212.303.624
Jorge OrtaDH10633635939460.277.321.732
Rudy LawDH87307428013614.261.327.715
Angel SalazarSS11729824730241.245.266.592
Hal McRaeDH11227822707370.252.298.675
Jamie QuirkC8021924478260.215.273.643
Mike KingeryCF6220925543147.258.296.684
Buddy BiancalanaSS1001902446285.242.298.634
Greg Pryor3B63112719071.170.191.397
Kevin Seitzer1B289616312110.323.440.888
Bo JacksonLF2582917293.207.286.615
Lynn JonesDH674716010.128.226.397
Rondin Johnson2B113118020.258.258.581
Bill Pecota3B122936020.207.294.570
Mike BrewerDH121803000.167.250.472
Terry BellC8300000.000.400.400
Dwight TaylorDH4210000.000.000.000

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

1986 Royals roster: pitching

1986 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 LeibrandtSP353414114.09231.11081.300
Dennis LeonardSP33308134.44192.21141.340
Danny JacksonSP322711123.20185.21151.381
Mark GubiczaSP35241263.64180.21181.320
Bret SaberhagenSP30257124.15156.01121.240
Bud BlackSP5645103.20121.0681.189
Scott BankheadRP2417894.61121.0941.310
Steve FarrRP560843.13109.1831.188
Dan QuisenberryRP620372.7781.1361.4312
David ConeSP110005.5622.2211.850
Alan HargesheimerRP51016.2313.041.920

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.