1989 Kansas City Royals roster

33 players appeared for the Kansas City Royals in the 1989 MLB season.

1989 Royals roster: batting

1989 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.
Kevin Seitzer1B1605977816844817.281.387.723
Bo JacksonLF135515861323210526.256.310.805
Jim EisenreichLF1344756413995927.293.341.790
Kurt Stillwell2B130463521217549.261.325.705
George BrettDH12445767129128014.282.362.793
Danny TartabullRF1334415411818624.268.369.809
Frank White2B135418341072363.256.307.635
Bob BooneC131405331111433.274.351.675
Pat TablerDH123390361012420.259.325.633
Willie WilsonCF112383589734324.253.300.657
Brad Wellman2B10317830412125.230.263.550
Bill Buckner1B791767381161.216.240.507
Mike MacfarlaneC6915713352190.223.263.563
Matt WintersRF421071425290.234.320.665
Gary ThurmanCF728724170516.195.311.552
Bill Pecota3B65832117355.205.275.684
Rey PalaciosC5547128180.170.216.492
Jeff SchulzRF7902010.222.222.444

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

1989 Royals roster: pitching

1989 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.
Bret SaberhagenSP36352362.16262.11930.960
Mark GubiczaSP363615113.04255.01731.240
Tom GordonRP49161793.64163.01531.281
Charlie LeibrandtSP33275115.14161.0731.550
Luis AquinoRP3416683.50141.1681.290
Jeff MontgomeryRP630731.3792.0940.9918
Floyd BannisterRP1414414.6675.1351.390
Steve FarrRP512254.1263.1561.5318
Steve CrawfordRP250312.8354.0331.240
Rick LueckenRP190213.4223.2161.521
Kevin AppierSP65149.1421.2102.120
Jerry Don GleatonRP150005.6514.191.810
Jose DeJesusSP31004.508.021.880
Stan ClarkeRP220215.437.022.570
Bob BuchananRP200016.203.132.400

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.