2014 Kansas City Royals roster: 89-73

The Kansas City Royals went 89-73 in the 2014 MLB regular season, 2nd of 5 in the American League Central. They reached the 2014 World Series and lost 4-3.

Team stats and league rank

2014 Kansas City Royals team stats
Home Runs9530th of 30
RBI60416th of 30
Hits1,4565th of 30
Runs65114th of 30
Stolen Bases1531st of 30
Doubles2867th of 30
Triples2913th of 30
Walks38030th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)9851st of 30
Batting Average.2634th of 30
On-Base %.31416th of 30
Slugging %.37619th of 30
OPS.69017th of 30
ERA3.5112th of 30
WHIP1.2614th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,16825th of 30
Saves533rd of 30
Wins897th of 30
Runs Allowed62412th of 30
Errors10421st of 30

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

2014 Royals roster: batting

2014 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.
Alcides EscobarSS1625797416535031.285.317.694
Salvador PerezDH1505785715017701.260.289.692
Alex GordonLF15656387150197412.266.351.783
Billy ButlerDH151549571499660.271.323.702
Omar Rafael Infante2B135528501336669.252.295.632
Eric Hosmer1B131503541369584.270.318.716
Norichika AokiRF1324916314014317.285.349.710
Lorenzo CainCF1334715514255328.301.339.751
Mike Moustakas1B140457459715541.212.271.632
Jarrod DysonCF120260337012436.269.324.651
Brett Gregory HayesC275237120.135.151.362
Pedro CiriacoSS2547710024.213.229.484
Christian Colon2B2145815062.333.375.864
Justin MaxwellCF204046030.150.222.397
Johnny Giavotella2B123788150.216.268.593
Carlos PegueroRF4912010.222.300.633

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

2014 Royals roster: pitching

2014 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.
James ShieldsSP34341483.21227.01801.180
Jeremy GuthrieSP323213114.13202.21241.300
Jason VargasSP303011103.71187.01281.270
Yordano VenturaSP313014103.20183.01591.300
Danny DuffySP31259122.53149.11131.110
Wade DavisRP710921.0072.01090.853
Kelvin HerreraRP700431.4170.0591.140
Greg HollandP650131.4462.1900.9146
Aaron James CrowRP670614.1259.0341.293
Bruce ChenSP137247.4548.1361.760
Louis ColemanRP310105.5634.0241.681
Francisley BuenoRP300004.1832.1201.330
Tim CollinsRP220033.8621.0151.380
Casey ColemanSP100105.2512.051.830
Aaron BrooksSP210143.882.225.630
Wilking RodriguezRP20000.002.011.000
Donnie JosephRP100081.000.229.000

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Mar 31, 2014@ DETL 3-4
  2. Apr 2, 2014@ DETL 1-2
  3. Apr 4, 2014vs CHWW 7-5
  4. Apr 5, 2014vs CHWW 4-3
  5. Apr 6, 2014vs CHWL 1-5
  6. Apr 7, 2014vs TBW 4-2
  7. Apr 8, 2014vs TBL 0-1
  8. Apr 9, 2014vs TBW 7-3
  9. Apr 11, 2014@ MINL 1-10
  10. Apr 12, 2014@ MINL 1-7
  11. Apr 13, 2014@ MINL 3-4
  12. Apr 15, 2014@ HOUW 4-2
  13. Apr 16, 2014@ HOUW 6-4
  14. Apr 17, 2014@ HOUW 5-1
  15. Apr 18, 2014vs MINW 5-0
  16. Apr 19, 2014vs MINW 5-4
  17. Apr 20, 2014vs MINL 3-8
  18. Apr 21, 2014@ CLEL 3-4
  19. Apr 22, 2014@ CLEW 8-2
  20. Apr 23, 2014@ CLEL 3-5
  21. Apr 24, 2014@ CLEL 1-5
  22. Apr 25, 2014@ BALW 5-0
  23. Apr 26, 2014@ BALL 2-3
  24. Apr 27, 2014@ BALW 9-3
  25. Apr 29, 2014vs TORW 10-7
  26. Apr 30, 2014vs TORW 4-2
  27. May 1, 2014vs TORL 3-7
  28. May 2, 2014vs DETL 2-8
  29. May 3, 2014vs DETL 2-9
  30. May 4, 2014vs DETL 4-9
  31. May 5, 2014@ SDL 5-6
  32. May 6, 2014@ SDW 3-1
  33. May 7, 2014@ SDW 8-0
  34. May 8, 2014@ SEAL 0-1
  35. May 9, 2014@ SEAW 6-1
  36. May 10, 2014@ SEAL 1-3
  37. May 11, 2014@ SEAW 9-7
  38. May 13, 2014vs COLW 5-1
  39. May 14, 2014vs COLW 3-2
  40. May 15, 2014vs BALL 1-2
  41. May 16, 2014vs BALL 0-4
  42. May 17, 2014vs BALW 1-0
  43. May 18, 2014vs BALW 8-6
  44. May 19, 2014vs CHWL 6-7
  45. May 20, 2014vs CHWL 6-7
  46. May 21, 2014vs CHWW 3-1
  47. May 23, 2014@ LAAL 1-6
  48. May 24, 2014@ LAAW 7-4
  49. May 25, 2014@ LAAL 3-4
  50. May 26, 2014vs HOUL 2-9
  51. May 27, 2014vs HOUL 0-3
  52. May 28, 2014vs HOUL 3-9
  53. May 29, 2014@ TORW 8-6
  54. May 30, 2014@ TORW 6-1
  55. May 31, 2014@ TORL 2-12
  56. Jun 1, 2014@ TORL 0-4
  57. Jun 2, 2014@ STLW 6-0
  58. Jun 3, 2014@ STLW 8-7
  59. Jun 4, 2014vs STLL 2-5
  60. Jun 5, 2014vs STLW 3-2
  61. Jun 6, 2014vs NYYL 2-4
  62. Jun 7, 2014vs NYYW 8-4
  63. Jun 8, 2014vs NYYW 2-1
  64. Jun 10, 2014vs CLEW 9-5
  65. Jun 11, 2014vs CLEW 4-1
  66. Jun 13, 2014@ CHWW 7-2
  67. Jun 14, 2014@ CHWW 9-1
  68. Jun 15, 2014@ CHWW 6-3
  69. Jun 16, 2014@ DETW 11-8
  70. Jun 17, 2014@ DETW 11-4
  71. Jun 18, 2014@ DETW 2-1
  72. Jun 19, 2014@ DETL 1-2
  73. Jun 20, 2014vs SEAL 5-7
  74. Jun 21, 2014vs SEAL 1-2
  75. Jun 22, 2014vs SEAL 1-2
  76. Jun 23, 2014vs LADW 5-3
  77. Jun 24, 2014vs LADL 0-2
  78. Jun 25, 2014vs LADL 4-5
  79. Jun 27, 2014vs LAAW 8-6
  80. Jun 28, 2014vs LAAL 2-6
  81. Jun 29, 2014vs LAAW 5-4
  82. Jun 30, 2014@ MINW 6-1
  83. Jul 1, 2014@ MINL 2-10
  84. Jul 2, 2014@ MINW 4-0
  85. Jul 4, 2014@ CLEW 7-1
  86. Jul 5, 2014@ CLEL 3-7
  87. Jul 6, 2014@ CLEL 1-4
  88. Jul 7, 2014@ TBW 6-0
  89. Jul 8, 2014@ TBL 3-4
  90. Jul 9, 2014@ TBW 5-4
  91. Jul 10, 2014vs DETL 4-16
  92. Jul 11, 2014vs DETL 1-2
  93. Jul 12, 2014vs DETL 1-5
  94. Jul 13, 2014vs DETW 5-2
  95. Jul 18, 2014@ BOSL 4-5
  96. Jul 19, 2014@ BOSL 1-2
  97. Jul 20, 2014@ BOSL 0-6
  98. Jul 21, 2014@ CHWL 1-3
  99. Jul 22, 2014@ CHWW 7-1
  100. Jul 23, 2014@ CHWW 2-1
  101. Jul 24, 2014vs CLEW 2-1
  102. Jul 25, 2014vs CLEW 6-4
  103. Jul 26, 2014vs CLEW 7-5
  104. Jul 27, 2014vs CLEL 3-10
  105. Jul 29, 2014vs MINL 1-2
  106. Jul 30, 2014vs MINW 3-2
  107. Jul 31, 2014vs MINW 6-3
  108. Aug 1, 2014@ ATHW 1-0
  109. Aug 2, 2014@ ATHL 3-8
  110. Aug 3, 2014@ ATHW 4-2
  111. Aug 5, 2014@ ARIW 12-2
  112. Aug 6, 2014@ ARIW 4-3
  113. Aug 7, 2014@ ARIW 6-2
  114. Aug 8, 2014vs SFW 4-2
  115. Aug 9, 2014vs SFW 5-0
  116. Aug 10, 2014vs SFW 7-4
  117. Aug 11, 2014vs ATHW 3-2
  118. Aug 12, 2014vs ATHL 3-11
  119. Aug 13, 2014vs ATHW 3-0
  120. Aug 14, 2014vs ATHW 7-3
  121. Aug 15, 2014@ MINW 6-5
  122. Aug 16, 2014@ MINL 1-4
  123. Aug 17, 2014@ MINW 12-6
  124. Aug 18, 2014@ MINW 6-4
  125. Aug 19, 2014@ COLW 7-4
  126. Aug 20, 2014@ COLL 2-5
  127. Aug 22, 2014@ TEXW 6-3
  128. Aug 23, 2014@ TEXW 6-3
  129. Aug 24, 2014@ TEXL 1-3
  130. Aug 25, 2014vs NYYL 1-8
  131. Aug 26, 2014vs MINW 2-1
  132. Aug 27, 2014vs MINW 6-1
  133. Aug 28, 2014vs MINL 5-11
  134. Aug 29, 2014vs CLEL 1-6
  135. Aug 30, 2014vs CLEL 2-3
  136. Aug 31, 2014vs CLEL 3-4
  137. Sep 1, 2014vs TEXW 4-3
  138. Sep 2, 2014vs TEXW 2-1
  139. Sep 3, 2014vs TEXW 4-1
  140. Sep 5, 2014@ NYYW 1-0
  141. Sep 6, 2014@ NYYL 2-6
  142. Sep 7, 2014@ NYYW 2-0
  143. Sep 8, 2014@ DETL 5-9
  144. Sep 9, 2014@ DETL 2-4
  145. Sep 10, 2014@ DETW 3-0
  146. Sep 11, 2014vs BOSL 3-6
  147. Sep 12, 2014vs BOSL 2-4
  148. Sep 13, 2014vs BOSW 7-1
  149. Sep 14, 2014vs BOSL 4-8
  150. Sep 15, 2014vs CHWW 4-3
  151. Sep 16, 2014vs CHWL 5-7
  152. Sep 17, 2014vs CHWW 6-2
  153. Sep 19, 2014vs DETL 1-10
  154. Sep 20, 2014vs DETL 2-3
  155. Sep 21, 2014vs DETW 5-2
  156. Sep 22, 2014@ CLEW 2-0
  157. Sep 23, 2014@ CLEW 7-1
  158. Sep 24, 2014@ CLEL 4-6
  159. Sep 25, 2014@ CHWW 6-3
  160. Sep 26, 2014@ CHWW 3-1
  161. Sep 27, 2014@ CHWL 4-5
  162. Sep 28, 2014@ CHWW 6-4
  163. Sep 30, 2014vs ATHW 9-8playoffs
  164. Oct 2, 2014@ LAAW 3-2playoffs
  165. Oct 3, 2014@ LAAW 4-1playoffs
  166. Oct 5, 2014vs LAAW 8-3playoffs
  167. Oct 10, 2014@ BALW 8-6playoffs
  168. Oct 11, 2014@ BALW 6-4playoffs
  169. Oct 14, 2014vs BALW 2-1playoffs
  170. Oct 15, 2014vs BALW 2-1playoffs
  171. Oct 21, 2014vs SFL 1-7playoffs
  172. Oct 22, 2014vs SFW 7-2playoffs
  173. Oct 24, 2014@ SFW 3-2playoffs
  174. Oct 25, 2014@ SFL 4-11playoffs
  175. Oct 26, 2014@ SFL 0-5playoffs
  176. Oct 28, 2014vs SFW 10-0playoffs
  177. Oct 29, 2014vs SFL 2-3playoffs

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.