2018 Kansas City Royals roster: 58-104

The Kansas City Royals went 58-104 in the 2018 MLB regular season, 5th of 5 in the American League Central.

Team stats and league rank

2018 Kansas City Royals team stats
Home Runs15526th of 30
RBI60625th of 30
Hits1,35018th of 30
Runs63825th of 30
Stolen Bases1176th of 30
Doubles28312th of 30
Triples2915th of 30
Walks42728th of 30
Strikeouts (Batting)1,3109th of 30
Batting Average.24518th of 30
On-Base %.30524th of 30
Slugging %.39224th of 30
OPS.69725th of 30
ERA4.9427th of 30
WHIP1.4627th of 30
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,15729th of 30
Saves3328th of 30
Wins5829th of 30
Runs Allowed83327th of 30
Errors766th of 30

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

2018 Royals roster: batting

2018 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.
Whit Merrifield2B15863288192126045.304.367.806
Salvador PerezDH1295105212027801.235.274.713
Alex GordonLF14150656124135412.245.324.694
Alcides EscobarSS140485541124348.231.279.593
Adalberto MondesiSS752754776143732.276.306.804
Jorge SolerDH6122327599283.265.354.820
Ryan O'HearnRF44149233912300.262.353.950
Abraham AlmonteOF501341524392.179.260.544
Ryan Goins2B411151026060.226.252.565
Cheslor Cuthbert3B301031120370.194.282.583
Paulo OrlandoRF2590615050.167.194.394

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

2018 Royals roster: pitching

2018 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.
Jakob JunisRP30309124.37177.01641.270
Danny DuffySP28288124.88155.01411.490
Brad KellerRP4120963.08140.1961.300
Jason HammelSP39184146.02127.0921.630
Ian KennedyRP2222394.66119.21051.380
Tim HillRP700144.5345.2421.312
Wily PeraltaRP370103.6734.1351.4914
Jason AdamRP310036.1232.1371.390
Brandon MaurerRP370047.7631.1312.141
Blaine BoyerRP2102112.0521.292.081
Scott BarlowRP60113.6015.0151.270

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

Results

  1. Mar 29, 2018vs CHWL 7-14
  2. Mar 31, 2018vs CHWL 3-4
  3. Apr 2, 2018@ DETL 1-6
  4. Apr 3, 2018@ DETW 1-0
  5. Apr 6, 2018@ CLEL 2-3
  6. Apr 7, 2018@ CLEW 1-0
  7. Apr 8, 2018@ CLEL 1-3
  8. Apr 9, 2018vs SEAW 10-0
  9. Apr 10, 2018vs SEAL 3-8
  10. Apr 11, 2018vs SEAL 2-4
  11. Apr 12, 2018vs LAAL 1-7
  12. Apr 13, 2018vs LAAL 4-5
  13. Apr 14, 2018vs LAAL 3-5
  14. Apr 17, 2018@ TORL 3-11
  15. Apr 17, 2018@ TORL 4-5
  16. Apr 18, 2018@ TORL 5-15
  17. Apr 20, 2018@ DETL 2-3
  18. Apr 20, 2018@ DETW 3-2
  19. Apr 21, 2018@ DETL 4-12
  20. Apr 22, 2018@ DETW 8-5
  21. Apr 24, 2018vs MILL 2-5
  22. Apr 25, 2018vs MILL 2-6
  23. Apr 26, 2018vs CHWL 3-6
  24. Apr 27, 2018vs CHWL 4-7
  25. Apr 28, 2018vs CHWL 0-8
  26. Apr 28, 2018vs CHWW 5-2
  27. Apr 29, 2018vs CHWW 5-4
  28. Apr 30, 2018@ BOSL 6-10
  29. May 1, 2018@ BOSW 7-6
  30. May 2, 2018@ BOSL 4-5
  31. May 3, 2018vs DETW 10-6
  32. May 4, 2018vs DETW 4-2
  33. May 5, 2018vs DETL 2-3
  34. May 6, 2018vs DETW 4-2
  35. May 8, 2018@ BALW 15-7
  36. May 9, 2018@ BALL 3-5
  37. May 10, 2018@ BALL 6-11
  38. May 11, 2018@ CLEW 10-9
  39. May 12, 2018@ CLEL 2-6
  40. May 13, 2018@ CLEL 2-11
  41. May 14, 2018vs TBL 1-2
  42. May 15, 2018vs TBL 5-6
  43. May 16, 2018vs TBL 3-5
  44. May 18, 2018vs NYYW 5-2
  45. May 19, 2018vs NYYL 3-8
  46. May 20, 2018vs NYYL 1-10
  47. May 21, 2018@ STLL 0-6
  48. May 22, 2018@ STLW 5-1
  49. May 23, 2018@ STLW 5-2
  50. May 24, 2018@ TEXW 8-2
  51. May 25, 2018@ TEXL 4-8
  52. May 26, 2018@ TEXL 3-4
  53. May 27, 2018@ TEXW 5-3
  54. May 28, 2018vs MINL 5-8
  55. May 29, 2018vs MINW 2-1
  56. May 30, 2018vs MINW 11-8
  57. Jun 1, 2018vs ATHL 0-16
  58. Jun 2, 2018vs ATHW 5-4
  59. Jun 3, 2018vs ATHL 1-5
  60. Jun 4, 2018@ LAAL 6-9
  61. Jun 5, 2018@ LAAL 0-1
  62. Jun 6, 2018@ LAAL 3-4
  63. Jun 7, 2018@ ATHL 1-4
  64. Jun 8, 2018@ ATHL 2-7
  65. Jun 9, 2018@ ATHW 2-0
  66. Jun 10, 2018@ ATHL 2-3
  67. Jun 12, 2018vs CINL 1-5
  68. Jun 13, 2018vs CINL 0-7
  69. Jun 15, 2018vs HOUL 3-7
  70. Jun 16, 2018vs HOUL 2-10
  71. Jun 17, 2018vs HOUL 4-7
  72. Jun 18, 2018vs TEXL 3-6
  73. Jun 19, 2018vs TEXL 1-4
  74. Jun 20, 2018vs TEXL 2-3
  75. Jun 22, 2018@ HOUW 1-0
  76. Jun 23, 2018@ HOUL 3-4
  77. Jun 24, 2018@ HOUL 3-11
  78. Jun 25, 2018vs LAAW 2-0
  79. Jun 26, 2018@ MILL 1-5
  80. Jun 27, 2018@ MILW 5-4
  81. Jun 29, 2018@ SEAL 1-4
  82. Jun 30, 2018@ SEAL 4-6
  83. Jul 1, 2018@ SEAL 0-1
  84. Jul 2, 2018vs CLEL 3-9
  85. Jul 3, 2018vs CLEL 4-6
  86. Jul 4, 2018vs CLEL 2-3
  87. Jul 6, 2018vs BOSL 5-10
  88. Jul 7, 2018vs BOSL 4-15
  89. Jul 8, 2018vs BOSL 4-7
  90. Jul 9, 2018@ MINL 1-3
  91. Jul 10, 2018@ MINW 9-4
  92. Jul 11, 2018@ MINL 5-8
  93. Jul 13, 2018@ CHWL 6-9
  94. Jul 14, 2018@ CHWW 5-0
  95. Jul 15, 2018@ CHWL 1-10
  96. Jul 20, 2018vs MINW 6-5
  97. Jul 21, 2018vs MINW 4-2
  98. Jul 22, 2018vs MINW 5-3
  99. Jul 23, 2018vs DETL 4-5
  100. Jul 24, 2018vs DETW 5-4
  101. Jul 25, 2018vs DETL 4-8
  102. Jul 26, 2018@ NYYL 2-7
  103. Jul 28, 2018@ NYYW 10-5
  104. Jul 28, 2018@ NYYL 4-5
  105. Jul 29, 2018@ NYYL 3-6
  106. Jul 31, 2018@ CHWW 4-2
  107. Aug 1, 2018@ CHWW 10-5
  108. Aug 2, 2018@ CHWL 4-6
  109. Aug 3, 2018@ MINL 4-6
  110. Aug 4, 2018@ MINL 2-8
  111. Aug 5, 2018@ MINL 5-6
  112. Aug 6, 2018vs CHCL 1-3
  113. Aug 7, 2018vs CHCL 0-5
  114. Aug 8, 2018vs CHCW 9-0
  115. Aug 10, 2018vs STLL 0-7
  116. Aug 11, 2018vs STLL 3-8
  117. Aug 12, 2018vs STLL 2-8
  118. Aug 13, 2018vs TORW 3-1
  119. Aug 14, 2018vs TORL 5-6
  120. Aug 15, 2018vs TORL 5-6
  121. Aug 16, 2018vs TORW 6-2
  122. Aug 17, 2018@ CHWL 3-9
  123. Aug 18, 2018@ CHWW 3-1
  124. Aug 19, 2018@ CHWL 6-7
  125. Aug 20, 2018@ TBL 0-1
  126. Aug 21, 2018@ TBL 1-4
  127. Aug 22, 2018@ TBL 3-6
  128. Aug 23, 2018@ TBL 3-4
  129. Aug 24, 2018vs CLEW 5-4
  130. Aug 25, 2018vs CLEW 7-1
  131. Aug 26, 2018vs CLEL 5-12
  132. Aug 28, 2018vs DETW 6-2
  133. Aug 29, 2018vs DETW 9-2
  134. Aug 31, 2018vs BALW 9-2

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.