2021 Kansas City Royals roster: 74-88

Team stats and league rank

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

2021 Royals roster: batting

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2021 Kansas City Royals batting

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	AB↓iAB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.	R↓iR: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.	H↓iH: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.	HR↓iHR: Home runs hit.	RBI↓iRBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.	SB↓iSB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.	AVG↓iAVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.	OBP↓iOBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.	OPS↓iOPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Whit Merrifield	2B	162	664	97	184	10	74	40	.277	.317	.711
Salvador Perez	DH	161	620	88	169	48	121	1	.273	.316	.859
Carlos Santana	1B	158	565	66	121	19	69	2	.214	.319	.660
Nicky Lopez	2B	151	497	78	149	2	43	22	.300	.365	.744
Andrew Benintendi	DH	134	493	63	136	17	73	8	.276	.324	.766
Michael A. Taylor	RF	142	483	58	118	12	54	14	.244	.297	.653
Hanser Alberto	3B	103	241	25	65	2	24	3	.270	.291	.693
Ryan O'Hearn	RF	84	236	23	53	9	29	0	.225	.268	.636
Adalberto Mondesi	SS	35	126	19	29	6	17	15	.230	.271	.723
Kyle Isbel	CF	28	76	16	21	1	7	2	.276	.337	.772

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

2021 Royals roster: pitching

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2021 Kansas City Royals pitching

Player↓	Pos↓	GP↓iGP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.	GS↓iGS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.	W↓iW: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.	L↓iL: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.	ERA↓iERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.	IP↓iIP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.	K↓iK: Batters this pitcher struck out.	WHIP↓iWHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.	SV↓iSV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Mike Minor	SP	28	28	8	12	5.05	158.2	149	1.24	0
Brad Keller	RP	26	26	8	12	5.39	133.2	120	1.66	0
Kris Bubic	SP	29	20	6	7	4.43	130.0	114	1.38	0
Brady Singer	SP	27	27	5	10	4.91	128.1	131	1.55	0
Scott Barlow	RP	71	0	5	3	2.42	74.1	91	1.20	16
Daniel Lynch IV	RP	15	15	4	6	5.69	68.0	55	1.63	0
Josh Staumont	RP	64	0	4	3	2.88	65.2	72	1.07	5
Ervin Santana	SP	38	2	2	2	4.68	65.1	52	1.33	0
Danny Duffy	SP	13	12	4	3	2.51	61.0	65	1.21	0
Greg Holland	P	57	0	3	5	4.85	55.2	53	1.35	8
Wade Davis	RP	40	0	0	3	6.75	42.2	38	1.48	2
Jakob Junis	RP	16	6	2	4	5.26	39.1	41	1.40	0
Tyler Zuber	RP	31	0	0	3	6.26	27.1	25	1.57	0
Richard Lovelady	RP	20	0	2	0	3.48	20.2	23	1.06	1
Gabe Speier	RP	7	0	0	0	1.17	7.2	5	1.30	0
Dylan Coleman	RP	5	0	0	0	1.42	6.1	7	0.95	0
Scott Blewett	RP	3	0	0	0	1.80	5.0	4	1.60	0
Angel Zerpa	RP	1	1	0	1	0.00	5.0	4	0.80	0
Jesse Hahn	RP	5	0	0	0	13.50	3.1	3	2.70	1

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

Results

1. Apr 1, 2021vs TEXW 14-10
2. Apr 3, 2021vs TEXW 11-4
3. Apr 4, 2021vs TEXL 3-7
4. Apr 5, 2021@ CLEW 3-0
5. Apr 7, 2021@ CLEL 2-4
6. Apr 8, 2021@ CHWL 0-6
7. Apr 11, 2021@ CHWW 4-3
8. Apr 12, 2021vs LAAL 3-10
9. Apr 13, 2021vs LAAW 3-2
10. Apr 14, 2021vs LAAW 6-1
11. Apr 15, 2021vs TORW 7-5
12. Apr 17, 2021vs TORW 3-2
13. Apr 17, 2021vs TORL 1-5
14. Apr 18, 2021vs TORW 2-0
15. Apr 19, 2021vs TBL 1-4
16. Apr 20, 2021vs TBL 7-14
17. Apr 21, 2021vs TBW 9-8
18. Apr 23, 2021@ DETW 6-2
19. Apr 24, 2021@ DETW 2-1
20. Apr 25, 2021@ DETW 4-0
21. Apr 26, 2021@ DETW 3-2
22. Apr 27, 2021@ PITL 1-2
23. Apr 28, 2021@ PITW 9-6
24. Apr 30, 2021@ MINL 1-9
25. May 1, 2021@ MINW 11-3
26. May 2, 2021@ MINL 4-13
27. May 3, 2021vs CLEL 6-8
28. May 4, 2021vs CLEL 3-7
29. May 5, 2021vs CLEL 4-5
30. May 6, 2021vs CLEL 0-4
31. May 7, 2021vs CHWL 0-3
32. May 8, 2021vs CHWL 1-9
33. May 9, 2021vs CHWL 3-9
34. May 11, 2021@ DETL 7-8
35. May 12, 2021@ DETL 2-4
36. May 13, 2021@ DETL 3-4
37. May 14, 2021@ CHWW 6-2
38. May 14, 2021@ CHWL 1-3
39. May 15, 2021@ CHWW 5-1
40. May 16, 2021@ CHWL 3-4
41. May 18, 2021vs MILW 2-0
42. May 19, 2021vs MILW 6-4
43. May 21, 2021vs DETL 5-7
44. May 22, 2021vs DETW 7-5
45. May 23, 2021vs DETW 3-2
46. May 25, 2021@ TBW 2-1
47. May 26, 2021@ TBL 1-2
48. May 27, 2021@ TBL 2-7
49. May 28, 2021@ MINW 8-3
50. May 29, 2021@ MINL 5-6
51. May 30, 2021@ MINW 6-3
52. May 31, 2021vs PITW 7-3
53. Jun 1, 2021vs PITW 10-5
54. Jun 3, 2021vs MINW 6-5
55. Jun 4, 2021vs MINW 14-5
56. Jun 5, 2021vs MINL 4-5
57. Jun 6, 2021vs MINL 1-2
58. Jun 7, 2021@ LAAL 3-8
59. Jun 8, 2021@ LAAL 1-8
60. Jun 9, 2021@ LAAL 1-6
61. Jun 10, 2021@ ATHW 6-1
62. Jun 11, 2021@ ATHL 3-4
63. Jun 12, 2021@ ATHL 2-11
64. Jun 13, 2021@ ATHL 3-6
65. Jun 14, 2021vs DETL 3-10
66. Jun 15, 2021vs DETL 3-4
67. Jun 16, 2021vs DETL 5-6
68. Jun 18, 2021vs BOSW 5-3
69. Jun 19, 2021vs BOSL 1-7
70. Jun 20, 2021vs BOSW 7-3
71. Jun 22, 2021@ NYYW 6-5
72. Jun 23, 2021@ NYYL 5-6
73. Jun 24, 2021@ NYYL 1-8
74. Jun 25, 2021@ TEXL 4-9
75. Jun 26, 2021@ TEXL 0-8
76. Jun 27, 2021@ TEXL 1-4
77. Jun 28, 2021@ BOSL 5-6
78. Jun 29, 2021@ BOSL 6-7
79. Jun 30, 2021@ BOSL 2-6
80. Jul 1, 2021@ BOSL 1-15
81. Jul 2, 2021vs MINW 7-4
82. Jul 3, 2021vs MINW 6-3
83. Jul 4, 2021vs MINL 2-6
84. Jul 5, 2021vs CINL 2-6
85. Jul 6, 2021vs CINW 7-6
86. Jul 7, 2021vs CINL 2-5
87. Jul 8, 2021@ CLEL 4-7
88. Jul 9, 2021@ CLEL 1-2
89. Jul 10, 2021@ CLEL 6-14
90. Jul 16, 2021vs BALW 9-2
91. Jul 17, 2021vs BALL 4-8
92. Jul 18, 2021vs BALL 0-5
93. Jul 20, 2021@ MILW 5-2
94. Jul 21, 2021@ MILW 6-3
95. Jul 23, 2021vs DETW 5-3
96. Jul 24, 2021vs DETW 9-8
97. Jul 25, 2021vs DETW 6-1
98. Jul 26, 2021vs CHWW 4-3
99. Jul 27, 2021vs CHWL 3-5
100. Jul 28, 2021vs CHWW 3-2
101. Jul 29, 2021vs CHWW 5-0
102. Jul 30, 2021@ TORL 4-6
103. Jul 31, 2021@ TORL 0-4
104. Aug 1, 2021@ TORL 1-5
105. Aug 3, 2021@ CHWL 1-7
106. Aug 4, 2021@ CHWW 9-1
107. Aug 5, 2021@ CHWW 3-2
108. Aug 6, 2021@ STLL 2-4
109. Aug 7, 2021@ STLL 2-5
110. Aug 8, 2021@ STLW 6-5
111. Aug 9, 2021vs NYYL 6-8
112. Aug 10, 2021vs NYYW 8-4
113. Aug 11, 2021vs NYYL 2-5
114. Aug 13, 2021vs STLL 0-6
115. Aug 14, 2021vs STLL 4-9
116. Aug 15, 2021vs STLL 2-7
117. Aug 16, 2021vs HOUW 7-6
118. Aug 17, 2021vs HOUW 3-1
119. Aug 18, 2021vs HOUW 3-2
120. Aug 19, 2021vs HOUL 3-6
121. Aug 20, 2021@ CHCW 6-2
122. Aug 21, 2021@ CHCW 4-2
123. Aug 22, 2021@ CHCW 9-1
124. Aug 23, 2021@ HOUW 7-1
125. Aug 24, 2021@ HOUL 0-4
126. Aug 25, 2021@ HOUL 5-6
127. Aug 26, 2021@ SEAW 6-4
128. Aug 27, 2021@ SEAW 8-7
129. Aug 28, 2021@ SEAW 4-2
130. Aug 29, 2021@ SEAL 3-4
131. Aug 31, 2021vs CLEL 2-7
132. Sep 1, 2021vs CLEL 3-5
133. Sep 2, 2021vs CLEL 2-4
134. Sep 3, 2021vs CHWW 7-2
135. Sep 4, 2021vs CHWL 7-10
136. Sep 5, 2021vs CHWW 6-0
137. Sep 6, 2021@ BALW 3-2
138. Sep 7, 2021@ BALL 3-7
139. Sep 8, 2021@ BALL 8-9
140. Sep 9, 2021@ BALW 6-0
141. Sep 10, 2021@ MINW 6-4
142. Sep 11, 2021@ MINL 2-9
143. Sep 12, 2021@ MINW 5-3
144. Sep 14, 2021vs ATHW 10-7
145. Sep 15, 2021vs ATHL 10-12
146. Sep 16, 2021vs ATHL 2-7
147. Sep 17, 2021vs SEAL 2-6
148. Sep 18, 2021vs SEAW 8-1
149. Sep 19, 2021vs SEAL 1-7
150. Sep 20, 2021@ CLEW 7-2
151. Sep 20, 2021@ CLEW 4-2
152. Sep 21, 2021@ CLEL 1-4
153. Sep 24, 2021@ DETW 3-1
154. Sep 25, 2021@ DETL 1-5
155. Sep 26, 2021@ DETW 2-1
156. Sep 27, 2021@ CLEL 3-8
157. Sep 28, 2021vs CLEW 6-4
158. Sep 29, 2021vs CLEW 10-5
159. Sep 30, 2021vs CLEL 1-6
160. Oct 1, 2021vs MINW 11-6
161. Oct 2, 2021vs MINL 0-4
162. Oct 3, 2021vs MINL 3-7