1982 Kansas City Royals

90-72 • .556 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1982 Kansas City Royals went 90-72 (.556) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 784 runs, allowed 717, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Hal McRae (27 HR, 133 RBI) and Larry Gura (18-12, 4.03 ERA).

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
L (Losses):
Games charged to the pitcher of record when the opposing team took a lead it never surrendered.
RS (Runs Scored (team)):
Total runs a team scored across the season.
RA (Runs Allowed):
Total runs a team allowed across the season.

Data updated

📊 Season Record

90 Wins
72 Losses
.556 Win %
2nd Rank
784 R 717 RA
Diff +67

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⚡ Quick Stats

784 Runs Scored
717 Runs Allowed
+67 Run Diff
2,279K Attendance

📈 vs. 1982 AL Average

Batting Avg .284 8% above the 1982 league average (.264)
OBP .336 3% above the 1982 league average (.327)
SLG .428 6% above the 1982 league average (.402)
Team ERA 4.08 equal to the 1982 league average (4.07)
Runs Scored 784 8% above the 1982 league average (726 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,279,464
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Avg per Game 28,141

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1982

Batting Avg

1 Willie Wilson 0.332 2 Hal McRae 0.308 3 Lee May 0.308 4 George Brett 0.301 5 Frank White 0.298

Home Runs

1 Hal McRae 27 2 George Brett 21 3 Willie Aikens 17 4 Jerry Martin 15 5 Amos Otis 11

RBI

1 Hal McRae 133 2 Amos Otis 88 3 George Brett 82 4 Willie Aikens 74 5 Jerry Martin 65
1982 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hal McRae 159 613 91 189 46 8 27 133 55 61 4 0.308
Willie Wilson 136 585 87 194 19 15 3 46 26 81 37 0.332
George Brett 144 552 101 166 32 9 21 82 71 51 6 0.301
Frank White 145 524 71 156 45 6 11 56 16 65 10 0.298
Jerry Martin 147 519 52 138 22 1 15 65 38 138 1 0.266
Amos Otis 125 475 73 136 25 3 11 88 37 65 9 0.286
Willie Aikens 134 466 50 131 29 1 17 74 45 70 0 0.281
John Wathan 121 448 79 121 11 3 3 51 48 46 36 0.270
U. L. Washington 119 437 64 125 19 3 10 60 38 48 23 0.286
Onix Concepcion 74 205 17 48 9 1 0 15 5 18 2 0.234
Greg Pryor 73 152 23 41 10 1 2 12 10 20 2 0.270
Steve Hammond 46 126 14 29 5 1 1 11 4 18 0 0.230
Cesar Geronimo 53 119 14 32 6 3 4 23 8 16 2 0.269
Don Slaught 43 115 14 32 6 0 3 8 9 12 0 0.278
Lee May 42 91 12 28 5 2 3 12 14 18 0 0.308
Jamie Quirk 36 78 8 18 3 0 1 5 3 15 0 0.231
Tom Poquette 24 62 4 9 1 0 0 3 4 5 1 0.145
Dennis Werth 41 15 5 2 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 0.133
Ron Johnson 8 14 2 4 2 0 0 0 4 3 0 0.286
Mark Ryal 6 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.077
Bombo Rivera 5 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Tim Ireland 7 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.143
Buddy Biancalana 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.500
Kelly Heath 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Armstrong 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vida Blue 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Derek Botelho 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Castro 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Creel 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dave Frost 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Grant Jackson 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Tufts 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jim Wright 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1982

ERA

1 Dan Quisenberry 2.57 2 Mike Armstrong 3.20 3 Bill Castro 3.45 4 Don Hood 3.51 5 Vida Blue 3.78

Wins

1 Larry Gura 18 2 Vida Blue 13 3 Dennis Leonard 10 4 Paul Splittorff 10 5 Dan Quisenberry 9

Strikeouts

1 Vida Blue 103 2 Larry Gura 98 3 Mike Armstrong 75 4 Paul Splittorff 74 5 Dennis Leonard 58
1982 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Gura 18 12 4.03 37 37 0 248.0 251 111 64 98
Vida Blue 13 12 3.78 31 31 0 181.0 163 76 80 103
Paul Splittorff 10 10 4.28 29 28 0 162.0 166 77 57 74
Dan Quisenberry 9 7 2.57 72 0 35 136.2 126 39 12 46
Dennis Leonard 10 6 5.10 21 21 0 130.2 145 74 46 58
Mike Armstrong 5 5 3.20 52 0 6 112.2 88 40 43 75
Buddy Black 4 6 4.58 22 14 0 88.1 92 45 34 40
Dave Frost 6 6 5.51 21 14 0 81.2 103 50 30 26
Bill Castro 3 2 3.45 21 4 1 75.2 72 29 20 37
Don Hood 4 0 3.51 30 3 1 66.2 71 26 22 31
Keith Creel 1 4 5.40 9 6 0 41.2 43 25 25 13
Grant Jackson 3 1 5.17 20 0 0 38.1 42 22 21 15
Derek Botelho 2 1 4.13 8 4 0 24.0 25 11 8 12
Jim Wright 0 0 5.32 7 0 0 23.2 32 14 6 9
Bob Tufts 2 0 4.50 10 0 2 20.0 24 10 3 13

👥 Roster (39)

Willie Aikens Mike Armstrong Buddy Biancalana Buddy Black Vida Blue Derek Botelho George Brett Bill Castro Onix Concepcion Keith Creel Dave Frost Cesar Geronimo +27 more

39 players

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The 1982 Kansas City Royals in brief

A 90-72 record (.556) put the 1982 Kansas City Royals 2nd in the AL West. The run column shows 784 for and 717 against. Against a league average of .264, the 1982 Kansas City Royals batted .284. The 1982 Kansas City Royals outscored the average club by 8% (784 against 726). Home games were played at Royals Stadium, where 2,279,464 fans came through the gates.

Hal McRae led the club in home runs with 27. The hits leader was Willie Wilson with 194. Larry Gura was the top winner, with 18 victories. Vida Blue struck out 103, the most on the club. The saves leader was Dan Quisenberry with 35. The roster section lists 39 players who appeared for the club.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1982 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1982 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1982 Kansas City Royals finished 90-72 (.556 win pct).
Who led the 1982 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Hal McRae led the 1982 Kansas City Royals with 27 home runs.
What was the 1982 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1982 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.08.
Did the 1982 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1982 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1982 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1982 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1982 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Hal McRae (27 HR, 133 RBI) and Larry Gura (18-12, 4.03 ERA).
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