1983 Kansas City Royals

79-83 • .488 Win% • 2nd in AL W

The 1983 Kansas City Royals went 79-83 (.488) finishing 2nd in the AL W division. The club scored 696 runs, allowed 767, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included George Brett (25 HR, 93 RBI) and Paul Splittorff (13-8, 3.63 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

79 Wins
83 Losses
.488 Win %
2nd Rank
696 R 767 RA
Diff -71

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⚡ Quick Stats

696 Runs Scored
767 Runs Allowed
-71 Run Diff
1,963K Attendance

📈 vs. 1983 AL Average

Batting Avg .270 2% above the 1983 league average (.265)
OBP .319 2% below the 1983 league average (.327)
SLG .397 1% below the 1983 league average (.400)
Team ERA 4.25 5% worse than the 1983 league average (4.06)
Runs Scored 696 4% below the 1983 league average (727 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 82
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Total Attendance 1,963,886
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Avg per Game 23,949

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1983

Batting Avg

1 Butch Davis 0.344 2 Don Slaught 0.312 3 Hal McRae 0.311 4 George Brett 0.310 5 Willie Aikens 0.302

Home Runs

1 George Brett 25 2 Willie Aikens 23 3 Hal McRae 12 4 Frank White 11 5 Leon Roberts 8

RBI

1 George Brett 93 2 Hal McRae 82 3 Frank White 77 4 Willie Aikens 72 5 Amos Otis 41
1983 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Hal McRae 157 589 84 183 41 6 12 82 50 68 2 0.311
Willie Wilson 137 576 90 159 22 8 2 33 33 75 59 0.276
Frank White 146 549 52 143 35 6 11 77 20 51 13 0.260
U. L. Washington 144 547 76 129 19 6 5 41 48 78 40 0.236
George Brett 123 464 90 144 38 2 25 93 57 39 0 0.310
John Wathan 128 437 49 107 18 3 2 32 27 56 28 0.245
Willie Aikens 125 410 49 124 26 1 23 72 45 75 0 0.302
Amos Otis 98 356 35 93 16 3 4 41 27 63 5 0.261
Pat Sheridan 109 333 43 90 12 2 7 36 20 64 12 0.270
Don Slaught 83 276 21 86 13 4 0 28 11 27 3 0.312
Onix Concepcion 80 219 22 53 11 3 0 20 12 12 10 0.242
Leon Roberts 84 213 24 55 7 0 8 24 17 27 1 0.258
Butch Davis 33 122 13 42 2 6 2 18 4 19 4 0.344
Joe Simpson 91 119 16 20 2 2 0 8 11 21 1 0.168
Greg Pryor 68 115 9 25 4 0 1 14 7 8 0 0.217
Cesar Geronimo 38 87 2 18 4 0 0 4 2 13 0 0.207
Darryl Motley 19 68 9 16 1 2 3 11 2 8 2 0.235
Jerry Martin 13 44 4 14 2 0 2 13 1 7 1 0.318
Cliff Pastornicky 10 32 4 4 0 0 2 5 0 3 0 0.125
Ron Johnson 9 27 2 7 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0.259
Buddy Biancalana 6 15 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0.200
Mike Armstrong 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Buddy Black 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Vida Blue 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Castro 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Keith Creel 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Larry Gura 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Don Hood 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Huismann 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Danny Jackson 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Leonard 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Gaylord Perry 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Quisenberry 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Eric Rasmussen 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Renko 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Splittorff 27 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bob Tufts 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Frank Wills 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1983

ERA

1 Dan Quisenberry 1.94 2 Don Hood 2.27 3 Paul Splittorff 3.63 4 Dennis Leonard 3.71 5 Buddy Black 3.79

Wins

1 Paul Splittorff 13 2 Larry Gura 11 3 Mike Armstrong 10 4 Buddy Black 10 5 Dennis Leonard 6

Strikeouts

1 Paul Splittorff 61 2 Buddy Black 58 3 Larry Gura 57 4 Steve Renko 54 5 Vida Blue 53
1983 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Larry Gura 11 18 4.90 34 31 0 200.1 220 109 76 57
Buddy Black 10 7 3.79 24 24 0 161.1 159 68 43 58
Paul Splittorff 13 8 3.63 27 27 0 156.0 159 63 52 61
Dan Quisenberry 5 3 1.94 69 0 45 139.0 118 30 11 48
Steve Renko 6 11 4.30 25 17 1 121.1 144 58 36 54
Mike Armstrong 10 7 3.86 58 0 3 102.2 86 44 45 52
Keith Creel 2 5 6.35 25 10 0 89.1 116 63 35 31
Vida Blue 0 5 6.01 19 14 0 85.1 96 57 35 53
Gaylord Perry 4 4 4.27 14 14 0 84.1 98 40 26 40
Dennis Leonard 6 3 3.71 10 10 0 63.0 69 26 19 31
Eric Rasmussen 3 6 4.78 11 9 0 52.2 61 28 22 18
Don Hood 2 3 2.27 27 0 0 47.2 48 12 14 17
Bill Castro 2 0 6.64 18 0 0 40.2 51 30 12 17
Frank Wills 2 1 4.15 6 4 0 34.2 35 16 15 23
Mark Huismann 2 1 5.58 13 0 0 30.2 29 19 17 20
Danny Jackson 1 1 5.21 4 3 0 19.0 26 11 6 9
Bob Tufts 0 0 8.10 6 0 0 6.2 16 6 5 3
Joe Simpson 0 0 3.00 2 0 0 3.0 4 1 2 1

👥 Roster (38)

Willie Aikens Mike Armstrong Buddy Biancalana Buddy Black Vida Blue George Brett Bill Castro Onix Concepcion Keith Creel Butch Davis Cesar Geronimo Larry Gura +26 more

38 players

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The 1983 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 1983 Kansas City Royals finished 79-83, a .488 winning percentage, placing 2nd in the AL West. Runs came in at 696 scored against 767 allowed (-71). Against a league average of .265, the 1983 Kansas City Royals batted .270. The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 4.25 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.06. Measured against the 727-run league average, the offense was 4% behind.

Royals Stadium was home in 1983, drawing a total attendance of 1,963,886. The home run leader was George Brett, who hit 25. The hits leader was Hal McRae with 183. Paul Splittorff was the top winner, with 13 victories. The saves leader was Dan Quisenberry with 45. The 1983 roster runs to 38 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1983 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1983 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1983 Kansas City Royals finished 79-83 (.488 win pct).
Who led the 1983 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
George Brett led the 1983 Kansas City Royals with 25 home runs.
What was the 1983 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1983 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.25.
Did the 1983 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1983 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1983 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1983 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1983 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were George Brett (25 HR, 93 RBI) and Paul Splittorff (13-8, 3.63 ERA).
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