1992 Kansas City Royals

72-90 • .444 Win% • 5th in AL W

The 1992 Kansas City Royals went 72-90 (.444) finishing 5th in the AL W division. The club scored 610 runs, allowed 667, and played home games at Royals Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Macfarlane (17 HR, 48 RBI) and Kevin Appier (15-8, 2.46 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

72 Wins
90 Losses
.444 Win %
5th Rank
610 R 667 RA
Diff -57

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⚡ Quick Stats

610 Runs Scored
667 Runs Allowed
-57 Run Diff
1,867K Attendance

📈 vs. 1992 AL Average

Batting Avg .256 1% below the 1992 league average (.259)
OBP .314 4% below the 1992 league average (.328)
SLG .364 5% below the 1992 league average (.385)
Team ERA 3.81 3% better than the 1992 league average (3.94)
Runs Scored 610 13% below the 1992 league average (700 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,867,689
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Avg per Game 23,057

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 1992

Batting Avg

1 Bob Melvin 0.314 2 Chris Gwynn 0.286 3 George Brett 0.285 4 Gregg Jefferies 0.285 5 Juan Samuel 0.284

Home Runs

1 Mike Macfarlane 17 2 Kevin McReynolds 13 3 Gregg Jefferies 10 4 Wally Joyner 9 5 George Brett 7

RBI

1 Gregg Jefferies 75 2 Wally Joyner 66 3 George Brett 61 4 Brian McRae 52 5 Kevin McReynolds 49
1992 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Gregg Jefferies 152 604 66 172 36 3 10 75 43 29 19 0.285
George Brett 152 592 55 169 35 5 7 61 35 69 8 0.285
Wally Joyner 149 572 66 154 36 2 9 66 55 50 11 0.269
Brian McRae 149 533 63 119 23 5 4 52 42 88 18 0.223
Keith Miller 106 416 57 118 24 4 4 38 31 46 16 0.284
Mike Macfarlane 129 402 51 94 28 3 17 48 30 89 1 0.234
Kevin McReynolds 109 373 45 92 25 0 13 49 67 48 7 0.247
Jim Eisenreich 113 353 31 95 13 3 2 28 24 36 11 0.269
Curt Wilkerson 111 296 27 74 10 1 2 29 18 47 18 0.250
David Howard 74 219 19 49 6 2 1 18 15 43 3 0.224
Brent Mayne 82 213 16 48 10 0 0 18 11 26 0 0.225
Gary Thurman 88 200 25 49 6 3 0 20 9 34 9 0.245
Rico Rossy 59 149 21 32 8 1 1 12 20 20 0 0.215
Kevin Koslofski 55 133 20 33 0 2 3 13 12 23 2 0.248
Juan Samuel 29 102 15 29 5 3 0 8 7 27 6 0.284
Terry Shumpert 36 94 6 14 5 1 1 11 3 17 2 0.149
Jeff Conine 28 91 10 23 5 2 0 9 8 23 0 0.253
Chris Gwynn 34 84 10 24 3 2 1 7 3 10 0 0.286
Bob Melvin 32 70 5 22 5 0 0 6 5 13 0 0.314
Harvey Pulliam 4 5 2 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.200
Kevin Appier 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Aquino 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Berenguer 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Boddicker 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Davis 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tom Gordon 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mark Gubicza 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Haney 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neal Heaton 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Johnston 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike Magnante 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rusty Meacham 64 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Moeller 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Montgomery 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hipolito Pichardo 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ed Pierce 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dennis Rasmussen 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rick Reed 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Bill Sampen 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rich Sauveur 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Steve Shifflett 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Curt Young 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 1992

ERA

1 Dennis Rasmussen 1.43 2 Jeff Montgomery 2.18 3 Kevin Appier 2.46 4 Steve Shifflett 2.60 5 Rusty Meacham 2.74

Wins

1 Kevin Appier 15 2 Rusty Meacham 10 3 Hipolito Pichardo 9 4 Mark Gubicza 7 5 Tom Gordon 6

Strikeouts

1 Kevin Appier 150 2 Tom Gordon 98 3 Mark Gubicza 81 4 Jeff Montgomery 69 5 Rusty Meacham 64
1992 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Kevin Appier 15 8 2.46 30 30 0 208.1 167 57 68 150
Hipolito Pichardo 9 6 3.95 31 24 0 143.2 148 63 49 59
Tom Gordon 6 10 4.59 40 11 0 117.2 116 60 55 98
Mark Gubicza 7 6 3.72 18 18 0 111.1 110 46 36 81
Rusty Meacham 10 4 2.74 64 0 2 101.2 88 31 21 64
Rick Reed 3 7 3.68 19 18 0 100.1 105 41 20 49
Mike Magnante 4 9 4.94 44 12 0 89.1 115 49 35 31
Mike Boddicker 1 4 4.98 29 8 3 86.2 92 48 37 47
Jeff Montgomery 1 6 2.18 65 0 39 82.2 61 20 27 69
Luis Aquino 3 6 4.52 15 13 0 67.2 81 34 20 11
Steve Shifflett 1 4 2.60 34 0 0 52.0 55 15 17 25
Juan Berenguer 1 4 5.64 19 2 0 44.2 42 28 20 26
Chris Haney 2 3 3.86 7 7 0 42.0 35 18 16 27
Neal Heaton 3 1 4.17 31 0 0 41.0 43 19 22 29
Dennis Rasmussen 4 1 1.43 5 5 0 37.2 25 6 6 12
Mark Davis 1 3 7.18 13 6 0 36.1 42 29 28 19
Curt Young 1 2 5.18 10 2 0 24.1 29 14 7 7
Bill Sampen 0 2 3.66 8 1 0 19.2 21 8 3 14
Dennis Moeller 0 3 7.00 5 4 0 18.0 24 14 11 6
Rich Sauveur 0 1 4.40 8 0 0 14.1 15 7 8 7
Ed Pierce 0 0 3.38 2 1 0 5.1 9 2 4 3
Joel Johnston 0 0 13.50 5 0 0 2.2 3 4 2 0

👥 Roster (42)

Kevin Appier Luis Aquino Juan Berenguer Mike Boddicker George Brett Jeff Conine Mark Davis Jim Eisenreich Tom Gordon Mark Gubicza Chris Gwynn Chris Haney +30 more

42 players

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The 1992 Kansas City Royals in brief

In 1992 the Kansas City Royals posted a 72-90 mark (.444) and finished 5th in the AL West. With 610 runs scored and 667 given up, the 1992 differential was -57. The team batting average of .256 was 1% below the 1992 league mark of .259. The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 3.81 ERA; the league as a whole was at 3.94. League clubs averaged 700 runs that year, so the Kansas City Royals scored 13% fewer.

Home games were played at Royals Stadium, where 1,867,689 fans came through the gates. For power, Mike Macfarlane led the way with 17 homers. The RBI leader was Gregg Jefferies, with 75. Kevin Appier was the top winner, with 15 victories. The saves leader was Jeff Montgomery with 39.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 1992 Kansas City Royals

What was the 1992 Kansas City Royals record?
The 1992 Kansas City Royals finished 72-90 (.444 win pct).
Who led the 1992 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Mike Macfarlane led the 1992 Kansas City Royals with 17 home runs.
What was the 1992 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 1992 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 3.81.
Did the 1992 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 1992 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 1992 Kansas City Royals play?
The 1992 Kansas City Royals played home games at Royals Stadium.
Who led the 1992 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Macfarlane (17 HR, 48 RBI) and Kevin Appier (15-8, 2.46 ERA).
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