2000 Kansas City Royals

77-85 • .475 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 2000 Kansas City Royals went 77-85 (.475) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 879 runs, allowed 930, and played home games at Kauffman Stadium. Team leaders included Jermaine Dye (33 HR, 118 RBI) and Jeff Suppan (10-9, 4.94 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

77 Wins
85 Losses
.475 Win %
4th Rank
879 R 930 RA
Diff -51

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879 Runs Scored
930 Runs Allowed
-51 Run Diff
1,677K Attendance

📈 vs. 2000 AL Average

Batting Avg .287 4% above the 2000 league average (.275)
OBP .347 equal to the 2000 league average (.348)
SLG .425 4% below the 2000 league average (.443)
Team ERA 5.48 12% worse than the 2000 league average (4.91)
Runs Scored 879 3% above the 2000 league average (857 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,677,915
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Avg per Game 20,715

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2000

Batting Avg

1 Hector Ortiz 0.386 2 Mike Sweeney 0.333 3 Johnny Damon 0.327 4 Jermaine Dye 0.321 5 Joe Randa 0.304

Home Runs

1 Jermaine Dye 33 2 Mike Sweeney 29 3 Mark Quinn 20 4 Johnny Damon 16 5 Joe Randa 15

RBI

1 Mike Sweeney 144 2 Jermaine Dye 118 3 Joe Randa 106 4 Johnny Damon 88 5 Mark Quinn 78
2000 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Johnny Damon 159 655 136 214 42 10 16 88 65 60 46 0.327
Mike Sweeney 159 618 105 206 30 0 29 144 71 67 8 0.333
Joe Randa 158 612 88 186 29 4 15 106 36 66 6 0.304
Jermaine Dye 157 601 107 193 41 2 33 118 69 99 0 0.321
Rey Sanchez 143 509 68 139 18 2 1 38 28 55 7 0.273
Mark Quinn 135 500 76 147 33 2 20 78 35 91 5 0.294
Carlos Beltran 98 372 49 92 15 4 7 44 35 69 13 0.247
Carlos Febles 100 339 59 87 12 1 2 29 36 48 17 0.257
Dave McCarty 103 270 34 75 14 2 12 53 22 68 0 0.278
Gregg Zaun 83 234 36 64 11 0 7 33 43 34 7 0.274
Jeff Reboulet 66 182 29 44 7 0 0 14 23 32 3 0.242
Todd Dunwoody 61 178 12 37 9 0 1 23 8 42 3 0.208
Jorge Fabregas 43 142 13 40 4 0 3 17 8 11 1 0.282
Brian Johnson 37 125 9 26 6 0 4 18 4 28 0 0.208
Luis Ordaz 65 104 17 23 2 0 0 11 5 10 4 0.221
Hector Ortiz 26 88 15 34 6 0 0 5 8 8 0 0.386
Wilson Delgado 33 83 15 22 1 0 0 7 6 17 1 0.265
Scott Pose 47 48 6 9 0 0 0 1 6 13 0 0.188
Dee Brown 15 25 4 4 1 0 0 4 3 9 0 0.160
Mac Suzuki 32 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Ray Holbert 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Jay Witasick 22 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Miguel Batista 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Jeff Suppan 35 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Fussell 20 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Blake Stein 17 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Dan Reichert 44 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Bochtler 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ricky Bottalico 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Byrdak 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff D'Amico 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Durbin 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Andy Larkin 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brett Laxton 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Meadows 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Mullen 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dan Murray 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Rakers 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Rigby 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Rosado 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Santiago 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Paul Spoljaric 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jerry Spradlin 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kris Wilson 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2000

ERA

1 Jose Santiago 3.91 2 Kris Wilson 4.19 3 Mac Suzuki 4.34 4 Blake Stein 4.68 5 Dan Reichert 4.70

Wins

1 Jeff Suppan 10 2 Ricky Bottalico 9 3 Dan Reichert 8 4 Jose Santiago 8 5 Blake Stein 8

Strikeouts

1 Mac Suzuki 135 2 Jeff Suppan 128 3 Dan Reichert 94 4 Blake Stein 78 5 Jay Witasick 67
2000 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jeff Suppan 10 9 4.94 35 33 0 217.0 240 119 84 128
Mac Suzuki 8 10 4.34 32 29 0 188.2 195 91 94 135
Dan Reichert 8 10 4.70 44 18 2 153.1 157 80 91 94
Blake Stein 8 5 4.68 17 17 0 107.2 98 56 57 78
Jay Witasick 3 8 5.94 22 14 0 89.1 109 59 38 67
Jerry Spradlin 4 4 5.52 50 0 7 75.0 81 46 27 54
Ricky Bottalico 9 6 4.83 62 0 16 72.2 65 39 41 56
Chad Durbin 2 5 8.21 16 16 0 72.1 91 66 43 37
Brian Meadows 6 2 4.77 11 10 0 71.2 84 38 14 26
Chris Fussell 5 3 6.30 20 9 0 70.0 76 49 44 46
Jose Santiago 8 6 3.91 45 0 2 69.0 70 30 26 44
Miguel Batista 2 6 7.74 14 9 0 57.0 66 49 34 30
Kris Wilson 0 1 4.19 20 0 0 34.1 38 16 11 17
Jose Rosado 2 2 5.86 5 5 0 27.2 29 18 9 15
Jason Rakers 2 0 9.14 11 0 0 21.2 33 22 7 16
Andy Larkin 0 3 8.84 18 0 1 19.1 29 19 11 17
Dan Murray 0 0 4.66 10 0 0 19.1 20 10 10 16
Brett Laxton 0 1 8.10 6 1 0 16.2 23 15 10 14
Jeff D'Amico 0 1 9.22 7 1 0 13.2 19 14 15 9
Scott Mullen 0 0 4.35 11 0 0 10.1 10 5 3 7
Paul Spoljaric 0 0 6.52 13 0 0 9.2 9 7 5 6
Doug Bochtler 0 2 6.48 6 0 0 8.1 13 6 10 4
Brad Rigby 0 0 16.20 4 0 1 8.1 19 15 5 3
Tim Byrdak 0 1 11.37 12 0 0 6.1 11 8 4 8

👥 Roster (44)

Miguel Batista Carlos Beltran Doug Bochtler Ricky Bottalico Dee Brown Tim Byrdak Jeff D'Amico Johnny Damon Wilson Delgado Todd Dunwoody Chad Durbin Jermaine Dye +32 more

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The 2000 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 2000 Kansas City Royals finished 77-85, a .475 winning percentage, placing 4th in the AL Central. Runs came in at 879 scored against 930 allowed (-51). At the plate the Kansas City Royals hit .287, 4% better than the league's .275. The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 5.48 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.91. The 879 runs scored compare with a league average of 857 per club, 3% more.

The home park, Kauffman Stadium, recorded 1,677,915 in attendance, about 20,715 a game. For power, Jermaine Dye led the way with 33 homers. Mike Sweeney drove in a team-high 144 runs. Jeff Suppan led the pitchers with 10 wins. The strikeout leader was Mac Suzuki with 135. Ricky Bottalico saved 16 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2000 Kansas City Royals

What was the 2000 Kansas City Royals record?
The 2000 Kansas City Royals finished 77-85 (.475 win pct).
Who led the 2000 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Jermaine Dye led the 2000 Kansas City Royals with 33 home runs.
What was the 2000 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 2000 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 5.48.
Did the 2000 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 2000 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2000 Kansas City Royals play?
The 2000 Kansas City Royals played home games at Kauffman Stadium.
Who led the 2000 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jermaine Dye (33 HR, 118 RBI) and Jeff Suppan (10-9, 4.94 ERA).
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