2001 Kansas City Royals

65-97 • .401 Win% • 5th in AL C

The 2001 Kansas City Royals went 65-97 (.401) finishing 5th in the AL C division. The club scored 729 runs, allowed 858, and played home games at Kauffman Stadium. Team leaders included Mike Sweeney (29 HR, 99 RBI) and Jeff Suppan (10-14, 4.37 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

65 Wins
97 Losses
.401 Win %
5th Rank
729 R 858 RA
Diff -129

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729 Runs Scored
858 Runs Allowed
-129 Run Diff
1,536K Attendance

📈 vs. 2001 AL Average

Batting Avg .266 equal to the 2001 league average (.266)
OBP .318 5% below the 2001 league average (.333)
SLG .409 4% below the 2001 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.87 9% worse than the 2001 league average (4.48)
Runs Scored 729 7% below the 2001 league average (787 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,536,101
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Avg per Game 18,964

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2001

Batting Avg

1 Gregg Zaun 0.320 2 Carlos Beltran 0.306 3 Mike Sweeney 0.304 4 Rey Sanchez 0.303 5 Angel Berroa 0.302

Home Runs

1 Mike Sweeney 29 2 Carlos Beltran 24 3 Mark Quinn 17 4 Jermaine Dye 13 5 Raul Ibanez 13

RBI

1 Carlos Beltran 101 2 Mike Sweeney 99 3 Joe Randa 83 4 Mark Quinn 60 5 Raul Ibanez 54
2001 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Carlos Beltran 155 617 106 189 32 12 24 101 52 120 31 0.306
Joe Randa 151 581 59 147 34 2 13 83 42 80 3 0.253
Mike Sweeney 147 559 97 170 46 0 29 99 64 64 10 0.304
Mark Quinn 118 453 57 122 31 2 17 60 12 69 9 0.269
Rey Sanchez 100 390 46 118 14 5 0 28 11 34 9 0.303
Luis Alicea 113 387 44 106 16 4 4 32 23 56 8 0.274
Dee Brown 106 380 39 93 19 0 7 40 22 81 5 0.245
Jermaine Dye 97 367 50 100 14 0 13 47 30 68 7 0.272
Carlos Febles 79 292 45 69 9 2 8 25 22 58 5 0.236
Raul Ibanez 104 279 44 78 11 5 13 54 32 51 0 0.280
Dave McCarty 98 200 26 50 10 0 7 26 24 45 0 0.250
Neifi Perez 49 199 18 48 7 1 1 12 10 19 3 0.241
Brent Mayne 51 166 13 40 4 1 2 20 10 17 1 0.241
Hector Ortiz 56 154 12 38 6 1 0 11 9 24 1 0.247
Gregg Zaun 39 125 15 40 9 0 6 18 12 16 1 0.320
A. J. Hinch 45 121 10 19 3 0 6 15 8 26 1 0.157
Donnie Sadler 54 101 19 13 3 0 0 2 9 17 4 0.129
Endy Chavez 29 77 4 16 2 0 0 5 3 8 0 0.208
Luis Ordaz 28 56 8 14 3 0 0 4 3 8 0 0.250
Angel Berroa 15 53 8 16 2 0 0 4 3 10 2 0.302
Wilson Delgado 14 25 1 3 0 0 0 1 3 10 0 0.120
Brandon Berger 6 16 4 5 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 0.312
Ken Harvey 4 12 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 0.250
Trent Hubbard 5 12 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.250
Dan Reichert 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Jeff Suppan 34 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.400
Paul Byrd 16 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kris Wilson 29 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Blake Stein 36 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chad Durbin 29 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sal Fasano 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Austin 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Cory Bailey 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tony Cogan 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris George 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Grimsley 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Henry 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roberto Hernandez 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mike MacDougal 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Meadows 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Mullen 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jose Santiago 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Mac Suzuki 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brad Voyles 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2001

ERA

1 Jason Grimsley 3.02 2 Cory Bailey 3.48 3 Paul Byrd 4.05 4 Roberto Hernandez 4.12 5 Jeff Suppan 4.37

Wins

1 Jeff Suppan 10 2 Chad Durbin 9 3 Dan Reichert 8 4 Blake Stein 7 5 Paul Byrd 6

Strikeouts

1 Jeff Suppan 120 2 Blake Stein 113 3 Chad Durbin 95 4 Dan Reichert 77 5 Kris Wilson 67
2001 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Jeff Suppan 10 14 4.37 34 34 0 218.1 227 106 74 120
Chad Durbin 9 16 4.93 29 29 0 179.0 201 98 58 95
Blake Stein 7 8 4.74 36 15 1 131.0 112 69 79 113
Dan Reichert 8 8 5.63 27 19 0 123.0 131 77 67 77
Kris Wilson 6 5 5.19 29 15 1 109.1 132 63 32 67
Paul Byrd 6 6 4.05 16 15 0 93.1 110 42 22 49
Jason Grimsley 1 5 3.02 73 0 0 80.1 71 27 28 61
Doug Henry 2 2 6.07 53 0 0 75.2 75 51 45 57
Chris George 4 8 5.59 13 13 0 74.0 83 46 18 32
Roberto Hernandez 5 6 4.12 63 0 28 67.2 69 31 26 46
Cory Bailey 1 1 3.48 53 0 0 67.1 57 26 33 61
Mac Suzuki 2 5 5.30 15 9 0 56.0 61 33 25 37
Brian Meadows 1 6 6.97 10 10 0 50.1 73 39 12 21
Jose Santiago 2 2 6.75 20 0 0 29.1 40 22 9 15
Jeff Austin 0 0 5.54 21 0 0 26.0 27 16 14 27
Tony Cogan 0 4 5.84 39 0 0 24.2 32 16 13 17
Mike MacDougal 1 1 4.70 3 3 0 15.1 18 8 4 7
Scott Mullen 0 0 4.50 17 0 0 10.0 13 5 9 3
Brad Voyles 0 0 3.86 7 0 0 9.1 5 4 8 6

👥 Roster (44)

Luis Alicea Jeff Austin Cory Bailey Carlos Beltran Brandon Berger Angel Berroa Dee Brown Paul Byrd Endy Chavez Tony Cogan Wilson Delgado Chad Durbin +32 more

44 players

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The 2001 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 2001 Kansas City Royals finished 65-97, a .401 winning percentage, placing 5th in the AL Central. Runs came in at 729 scored against 858 allowed (-129). The Kansas City Royals staff finished with a 4.87 ERA; the league as a whole was at 4.48. League clubs averaged 787 runs that year, so the Kansas City Royals scored 7% fewer. Attendance at Kauffman Stadium totaled 1,536,101 for the year.

Mike Sweeney topped the Kansas City Royals with 29 home runs. Carlos Beltran led in RBI with 101. Jeff Suppan was the top winner, with 10 victories. Roberto Hernandez closed out 28 saves. In all, the roster shows 44 players. For the seasons either side, see the 2000 season and the 2002 season.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2001 Kansas City Royals

What was the 2001 Kansas City Royals record?
The 2001 Kansas City Royals finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 2001 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Mike Sweeney led the 2001 Kansas City Royals with 29 home runs.
What was the 2001 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 2001 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.87.
Did the 2001 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 2001 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2001 Kansas City Royals play?
The 2001 Kansas City Royals played home games at Kauffman Stadium.
Who led the 2001 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Mike Sweeney (29 HR, 99 RBI) and Jeff Suppan (10-14, 4.37 ERA).
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