2007 Kansas City Royals

69-93 • .426 Win% • 5th in AL C

The 2007 Kansas City Royals went 69-93 (.426) finishing 5th in the AL C division. The club scored 706 runs, allowed 778, and played home games at Kauffman Stadium. Team leaders included John Buck (18 HR, 48 RBI) and Brian Bannister (12-9, 3.87 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

69 Wins
93 Losses
.426 Win %
5th Rank
706 R 778 RA
Diff -72

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⚡ Quick Stats

706 Runs Scored
778 Runs Allowed
-72 Run Diff
1,616K Attendance

📈 vs. 2007 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 3% below the 2007 league average (.270)
OBP .322 5% below the 2007 league average (.337)
SLG .387 8% below the 2007 league average (.422)
Team ERA 4.48 1% better than the 2007 league average (4.50)
Runs Scored 706 11% below the 2007 league average (794 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,616,867
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Avg per Game 19,961

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2007

Batting Avg

1 Reggie Sanders 0.315 2 Joey Gathright 0.307 3 Mark Grudzielanek 0.302 4 Billy Butler 0.292 5 Ross Gload 0.287

Home Runs

1 John Buck 18 2 Alex Gordon 15 3 Billy Butler 8 4 David DeJesus 7 5 Ross Gload 7

RBI

1 Emil Brown 62 2 Alex Gordon 60 3 Mark Teahen 60 4 David DeJesus 58 5 Billy Butler 52
2007 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
David DeJesus 157 605 101 157 29 9 7 58 64 83 10 0.260
Mark Teahen 144 544 78 155 31 8 7 60 55 127 13 0.285
Alex Gordon 151 543 60 134 36 4 15 60 41 137 14 0.247
Tony Peña 152 509 58 136 25 7 2 47 10 78 5 0.267
Mark Grudzielanek 116 453 70 137 32 3 6 51 23 60 1 0.302
Emil Brown 113 366 44 94 13 1 6 62 24 71 12 0.257
Esteban German 121 348 49 92 15 6 4 37 43 60 11 0.264
John Buck 113 347 41 77 18 0 18 48 36 92 0 0.222
Billy Butler 92 329 38 96 23 2 8 52 27 55 0 0.292
Ross Gload 102 320 37 92 22 3 7 51 16 39 2 0.287
Mike Sweeney 74 265 26 69 15 1 7 38 17 29 0 0.260
Joey Gathright 74 228 28 70 8 0 0 19 20 36 9 0.307
Ryan Shealy 52 172 18 38 6 0 3 21 13 53 0 0.221
Jason LaRue 66 169 14 25 9 0 4 13 17 66 1 0.148
Shane Costa 55 103 13 23 6 1 0 12 5 23 0 0.223
Jason Smith 40 85 9 16 2 1 6 14 3 29 0 0.188
Reggie Sanders 24 73 12 23 7 0 2 11 11 15 0 0.315
Fernando Cortez 8 14 3 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0.286
Paul Phillips 8 14 2 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0.143
Angel Berroa 9 11 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.091
Justin Huber 8 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.100
Jorge De La Rosa 26 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Odalis Perez 26 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.200
Craig Brazell 5 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.250
Gil Meche 34 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Brian Bannister 27 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.333
Brandon Duckworth 26 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
Scott Elarton 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Zack Greinke 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Neal Musser 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Peralta 62 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 1.000
John Bale 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ryan Braun 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Billy Buckner 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle Davies 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Octavio Dotel 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Gobble 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luke Hochevar 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luke Hudson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Carlos Oviedo 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
David Riske 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joakim Soria 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Standridge 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Thomson 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Todd Wellemeyer 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2007

ERA

1 David Riske 2.45 2 Joakim Soria 2.48 3 Jimmy Gobble 3.02 4 Gil Meche 3.67 5 Zack Greinke 3.69

Wins

1 Brian Bannister 12 2 Gil Meche 9 3 Jorge De La Rosa 8 4 Odalis Perez 8 5 Zack Greinke 7

Strikeouts

1 Gil Meche 156 2 Zack Greinke 106 3 Jorge De La Rosa 82 4 Brian Bannister 77 5 Joakim Soria 75
2007 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gil Meche 9 13 3.67 34 34 0 216.0 218 88 62 156
Brian Bannister 12 9 3.87 27 27 0 165.0 156 71 44 77
Odalis Perez 8 11 5.57 26 26 0 137.1 178 85 50 64
Jorge De La Rosa 8 12 5.82 26 23 0 130.0 160 84 53 82
Zack Greinke 7 7 3.69 52 14 1 122.0 122 50 36 106
Joel Peralta 1 3 3.80 62 0 1 87.2 93 37 19 66
David Riske 1 4 2.45 65 0 4 69.2 61 19 27 52
Joakim Soria 2 3 2.48 62 0 17 69.0 46 19 19 75
Jimmy Gobble 4 1 3.02 74 0 1 53.2 56 18 23 50
Kyle Davies 3 7 6.66 11 11 0 50.0 63 37 26 40
Brandon Duckworth 3 5 4.63 26 3 1 46.2 51 24 23 21
Juan Carlos Oviedo 2 4 3.92 13 6 0 43.2 44 19 10 37
John Bale 1 1 4.05 26 0 0 40.0 45 18 17 42
Ryan Braun 2 0 6.64 26 0 0 39.1 46 29 22 24
Scott Elarton 2 4 10.46 9 9 0 37.0 53 43 21 13
Billy Buckner 1 2 5.29 7 5 0 34.0 37 20 16 17
Neal Musser 0 1 4.38 17 0 0 24.2 32 12 14 19
Octavio Dotel 2 1 3.91 24 0 11 23.0 24 10 11 29
Todd Wellemeyer 0 1 10.34 12 0 0 15.2 25 18 11 9
Luke Hochevar 0 1 2.13 4 1 0 12.2 11 3 4 5
John Thomson 1 1 3.38 2 2 0 10.2 13 4 3 3
Jason Standridge 0 1 8.22 4 0 0 7.2 11 7 5 6
Luke Hudson 0 1 18.00 1 1 0 2.0 2 4 4 0

👥 Roster (45)

John Bale Brian Bannister Angel Berroa Ryan Braun Craig Brazell Emil Brown John Buck Billy Buckner Billy Butler Fernando Cortez Shane Costa Kyle Davies +33 more

45 players

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The 2007 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 2007 Kansas City Royals won 69 games and lost 93, ending up 5th in the AL Central. With 706 runs scored and 778 given up, the 2007 differential was -72. At the plate the Kansas City Royals hit .261, 3% worse than the league's .270. The staff ERA of 4.48 was 1% better than the league average of 4.50. League clubs averaged 794 runs that year, so the Kansas City Royals scored 11% fewer.

The home park, Kauffman Stadium, recorded 1,616,867 in attendance, about 19,961 a game. For power, John Buck led the way with 18 homers. Emil Brown led in RBI with 62. Brian Bannister was the top winner, with 12 victories. The strikeout leader was Gil Meche with 156. Joakim Soria saved 17 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2007 Kansas City Royals

What was the 2007 Kansas City Royals record?
The 2007 Kansas City Royals finished 69-93 (.426 win pct).
Who led the 2007 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
John Buck led the 2007 Kansas City Royals with 18 home runs.
What was the 2007 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 2007 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.48.
Did the 2007 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 2007 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2007 Kansas City Royals play?
The 2007 Kansas City Royals played home games at Kauffman Stadium.
Who led the 2007 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were John Buck (18 HR, 48 RBI) and Brian Bannister (12-9, 3.87 ERA).
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