2008 Kansas City Royals

75-87 • .463 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 2008 Kansas City Royals went 75-87 (.463) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 691 runs, allowed 781, and played home games at Kauffman Stadium. Team leaders included Jose Guillen (20 HR, 97 RBI) and Gil Meche (14-11, 3.98 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

75 Wins
87 Losses
.463 Win %
4th Rank
691 R 781 RA
Diff -90

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691 Runs Scored
781 Runs Allowed
-90 Run Diff
1,578K Attendance

📈 vs. 2008 AL Average

Batting Avg .268 equal to the 2008 league average (.267)
OBP .320 5% below the 2008 league average (.335)
SLG .396 5% below the 2008 league average (.420)
Team ERA 4.48 3% worse than the 2008 league average (4.35)
Runs Scored 691 11% below the 2008 league average (775 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,578,922
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Avg per Game 19,492

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2008

Batting Avg

1 Mike Aviles 0.325 2 David DeJesus 0.307 3 Alberto Callaspo 0.305 4 Ryan Shealy 0.301 5 Mark Grudzielanek 0.299

Home Runs

1 Jose Guillen 20 2 Alex Gordon 16 3 Mark Teahen 15 4 David DeJesus 12 5 Miguel Olivo 12

RBI

1 Jose Guillen 97 2 David DeJesus 73 3 Alex Gordon 59 4 Mark Teahen 59 5 Billy Butler 55
2008 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Jose Guillen 153 598 66 158 42 1 20 97 23 106 2 0.264
Mark Teahen 149 572 66 146 31 4 15 59 46 131 4 0.255
David DeJesus 135 518 70 159 25 7 12 73 46 71 11 0.307
Alex Gordon 134 493 72 128 35 1 16 59 66 120 9 0.260
Billy Butler 124 443 44 122 22 0 11 55 33 57 0 0.275
Mike Aviles 102 419 68 136 27 4 10 51 18 58 8 0.325
Ross Gload 122 388 46 106 18 1 3 37 23 39 3 0.273
John Buck 109 370 48 83 23 1 9 48 38 96 0 0.224
Mark Grudzielanek 86 331 36 99 24 0 3 24 19 41 2 0.299
Miguel Olivo 84 306 29 78 22 0 12 41 7 82 7 0.255
Joey Gathright 105 279 41 71 3 1 0 22 20 40 21 0.254
Tony Peña 95 225 22 38 4 1 1 14 6 49 3 0.169
Esteban German 89 216 30 53 14 3 0 22 18 42 7 0.245
Alberto Callaspo 74 213 21 65 8 3 0 16 19 14 2 0.305
Mitch Maier 34 91 9 26 1 1 0 9 2 18 0 0.286
Ryan Shealy 20 73 12 22 1 0 7 20 5 19 0 0.301
Jason Smith 22 28 6 6 2 0 0 1 0 12 0 0.214
Kila Ka'aihue 12 21 4 6 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 0.286
Zack Greinke 32 7 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.286
Brian Bannister 32 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.250
Gil Meche 34 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.250
Luke Hochevar 22 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Brett Tomko 16 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Kyle Davies 21 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Matt Tupman 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000
John Bale 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brandon Duckworth 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeff Fulchino 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jimmy Gobble 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Devon Lowery 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Mahay 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Neal Musser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Josh Newman 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Hideo Nomo 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Carlos Oviedo 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joel Peralta 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horacio Ramirez 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ramon Ramirez 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Rosa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joakim Soria 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Tejeda 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kip Wells 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Yasuhiko Yabuta 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2008

ERA

1 Joakim Soria 1.60 2 Ramon Ramirez 2.64 3 Juan Carlos Oviedo 2.98 4 Rob Tejeda 3.20 5 Zack Greinke 3.47

Wins

1 Gil Meche 14 2 Zack Greinke 13 3 Brian Bannister 9 4 Kyle Davies 9 5 Luke Hochevar 6

Strikeouts

1 Zack Greinke 183 2 Gil Meche 183 3 Brian Bannister 113 4 Luke Hochevar 72 5 Kyle Davies 71
2008 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Gil Meche 14 11 3.98 34 34 0 210.1 204 93 73 183
Zack Greinke 13 10 3.47 32 32 0 202.1 202 78 56 183
Brian Bannister 9 16 5.76 32 32 0 182.2 215 117 58 113
Luke Hochevar 6 12 5.51 22 22 0 129.0 143 79 47 72
Kyle Davies 9 7 4.06 21 21 0 113.0 121 51 43 71
Ramon Ramirez 3 2 2.64 71 0 1 71.2 57 21 31 70
Joakim Soria 2 3 1.60 63 0 42 67.1 39 12 19 66
Ron Mahay 5 0 3.48 57 0 0 64.2 61 25 29 49
Brett Tomko 2 7 6.97 16 10 0 60.2 80 47 13 40
Joel Peralta 1 2 5.98 40 0 0 52.2 56 35 14 38
Juan Carlos Oviedo 4 1 2.98 45 0 0 48.1 45 16 15 26
Rob Tejeda 2 2 3.20 25 1 0 39.1 22 14 19 41
Brandon Duckworth 3 3 4.50 7 7 0 38.0 38 19 19 20
Yasuhiko Yabuta 1 3 4.78 31 0 0 37.2 41 20 17 25
Jimmy Gobble 0 2 8.81 39 0 1 31.2 39 31 23 27
John Bale 0 3 4.39 13 3 0 26.2 29 13 6 14
Horacio Ramirez 1 1 2.59 15 0 0 24.1 21 7 1 11
Jeff Fulchino 0 1 9.00 12 0 0 14.0 21 14 8 12
Kip Wells 0 1 8.71 10 0 0 10.1 10 10 11 9
Josh Newman 0 0 7.71 4 0 0 7.0 10 6 6 2
Devon Lowery 0 0 10.38 5 0 0 4.1 6 5 2 6
Hideo Nomo 0 0 18.69 3 0 0 4.1 10 9 4 3
Carlos Rosa 0 0 2.70 2 0 0 3.1 3 1 0 3
Neal Musser 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 1 0
Tony Peña 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 0 0 0 1

👥 Roster (43)

Mike Aviles John Bale Brian Bannister John Buck Billy Butler Alberto Callaspo Kyle Davies David DeJesus Brandon Duckworth Jeff Fulchino Joey Gathright Esteban German +31 more

43 players

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The 2008 Kansas City Royals in brief

A 75-87 record (.463) put the 2008 Kansas City Royals 4th in the AL Central. Runs came in at 691 scored against 781 allowed (-90). The staff ERA of 4.48 was 3% worse than the league average of 4.35. The 2008 Kansas City Royals scored 11% fewer runs than the average club (691 against 775). The home park, Kauffman Stadium, recorded 1,578,922 in attendance, about 19,492 a game.

Jose Guillen led the club in home runs with 20. The hits leader was David DeJesus with 159. The pitching staff's wins leader was Gil Meche (14). Joakim Soria closed out 42 saves. In all, the roster shows 43 players. The 2007 season and the 2009 season are one click away.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2008 Kansas City Royals

What was the 2008 Kansas City Royals record?
The 2008 Kansas City Royals finished 75-87 (.463 win pct).
Who led the 2008 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Jose Guillen led the 2008 Kansas City Royals with 20 home runs.
What was the 2008 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 2008 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.48.
Did the 2008 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 2008 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2008 Kansas City Royals play?
The 2008 Kansas City Royals played home games at Kauffman Stadium.
Who led the 2008 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Jose Guillen (20 HR, 97 RBI) and Gil Meche (14-11, 3.98 ERA).
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