2009 Kansas City Royals

65-97 • .401 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 2009 Kansas City Royals went 65-97 (.401) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 686 runs, allowed 842, and played home games at Kauffman Stadium. Team leaders included Miguel Olivo (23 HR, 65 RBI) and Zack Greinke (16-8, 2.16 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 %
4th Rank
686 R 842 RA
Diff -156

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686 Runs Scored
842 Runs Allowed
-156 Run Diff
1,799K Attendance

📈 vs. 2009 AL Average

Batting Avg .258 3% below the 2009 league average (.266)
OBP .318 5% below the 2009 league average (.335)
SLG .405 5% below the 2009 league average (.428)
Team ERA 4.83 8% worse than the 2009 league average (4.45)
Runs Scored 686 12% below the 2009 league average (781 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,799,686
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Avg per Game 22,218

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2009

Batting Avg

1 Billy Butler 0.301 2 Alberto Callaspo 0.300 3 David DeJesus 0.281 4 Brayan Peña 0.273 5 Mark Teahen 0.271

Home Runs

1 Miguel Olivo 23 2 Billy Butler 21 3 Mike Jacobs 19 4 David DeJesus 13 5 Mark Teahen 12

RBI

1 Billy Butler 93 2 Alberto Callaspo 73 3 David DeJesus 71 4 Miguel Olivo 65 5 Mike Jacobs 61
2009 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Billy Butler 159 608 78 183 51 1 21 93 58 103 1 0.301
Alberto Callaspo 155 576 79 173 41 8 11 73 52 51 2 0.300
David DeJesus 144 558 74 157 28 9 13 71 51 87 4 0.281
Mark Teahen 144 524 69 142 34 1 12 50 37 123 8 0.271
Willie Bloomquist 125 434 52 115 11 8 4 29 27 73 25 0.265
Mike Jacobs 128 434 46 99 16 1 19 61 41 132 0 0.228
Miguel Olivo 114 390 51 97 15 5 23 65 19 126 5 0.249
Mitch Maier 127 341 42 83 15 3 3 31 43 76 9 0.243
Jose Guillen 81 281 30 68 8 0 9 40 22 50 1 0.242
Yuniesky Betancourt 71 246 25 59 10 5 4 27 11 26 0 0.240
John Buck 59 186 16 46 12 4 8 36 13 55 1 0.247
Coco Crisp 49 180 30 41 8 5 3 14 29 23 13 0.228
Brayan Peña 64 165 17 45 10 0 6 18 12 18 0 0.273
Alex Gordon 49 164 28 38 6 0 6 22 21 43 5 0.232
Mike Aviles 36 120 10 22 3 1 1 8 4 26 1 0.183
Josh Anderson 44 118 20 28 3 0 1 8 5 21 12 0.237
Luis Hernandez 37 73 4 15 1 0 0 4 4 18 1 0.205
Tony Peña 40 51 3 5 1 0 0 2 2 13 0 0.098
Ryan Freel 18 45 8 11 2 0 0 3 4 12 0 0.244
Tug Hulett 15 18 4 2 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 0.111
Zack Greinke 33 6 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.167
Brian Bannister 26 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0.200
Luke Hochevar 25 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.000
Gil Meche 23 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Bruce Chen 17 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.000
Kyle Davies 22 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
John Bale 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Roman Colon 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Juan Cruz 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Lenny DiNardo 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kyle Farnsworth 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Dusty Hughes 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Anthony Lerew 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Ron Mahay 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Victor Marte 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sidney Ponson 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Horacio Ramirez 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Carlos Rosa 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joakim Soria 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Tejeda 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Doug Waechter 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jamey Wright 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Yasuhiko Yabuta 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2009

ERA

1 Zack Greinke 2.16 2 Joakim Soria 2.21 3 Rob Tejeda 3.54 4 Jamey Wright 4.33 5 Kyle Farnsworth 4.58

Wins

1 Zack Greinke 16 2 Kyle Davies 8 3 Brian Bannister 7 4 Luke Hochevar 7 5 Gil Meche 6

Strikeouts

1 Zack Greinke 242 2 Luke Hochevar 106 3 Brian Bannister 98 4 Gil Meche 95 5 Rob Tejeda 87
2009 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Zack Greinke 16 8 2.16 33 33 0 229.1 195 55 51 242
Brian Bannister 7 12 4.73 26 26 0 154.0 161 81 50 98
Luke Hochevar 7 13 6.55 25 25 0 143.0 167 104 46 106
Gil Meche 6 10 5.09 23 23 0 129.0 144 73 58 95
Kyle Davies 8 9 5.27 22 22 0 123.0 122 72 66 86
Jamey Wright 3 5 4.33 65 0 0 79.0 73 38 44 60
Rob Tejeda 4 2 3.54 35 6 0 73.2 43 29 50 87
Bruce Chen 1 6 5.78 17 9 0 62.1 74 40 25 45
Sidney Ponson 1 7 7.36 14 9 0 58.2 79 48 25 32
Joakim Soria 3 2 2.21 47 0 30 53.0 44 13 16 69
Roman Colon 2 3 4.83 43 0 0 50.1 50 27 22 29
Juan Cruz 3 4 5.72 46 0 2 50.1 46 32 29 38
Ron Mahay 1 1 4.79 41 0 0 41.1 55 22 19 34
Kyle Farnsworth 1 5 4.58 41 0 0 37.1 43 19 14 42
John Bale 0 1 5.72 43 0 1 28.1 34 18 18 24
Horacio Ramirez 0 2 5.96 19 1 0 22.2 27 15 11 13
Lenny DiNardo 0 3 10.13 5 5 0 21.1 41 24 15 8
Dusty Hughes 0 2 5.14 8 1 0 14.0 13 8 8 15
Yasuhiko Yabuta 2 1 13.50 12 0 0 14.0 29 21 7 9
Anthony Lerew 0 1 4.05 3 2 0 13.1 14 6 8 7
Victor Marte 0 0 8.25 8 0 0 12.0 13 11 12 7
Carlos Rosa 0 0 3.38 7 0 1 10.2 10 4 3 4
Doug Waechter 0 0 8.44 5 0 0 5.1 9 5 3 3

👥 Roster (43)

Josh Anderson Mike Aviles John Bale Brian Bannister Yuniesky Betancourt Willie Bloomquist John Buck Billy Butler Alberto Callaspo Bruce Chen Roman Colon Coco Crisp +31 more

43 players

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The 2009 Kansas City Royals in brief

The 2009 Kansas City Royals won 65 games and lost 97, ending up 4th in the AL Central. With 686 runs scored and 842 given up, the 2009 differential was -156. Against a league average of .266, the 2009 Kansas City Royals batted .258. The staff ERA of 4.83 was 8% worse than the league average of 4.45. The 2009 Kansas City Royals scored 12% fewer runs than the average club (686 against 781).

Kauffman Stadium was home in 2009, drawing a total attendance of 1,799,686. Miguel Olivo topped the Kansas City Royals with 23 home runs. The RBI leader was Billy Butler, with 93. Zack Greinke led the pitchers with 16 wins. Joakim Soria closed out 30 saves. The 2009 roster runs to 43 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2009 Kansas City Royals

What was the 2009 Kansas City Royals record?
The 2009 Kansas City Royals finished 65-97 (.401 win pct).
Who led the 2009 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Miguel Olivo led the 2009 Kansas City Royals with 23 home runs.
What was the 2009 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 2009 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.83.
Did the 2009 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 2009 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2009 Kansas City Royals play?
The 2009 Kansas City Royals played home games at Kauffman Stadium.
Who led the 2009 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Miguel Olivo (23 HR, 65 RBI) and Zack Greinke (16-8, 2.16 ERA).
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