2011 Kansas City Royals

71-91 • .438 Win% • 4th in AL C

The 2011 Kansas City Royals went 71-91 (.438) finishing 4th in the AL C division. The club scored 730 runs, allowed 762, and played home games at Kauffman Stadium. Team leaders included Alex Gordon (23 HR, 87 RBI) and Bruce Chen (12-8, 3.77 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

71 Wins
91 Losses
.438 Win %
4th Rank
730 R 762 RA
Diff -32

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⚡ Quick Stats

730 Runs Scored
762 Runs Allowed
-32 Run Diff
1,724K Attendance

📈 vs. 2011 AL Average

Batting Avg .275 7% above the 2011 league average (.257)
OBP .328 2% above the 2011 league average (.322)
SLG .415 2% above the 2011 league average (.407)
Team ERA 4.44 9% worse than the 2011 league average (4.08)
Runs Scored 730 1% above the 2011 league average (723 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 1,724,450
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Avg per Game 21,289

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2011

Batting Avg

1 Salvador Perez 0.331 2 Melky Cabrera 0.305 3 Alex Gordon 0.303 4 Eric Hosmer 0.293 5 Billy Butler 0.291

Home Runs

1 Alex Gordon 23 2 Jeff Francoeur 20 3 Billy Butler 19 4 Eric Hosmer 19 5 Melky Cabrera 18

RBI

1 Billy Butler 95 2 Melky Cabrera 87 3 Jeff Francoeur 87 4 Alex Gordon 87 5 Eric Hosmer 78
2011 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Melky Cabrera 155 658 102 201 44 5 18 87 35 94 20 0.305
Alex Gordon 151 611 101 185 45 4 23 87 67 139 17 0.303
Jeff Francoeur 153 601 77 171 47 4 20 87 37 123 22 0.285
Billy Butler 159 597 74 174 44 0 19 95 66 95 2 0.291
Alcides Escobar 158 548 69 139 21 8 4 46 25 73 26 0.254
Eric Hosmer 128 523 66 153 27 3 19 78 34 82 11 0.293
Chris Getz 118 380 50 97 6 3 0 26 30 45 21 0.255
Mike Moustakas 89 338 26 89 18 1 5 30 22 51 2 0.263
Brayan Peña 72 222 17 55 11 0 3 24 12 24 0 0.248
Wilson Betemit 57 203 29 57 15 1 3 27 20 58 3 0.281
Matt Treanor 65 186 24 42 6 0 3 21 33 49 2 0.226
Mike Aviles 53 185 14 41 11 3 5 31 9 27 10 0.222
Johnny Giavotella 46 178 20 44 9 4 2 21 6 32 5 0.247
Salvador Perez 39 148 20 49 8 2 3 21 7 20 0 0.331
Mitch Maier 45 95 19 22 4 3 0 7 16 32 1 0.232
Kila Ka'aihue 23 82 6 16 4 0 2 6 12 26 0 0.195
Jarrod Dyson 26 44 8 9 1 0 0 3 7 14 11 0.205
Yamaico Navarro 6 23 2 7 1 0 0 6 2 5 0 0.304
Lorenzo Cain 6 22 4 6 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0.273
Manny Pina 4 14 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 0.214
Danny Duffy 20 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Jeff Francis 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Luke Hochevar 31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Vin Mazzaro 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Bruce Chen 25 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Louis Coleman 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Kyle Davies 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Felipe Paulino 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.000
Blake Wood 55 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.000
Nathan Adcock 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jesse Chavez 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Tim Collins 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Aaron Crow 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kelvin Herrera 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Greg Holland 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jeremy Jeffress 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luis Mendoza 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Sean O'Sullivan 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joakim Soria 60 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Everett Teaford 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Rob Tejeda 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kanekoa Texeira 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2011

ERA

1 Greg Holland 1.80 2 Aaron Crow 2.76 3 Louis Coleman 2.87 4 Everett Teaford 3.27 5 Tim Collins 3.63

Wins

1 Bruce Chen 12 2 Luke Hochevar 11 3 Jeff Francis 6 4 Greg Holland 5 5 Joakim Soria 5

Strikeouts

1 Luke Hochevar 128 2 Felipe Paulino 119 3 Bruce Chen 97 4 Jeff Francis 91 5 Danny Duffy 87
2011 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Luke Hochevar 11 11 4.68 31 31 0 198.0 192 103 62 128
Jeff Francis 6 16 4.82 31 31 0 183.0 224 98 39 91
Bruce Chen 12 8 3.77 25 25 0 155.0 152 65 50 97
Felipe Paulino 4 6 4.11 21 20 0 124.2 123 57 48 119
Danny Duffy 4 8 5.64 20 20 0 105.1 119 66 51 87
Blake Wood 5 3 3.75 55 0 1 69.2 66 29 32 62
Tim Collins 4 4 3.63 68 0 0 67.0 52 27 48 60
Aaron Crow 4 4 2.76 57 0 0 62.0 55 19 31 65
Kyle Davies 1 9 6.75 13 13 0 61.1 84 46 26 50
Nathan Adcock 1 1 4.62 24 3 1 60.1 63 31 26 36
Joakim Soria 5 5 4.03 60 0 28 60.1 60 27 17 60
Greg Holland 5 1 1.80 46 0 4 60.0 37 12 19 74
Louis Coleman 1 4 2.87 48 0 1 59.2 44 19 26 64
Sean O'Sullivan 2 6 7.25 12 10 0 58.1 78 47 26 19
Everett Teaford 2 1 3.27 26 3 1 44.0 36 16 14 28
Vin Mazzaro 1 1 8.26 7 4 0 28.1 39 26 15 10
Jeremy Jeffress 1 1 4.70 14 0 1 15.1 12 8 11 13
Luis Mendoza 2 0 1.23 2 2 0 14.2 11 2 5 7
Jesse Chavez 0 0 10.57 4 0 0 7.2 12 9 5 8
Rob Tejeda 0 1 6.14 9 0 0 7.1 12 5 3 2
Kanekoa Texeira 0 0 2.84 6 0 0 6.1 13 2 3 0
Kelvin Herrera 0 1 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 3 0 0
Mitch Maier 0 0 0.00 1 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0

👥 Roster (42)

Nathan Adcock Mike Aviles Wilson Betemit Billy Butler Melky Cabrera Lorenzo Cain Jesse Chavez Bruce Chen Louis Coleman Tim Collins Aaron Crow Kyle Davies +30 more

42 players

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The 2011 Kansas City Royals in brief

A 71-91 record (.438) put the 2011 Kansas City Royals 4th in the AL Central. The run column shows 730 for and 762 against. Against a league average of .257, the 2011 Kansas City Royals batted .275. The staff ERA of 4.44 was 9% worse than the league average of 4.08. Measured against the 723-run league average, the offense was 1% ahead. The home park, Kauffman Stadium, recorded 1,724,450 in attendance, about 21,289 a game.

For power, Alex Gordon led the way with 23 homers. The RBI leader was Billy Butler, with 95. The hits leader was Melky Cabrera with 201. On the mound, Bruce Chen won 12 games to lead the staff. Luke Hochevar struck out 128, the most on the club. Joakim Soria saved 28 games.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2011 Kansas City Royals

What was the 2011 Kansas City Royals record?
The 2011 Kansas City Royals finished 71-91 (.438 win pct).
Who led the 2011 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Alex Gordon led the 2011 Kansas City Royals with 23 home runs.
What was the 2011 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 2011 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.44.
Did the 2011 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 2011 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2011 Kansas City Royals play?
The 2011 Kansas City Royals played home games at Kauffman Stadium.
Who led the 2011 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Alex Gordon (23 HR, 87 RBI) and Bruce Chen (12-8, 3.77 ERA).
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