2016 Kansas City Royals

81-81 • .500 Win% • 3rd in AL C

The 2016 Kansas City Royals went 81-81 (.500) finishing 3rd in the AL C division. The club scored 675 runs, allowed 712, and played home games at Kauffman Stadium. Team leaders included Kendrys Morales (30 HR, 93 RBI) and Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 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

81 Wins
81 Losses
.500 Win %
3rd Rank
675 R 712 RA
Diff -37

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⚡ Quick Stats

675 Runs Scored
712 Runs Allowed
-37 Run Diff
2,557K Attendance

📈 vs. 2016 AL Average

Batting Avg .261 2% above the 2016 league average (.256)
OBP .312 3% below the 2016 league average (.321)
SLG .400 5% below the 2016 league average (.422)
Team ERA 4.21 equal to the 2016 league average (4.20)
Runs Scored 675 8% below the 2016 league average (731 R)

🏟️ Home Ballpark

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StadiumKauffman Stadium
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Home Games 81
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Total Attendance 2,557,712
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Avg per Game 31,576

⚾ Batting Leaders

Team HR Leaders — 2016

Batting Avg

1 Paulo Orlando 0.302 2 Lorenzo Cain 0.287 3 Drew Butera 0.285 4 Whit Merrifield 0.283 5 Jarrod Dyson 0.278

Home Runs

1 Kendrys Morales 30 2 Eric Hosmer 25 3 Salvador Perez 22 4 Alex Gordon 17 5 Cheslor Cuthbert 12

RBI

1 Eric Hosmer 104 2 Kendrys Morales 93 3 Salvador Perez 64 4 Lorenzo Cain 56 5 Alcides Escobar 55
2016 Kansas City Royals — RBI
Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG
Alcides Escobar 162 637 57 166 24 6 7 55 27 96 17 0.261
Eric Hosmer 158 605 80 161 24 1 25 104 57 132 5 0.266
Kendrys Morales 154 558 65 147 24 0 30 93 48 120 0 0.263
Salvador Perez 139 514 57 127 28 2 22 64 22 119 0 0.247
Cheslor Cuthbert 128 475 49 130 28 1 12 46 32 96 2 0.274
Paulo Orlando 128 457 52 138 24 4 5 43 13 105 14 0.302
Alex Gordon 128 445 62 98 16 2 17 40 52 148 8 0.220
Lorenzo Cain 103 397 56 114 19 1 9 56 31 84 14 0.287
Whit Merrifield 81 311 44 88 22 3 2 29 19 72 8 0.283
Jarrod Dyson 107 299 46 83 14 8 1 25 26 39 30 0.278
Christian Colon 54 147 13 34 6 0 1 13 11 31 0 0.231
Adalberto Mondesi 47 135 16 25 1 3 2 13 6 48 9 0.185
Omar Infante 39 134 16 32 9 1 0 11 9 23 0 0.239
Drew Butera 56 123 18 35 10 1 4 16 8 36 0 0.285
Mike Moustakas 27 104 12 25 6 0 7 13 9 13 0 0.240
Brett Eibner 26 78 11 18 6 0 3 10 6 23 0 0.231
Rey Fuentes 13 41 2 13 1 0 0 5 3 8 0 0.317
Billy Burns 24 37 7 9 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 0.243
Hunter Dozier 8 19 4 4 1 0 0 1 2 8 0 0.211
Daniel Nava 9 11 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0.091
Danny Duffy 42 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0.200
Edinson Volquez 34 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.000
Tony Cruz 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0.000
Terrance Gore 17 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.000
Ian Kennedy 33 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.000
Yordano Ventura 32 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.333
Dillon Gee 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chris Young 34 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Scott Alexander 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Wade Davis 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brian Flynn 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kelvin Herrera 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Luke Hochevar 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kevin McCarthy 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Kris Medlen 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Alec Mills 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Peter Moylan 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Brooks Pounders 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Joakim Soria 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Matt Strahm 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Jason Vargas 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
Chien-Ming Wang 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000

🎯 Pitching Leaders

Team K Leaders — 2016

ERA

1 Wade Davis 1.87 2 Brian Flynn 2.60 3 Kelvin Herrera 2.75 4 Peter Moylan 3.43 5 Danny Duffy 3.51

Wins

1 Danny Duffy 12 2 Ian Kennedy 11 3 Yordano Ventura 11 4 Edinson Volquez 10 5 Dillon Gee 8

Strikeouts

1 Danny Duffy 188 2 Ian Kennedy 184 3 Yordano Ventura 144 4 Edinson Volquez 139 5 Chris Young 94
2016 Kansas City Royals — Strikeouts
Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H ER BB SO
Ian Kennedy 11 11 3.68 33 33 0 195.2 173 80 66 184
Edinson Volquez 10 11 5.37 34 34 0 189.1 217 113 76 139
Yordano Ventura 11 12 4.45 32 32 0 186.0 190 92 78 144
Danny Duffy 12 3 3.51 42 26 0 179.2 163 70 42 188
Dillon Gee 8 9 4.68 33 14 0 125.0 146 65 37 89
Chris Young 3 9 6.19 34 13 1 88.2 104 61 43 94
Kelvin Herrera 2 6 2.75 72 0 12 72.0 57 22 12 86
Joakim Soria 5 8 4.05 70 0 1 66.2 70 30 27 68
Brian Flynn 1 2 2.60 36 1 0 55.1 38 16 23 44
Chien-Ming Wang 6 0 4.22 38 0 0 53.1 60 25 18 30
Peter Moylan 2 0 3.43 50 0 0 44.2 42 17 16 34
Wade Davis 2 1 1.87 45 0 27 43.1 33 9 16 47
Luke Hochevar 2 3 3.86 40 0 0 37.1 31 16 9 40
Kris Medlen 1 3 7.77 6 6 0 24.1 30 21 20 18
Matt Strahm 2 2 1.23 21 0 0 22.0 13 3 11 30
Scott Alexander 0 0 3.32 17 0 0 19.0 24 7 7 16
Brooks Pounders 2 1 9.24 13 0 0 12.2 19 13 3 13
Jason Vargas 0 0 2.25 3 3 0 12.0 8 3 3 11
Kevin McCarthy 1 0 6.48 10 0 0 8.1 11 6 5 7
Alec Mills 0 0 13.50 3 0 0 3.1 3 5 5 4
Drew Butera 0 0 0.00 2 0 0 1.1 1 0 0 1

👥 Roster (42)

Scott Alexander Billy Burns Drew Butera Lorenzo Cain Christian Colon Tony Cruz Cheslor Cuthbert Wade Davis Hunter Dozier Danny Duffy Jarrod Dyson Brett Eibner +30 more

42 players

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The 2016 Kansas City Royals in brief

The record for the 2016 Kansas City Royals reads 81 wins and 81 losses, good for 3rd in the AL Central. The Kansas City Royals scored 675 runs and allowed 712, a run differential of -37. The team batting average of .261 was 2% above the 2016 league mark of .256. Measured against the 731-run league average, the offense was 8% behind. Kauffman Stadium was home in 2016, drawing a total attendance of 2,557,712.

The home run leader was Kendrys Morales, who hit 30. The RBI leader was Eric Hosmer, with 104. Alcides Escobar collected the most hits, 166. The pitching staff's wins leader was Danny Duffy (12). Wade Davis saved 27 games. The 2016 roster runs to 42 players.

Frequently Asked Questions about the 2016 Kansas City Royals

What was the 2016 Kansas City Royals record?
The 2016 Kansas City Royals finished 81-81 (.500 win pct).
Who led the 2016 Kansas City Royals in home runs?
Kendrys Morales led the 2016 Kansas City Royals with 30 home runs.
What was the 2016 Kansas City Royals team ERA?
The 2016 Kansas City Royals posted a team ERA of 4.21.
Did the 2016 Kansas City Royals win the World Series?
No. The 2016 Kansas City Royals did not win the World Series.
Where did the 2016 Kansas City Royals play?
The 2016 Kansas City Royals played home games at Kauffman Stadium.
Who led the 2016 Kansas City Royals in hitting and pitching?
Team leaders were Kendrys Morales (30 HR, 93 RBI) and Danny Duffy (12-3, 3.51 ERA).
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