2000 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 2000 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 77-85. They scored 879 runs and belted 150 home runs to go along with a .288 batting average. Jermaine Dye provided the power for the team with 33 homers. Mike Sweeney was the best run producer with 144 RBI. Johnny Damon led the team with 214 hits for a .327 average. Johnny Damon had a great year on the basepaths with 46 stolen bases.
The team allowed 930 runs and had a team ERA of 5.48. Jeff Suppan led the team with 10 wins. Mac Suzuki struck out 135 batters to lead the team. Ricky Bottalico was the team's best fireman, with 16 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Wilson Delgado | 2B | 33 | 83 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 1 | .311 | .277 | .588 | .265 |
| Carlos Febles | 2B | 100 | 339 | 59 | 87 | 2 | 29 | 17 | .345 | .316 | .661 | .257 |
| Ray Holbert | 3B | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 | .250 |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 103 | 270 | 34 | 75 | 12 | 53 | 0 | .329 | .478 | .807 | .278 |
| Luis Ordaz | SS | 65 | 104 | 17 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 4 | .257 | .240 | .497 | .221 |
| Joe Randa | 3B | 158 | 612 | 88 | 186 | 15 | 106 | 6 | .343 | .438 | .781 | .304 |
| Jeff Reboulet | 2B | 66 | 182 | 29 | 44 | 0 | 14 | 3 | .325 | .280 | .605 | .242 |
| Rey Sanchez | SS | 143 | 509 | 68 | 139 | 1 | 38 | 7 | .314 | .322 | .636 | .273 |
| Mike Sweeney | 1B | 159 | 618 | 105 | 206 | 29 | 144 | 8 | .407 | .523 | .930 | .333 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carlos Beltran | OF | 98 | 372 | 49 | 92 | 7 | 44 | 13 | .309 | .366 | .675 | .247 |
| Dee Brown | OF | 15 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .250 | .200 | .450 | .160 |
| Johnny Damon | OF | 159 | 655 | 136 | 214 | 16 | 88 | 46 | .382 | .495 | .877 | .327 |
| Todd Dunwoody | OF | 61 | 178 | 12 | 37 | 1 | 23 | 3 | .238 | .275 | .513 | .208 |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | 157 | 601 | 107 | 193 | 33 | 118 | 0 | .390 | .561 | .951 | .321 |
| Scott Pose | OF | 47 | 48 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .188 | .466 | .188 |
| Mark Quinn | OF | 135 | 500 | 76 | 147 | 20 | 78 | 5 | .342 | .488 | .830 | .294 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Jorge Fabregas | C | 43 | 142 | 13 | 40 | 3 | 17 | 1 | .320 | .373 | .693 | .282 |
| Brian Johnson | C | 37 | 125 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 18 | 0 | .229 | .352 | .581 | .208 |
| Hector Ortiz | C | 26 | 88 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .443 | .455 | .898 | .386 |
| Greg Zaun | C | 83 | 234 | 36 | 64 | 7 | 33 | 7 | .390 | .410 | .800 | .274 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5709 | 879 | 1644 | 150 | 831 | 121 | .345 | .425 | .770 | .288 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Miguel Batista | 14 | 9 | 57 | 2 | 6 | .250 | 0 | 30 | 34 | 7.74 | 1.754 | |||
| Doug Bochtler | 6 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 6.48 | 2.771 | |||
| Ricky Bottalico | 62 | 0 | 72.7 | 9 | 6 | .600 | 16 | 56 | 41 | 4.83 | 1.458 | |||
| Tim Byrdak | 12 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 11.37 | 2.381 | |||
| Jeff D'Amico | 7 | 1 | 13.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 9.22 | 2.482 | |||
| Chad Durbin | 16 | 16 | 72.3 | 2 | 5 | .286 | 0 | 37 | 43 | 8.21 | 1.853 | |||
| Chris Fussell | 20 | 9 | 70 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 0 | 46 | 44 | 6.30 | 1.714 | |||
| Andy Larkin | 18 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 8.84 | 2.073 | |||
| Brett Laxton | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 8.10 | 1.976 | |||
| Brian Meadows | 11 | 10 | 71.7 | 6 | 2 | .750 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 4.77 | 1.367 | |||
| Scott Mullen | 11 | 0 | 10.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4.35 | 1.262 | |||
| Dan Murray | 10 | 0 | 19.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 16 | 10 | 4.66 | 1.554 | |||
| Jason Rakers | 11 | 0 | 21.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 9.14 | 1.843 | |||
| Dan Reichert | 44 | 18 | 153.3 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2 | 94 | 91 | 4.70 | 1.618 | |||
| Brad Rigby | 4 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 16.20 | 2.892 | |||
| Jose Rosado | 5 | 5 | 27.7 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 5.86 | 1.372 | |||
| Jose Santiago | 45 | 0 | 69 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | 44 | 26 | 3.91 | 1.391 | |||
| Paul Spoljaric | 13 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6.52 | 1.443 | |||
| Jerry Spradlin | 50 | 0 | 75 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 7 | 54 | 27 | 5.52 | 1.440 | |||
| Blake Stein | 17 | 17 | 107.7 | 8 | 5 | .615 | 0 | 78 | 57 | 4.68 | 1.439 | |||
| Jeff Suppan | 35 | 33 | 217 | 10 | 9 | .526 | 0 | 128 | 84 | 4.94 | 1.493 | |||
| Mac Suzuki | 32 | 29 | 188.7 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 0 | 135 | 94 | 4.34 | 1.532 | |||
| Kris Wilson | 20 | 0 | 34.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 4.19 | 1.429 | |||
| Jay Witasick | 22 | 14 | 89.3 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 0 | 67 | 38 | 5.94 | 1.646 | |||
| Team Totals | 491 | 162 | 1439.3 | 77 | 85 | .475 | 29 | 927 | 693 | 5.48 | 1.583 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Johnny Damon and Mike Sweeney | 159 |
| At Bats | Johnny Damon | 655 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Johnny Damon | 741 |
| Batting Average | Mike Sweeney | .333 |
| On-Base % | Mike Sweeney | .407 |
| Slugging % | Jermaine Dye | .561 |
| OPS | Jermaine Dye | .951 |
| Runs | Johnny Damon | 136 |
| Hits | Johnny Damon | 214 |
| Total Bases | Jermaine Dye | 337 |
| Doubles | Johnny Damon | 42 |
| Triples | Johnny Damon | 10 |
| Home Runs | Jermaine Dye | 33 |
| RBI | Mike Sweeney | 144 |
| Walks | Mike Sweeney | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Jermaine Dye | 99 |
| Stolen Bases | Johnny Damon | 46 |
| Caught Stealing | Johnny Damon | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Carlos Febles | 13 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Mike Sweeney | 13 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Randa | 19 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Jeff Suppan | 10 |
| Losses | Dan Reichert and Mac Suzuki | 10 |
| Saves | Ricky Bottalico | 16 |
| Won-Loss % | Blake Stein | .615 |
| ERA | Mac Suzuki | 4.34 |
| WHIP | Jeff Suppan | 1.493 |
| Innings Pitched | Jeff Suppan | 217 |
| Games | Ricky Bottalico | 62 |
| Games Started | Jeff Suppan | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Mac Suzuki | 135 |
| Complete Games | Jeff Suppan | 3 |
| Shutouts | Dan Reichert, Jeff Suppan, and Mac Suzuki | 1 |
| Batters Faced | Jeff Suppan | 948 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 119 |
| Hits Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 240 |
| Walks Allowed | Mac Suzuki | 94 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 36 |
| Doubles Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 52 |
| Triples Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Dan Reichert | 18 |
| Hit Batsmen | Dan Reichert and Jeff Suppan | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Dan Reichert | 28 |
