2002 Kansas City Royals
[edit] Summary
The 2002 Kansas City Royals finished with a record of 62-100. They scored 737 runs and belted 140 home runs to go along with a .256 batting average. The offense was powered by Carlos Beltran, who led the team with 29 home runs, 105 RBI, and 174 hits. Carlos Beltran had a great year on the basepaths with 35 stolen bases.
The team allowed 891 runs and had a team ERA of 5.22. Paul Byrd led the pitching staff with 17 wins and 129 strikeouts. Roberto Hernandez was the team's best fireman, with 26 saves.
[edit] Roster and Statistics
| Player Name | Pos | G | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | SB | OBP | SLG | OPS | AVG |
| Infielders | ||||||||||||
| Luis Alicea | 3B | 94 | 237 | 28 | 54 | 1 | 23 | 2 | .322 | .291 | .613 | .228 |
| Angel Berroa | SS | 20 | 75 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .301 | .347 | .648 | .227 |
| Mike Caruso | SS | 12 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .100 | .243 | .100 |
| Carlos Febles | 2B | 119 | 351 | 44 | 86 | 4 | 26 | 16 | .336 | .348 | .684 | .245 |
| Dave McCarty | 1B | 13 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .147 | .219 | .366 | .094 |
| Luis Ordaz | 2B | 33 | 94 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .308 | .245 | .553 | .223 |
| Kit Pellow | 3B | 29 | 63 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 1 | .342 | .302 | .644 | .238 |
| Neifi Perez | SS | 145 | 554 | 65 | 131 | 3 | 37 | 8 | .260 | .303 | .563 | .236 |
| Chan Perry | 1B | 5 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .091 | .091 | .182 | .091 |
| Joe Randa | 3B | 151 | 549 | 63 | 155 | 11 | 80 | 2 | .341 | .426 | .767 | .282 |
| Mike Sweeney | 1B | 126 | 471 | 81 | 160 | 24 | 86 | 9 | .417 | .563 | .980 | .340 |
| Outfielders | ||||||||||||
| Carlos Beltran | OF | 162 | 637 | 114 | 174 | 29 | 105 | 35 | .346 | .501 | .847 | .273 |
| Brandon Berger | OF | 51 | 134 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 17 | 1 | .255 | .388 | .643 | .201 |
| Dee Brown | OF | 16 | 51 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .291 | .392 | .683 | .235 |
| Alexis Gomez | OF | 5 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .200 |
| Aaron Guiel | OF | 70 | 240 | 30 | 56 | 4 | 38 | 1 | .296 | .338 | .634 | .233 |
| Raul Ibanez | OF | 137 | 497 | 70 | 146 | 24 | 103 | 5 | .346 | .537 | .883 | .294 |
| Chuck Knoblauch | OF | 80 | 300 | 41 | 63 | 6 | 22 | 19 | .284 | .300 | .584 | .210 |
| Donzell McDonald | OF | 10 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 | .273 | .569 | .182 |
| Mark Quinn | OF | 23 | 76 | 9 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 2 | .301 | .368 | .669 | .237 |
| Donnie Sadler | OF | 35 | 68 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 3 | .233 | .235 | .468 | .191 |
| Michael Tucker | OF | 144 | 475 | 65 | 118 | 12 | 56 | 23 | .330 | .406 | .736 | .248 |
| Catchers | ||||||||||||
| Juan Brito | C | 9 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | .391 | .695 | .304 |
| A.J. Hinch | C | 72 | 197 | 25 | 49 | 7 | 27 | 3 | .321 | .401 | .722 | .249 |
| Brent Mayne | C | 101 | 326 | 35 | 77 | 4 | 30 | 4 | .309 | .310 | .619 | .236 |
| Dusty Wathan | C | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .667 | .800 | 1.467 | .600 |
| Team Totals | - | - | 5535 | 737 | 1415 | 140 | 695 | 140 | .321 | .398 | .719 | .256 |
| Player Name | G | GS | IP | W | L | Win % | SV | SO | BB | ERA | WHIP | |||
| Pitchers | ||||||||||||||
| Jeremy Affeldt | 34 | 7 | 77.7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 0 | 67 | 37 | 4.64 | 1.570 | |||
| Miguel Asencio | 31 | 21 | 123.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 0 | 58 | 64 | 5.11 | 1.622 | |||
| Jeff Austin | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4.91 | 1.818 | |||
| Cory Bailey | 37 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1 | 24 | 31 | 4.11 | 1.826 | |||
| Ryan Bukvich | 26 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 6.12 | 1.800 | |||
| Paul Byrd | 33 | 33 | 228.3 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 0 | 129 | 38 | 3.90 | 1.148 | |||
| Chad Durbin | 2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 11.88 | 2.048 | |||
| Nate Field | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.200 | |||
| Chris George | 6 | 6 | 27.3 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5.60 | 1.648 | |||
| Jason Grimsley | 70 | 0 | 71.3 | 4 | 7 | .364 | 1 | 59 | 37 | 3.91 | 1.417 | |||
| Roberto Hernandez | 53 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 3 | .250 | 26 | 39 | 12 | 4.33 | 1.423 | |||
| Runelvys Hernandez | 12 | 12 | 74.3 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 0 | 45 | 22 | 4.36 | 1.359 | |||
| Jeremy Hill | 10 | 0 | 9.3 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3.86 | 1.720 | |||
| Mike MacDougal | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 5.00 | 1.333 | |||
| Darrell May | 30 | 21 | 131.3 | 4 | 10 | .286 | 0 | 95 | 50 | 5.35 | 1.478 | |||
| Scott Mullen | 44 | 0 | 40 | 4 | 5 | .444 | 0 | 21 | 13 | 3.15 | 1.325 | |||
| Wes Obermueller | 2 | 2 | 7.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11.74 | 2.078 | |||
| Dan Reichert | 30 | 6 | 66 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 36 | 25 | 5.32 | 1.545 | |||
| Bryan Rekar | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15.43 | 2.571 | |||
| Shawn Sedlacek | 16 | 14 | 84.3 | 3 | 5 | .375 | 0 | 52 | 36 | 6.72 | 1.601 | |||
| Brian Shouse | 23 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 6.14 | 1.633 | |||
| Blake Stein | 27 | 2 | 46.7 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 1 | 42 | 27 | 7.91 | 1.842 | |||
| Jeff Suppan | 33 | 33 | 208 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 0 | 109 | 68 | 5.32 | 1.428 | |||
| Mac Suzuki | 7 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0 | 15 | 17 | 9.00 | 1.952 | |||
| Brad Voyles | 22 | 0 | 27.7 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 6.51 | 1.769 | |||
| Kris Wilson | 12 | 0 | 18.7 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 8.20 | 1.818 | |||
| Team Totals | 583 | 162 | 1440.9 | 62 | 100 | .383 | 30 | 909 | 572 | 5.22 | 1.498 | |||
[edit] Batting Leaders
| Category | ||
| Games | Carlos Beltran | 162 |
| At Bats | Carlos Beltran | 637 |
| Plate Appearances (approx.) | Carlos Beltran | 722 |
| Batting Average | Mike Sweeney | .340 |
| On-Base % | Mike Sweeney | .417 |
| Slugging % | Mike Sweeney | .563 |
| OPS | Mike Sweeney | .980 |
| Runs | Carlos Beltran | 114 |
| Hits | Carlos Beltran | 174 |
| Total Bases | Carlos Beltran | 319 |
| Doubles | Carlos Beltran | 44 |
| Triples | Carlos Beltran | 7 |
| Home Runs | Carlos Beltran | 29 |
| RBI | Carlos Beltran | 105 |
| Walks | Carlos Beltran | 71 |
| Strikeouts | Carlos Beltran | 135 |
| Stolen Bases | Carlos Beltran | 35 |
| Caught Stealing | Neifi Perez and Michael Tucker | 9 |
| Sacrifice Hits | Michael Tucker | 7 |
| Sacrifice Flies | Joe Randa | 11 |
| Grounded into Double Plays | Joe Randa | 13 |
[edit] Pitching Leaders
| Category | ||
| Wins | Paul Byrd | 17 |
| Losses | Jeff Suppan | 16 |
| Saves | Roberto Hernandez | 26 |
| Won-Loss % | Paul Byrd | .607 |
| ERA | Paul Byrd | 3.90 |
| WHIP | Paul Byrd | 1.148 |
| Innings Pitched | Paul Byrd | 228.3 |
| Games | Jason Grimsley | 70 |
| Games Started | Paul Byrd and Jeff Suppan | 33 |
| Strikeouts | Paul Byrd | 129 |
| Complete Games | Paul Byrd | 7 |
| Shutouts | Paul Byrd | 2 |
| Batters Faced | Paul Byrd | 935 |
| Earned Runs Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 123 |
| Hits Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 229 |
| Walks Allowed | Jeff Suppan | 68 |
| Home Runs Allowed | Paul Byrd | 36 |
| Doubles Allowed | Paul Byrd | 46 |
| Triples Allowed | Paul Byrd | 7 |
| Wild Pitches | Jeff Suppan | 10 |
| Hit Batsmen | Paul Byrd and Jeff Suppan | 7 |
| Double Plays Induced | Paul Byrd | 17 |



