| W-L: 85-76 (0.528) | Finish: 2nd in American League West |
| Expected W-L (runs) | 86-76 (0.529) |
| SharkWAR Expected W-L | 88-74 (0.543) |
| <<1970 Kansas City Royals | 1972 Kansas City Royals>> |
| Player Name | Pos | Age | Shark WAR | Batting WAR | G | PA | H | 2B | 3B | HR | BB | SB | CS | wRC | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amos Otis | CF | 24 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 147 | 607 | 167 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 40 | 52 | 8 | 73.834 | 0.345 | 0.443 |
| Paul Schaal | 3B | 28 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 161 | 659 | 150 | 31 | 6 | 11 | 103 | 7 | 5 | 86.392 | 0.387 | 0.412 |
| Freddie Patek | SS | 26 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 147 | 648 | 158 | 21 | 11 | 6 | 44 | 49 | 14 | 60.194 | 0.323 | 0.371 |
| Cookie Rojas | 2B | 32 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 115 | 463 | 124 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 8 | 3 | 53.474 | 0.357 | 0.406 |
| Gail Hopkins | 1B | 28 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 103 | 339 | 82 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 43.165 | 0.364 | 0.430 |
| Lou Piniella | LF | 27 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 126 | 476 | 125 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 41.272 | 0.311 | 0.368 |
| Sandy Valdespino | LF | 32 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 18 | 65 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.098 | 0.339 | 0.508 |
| Jerry May | C | 27 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 71 | 249 | 55 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 22.056 | 0.329 | 0.344 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | C | 26 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 120 | 423 | 80 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 33.339 | 0.308 | 0.332 |
| Lance Clemons | P | 23 | 0.2 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.274 | 0.375 | 1.000 | |
| Rich Severson | 2B | 26 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.126 | 0.364 | 0.433 |
| Joe Keough | RF | 25 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 110 | 392 | 87 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 6 | 30.828 | 0.316 | 0.325 |
| Roger Nelson | P | 27 | 0.1 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.885 | 0.429 | 0.333 | |
| Tom Burgmeier | P | 27 | 0.0 | 68 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.531 | 0.286 | 0.350 | |
| Bob Oliver | 1B | 28 | 0.0 | -0.0 | 128 | 398 | 91 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 27.812 | 0.277 | 0.351 |
| Mike McCormick | P | 32 | -0.1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.284 | 0.000 | 0.000 | |
| Jim York | P | 23 | -0.1 | 53 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.583 | 0.167 | 0.353 | |
| Monty Montgomery | P | 24 | -0.1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.613 | 0.125 | 0.000 | |
| Ted Savage | RF | 35 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 19 | 32 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.415 | 0.250 | 0.172 |
| Jim Rooker | P | 28 | -0.2 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -0.658 | 0.167 | 0.000 | |
| Al Fitzmorris | P | 25 | -0.2 | 36 | 47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.368 | 0.244 | 0.273 | |
| Wally Bunker | P | 26 | -0.2 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -0.897 | 0.100 | 0.000 | |
| Ted Abernathy | P | 38 | -0.3 | 63 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.168 | 0.077 | 0.077 | |
| Bill Butler | P | 24 | -0.3 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.168 | 0.077 | 0.083 | |
| Ken Wright | P | 24 | -0.4 | 21 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1.387 | 0.130 | 0.091 | |
| Carl Taylor | LF | 27 | -0.3 | -0.4 | 20 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.830 | 0.261 | 0.179 |
| Bobby Knoop | 2B | 32 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 72 | 180 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 8.874 | 0.270 | 0.286 |
| Buck Martinez | C | 22 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 22 | 53 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.577 | 0.231 | 0.196 |
| Chuck Harrison | 1B | 30 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 49 | 158 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.458 | 0.266 | 0.287 |
| Bobby Floyd | SS | 27 | -0.3 | -0.6 | 31 | 73 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.975 | 0.233 | 0.197 |
| Dick Drago | P | 26 | -0.7 | 35 | 92 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | -0.207 | 0.212 | 0.169 | |
| Dennis Paepke | C | 26 | -0.5 | -0.7 | 60 | 161 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.061 | 0.242 | 0.283 |
| Paul Splittorff | P | 24 | -0.7 | 22 | 52 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1.984 | 0.157 | 0.125 | |
| Bruce Dal Canton | P | 30 | -0.8 | 25 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3.440 | 0.106 | 0.087 | |
| Mike Hedlund | P | 24 | -1.2 | 32 | 75 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -4.827 | 0.114 | 0.088 | |
| Totals | 13.5 | 5914 | 1323 | 225 | 40 | 80 | 490 | 130 | 46 | 500.785 | 0.316 | 0.353 | ||||
| Player Name | Age | Shark WAR | Pitching WAR | G | GS | IP | W | L | CG | SV | R | BB | SO | Pitch Runs Saved | ERA | WHIP | SOper9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Drago | 26 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 35 | 34 | 241.33 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 84 | 46 | 109 | 40.79 | 2.98 | 1.23 | 4.06 |
| Mike Hedlund | 24 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 32 | 30 | 205.67 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 36.56 | 2.71 | 1.17 | 3.33 |
| Paul Splittorff | 24 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 22 | 22 | 144.33 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 35 | 80 | 27.30 | 2.68 | 1.14 | 4.99 |
| Tom Burgmeier | 27 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 67 | 0 | 88.33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 23 | 30 | 44 | 25.59 | 1.73 | 1.14 | 4.48 |
| Ted Abernathy | 38 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 63 | 0 | 81.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 28 | 50 | 55 | 14.50 | 2.56 | 1.36 | 6.11 |
| Jim York | 23 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 53 | 0 | 93.33 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 32 | 44 | 103 | 14.09 | 2.89 | 1.22 | 9.93 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 30 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 25 | 22 | 141.33 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 44 | 58 | 8.98 | 3.44 | 1.33 | 3.69 |
| Monty Montgomery | 24 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 21.33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 7.40 | 2.11 | 0.89 | 5.06 |
| Ken Wright | 24 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 21 | 12 | 78.00 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 47 | 56 | 3.61 | 3.69 | 1.45 | 6.46 |
| Bill Butler | 24 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 14 | 6 | 44.33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 18 | 32 | 2.95 | 3.45 | 1.42 | 6.50 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 25 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 36 | 15 | 127.33 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 61 | 55 | 53 | -1.14 | 4.17 | 1.31 | 3.75 |
| Lance Clemons | 23 | -0.0 | -0.3 | 10 | 3 | 24.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 | 20 | -1.87 | 4.12 | 1.58 | 7.50 |
| Roger Nelson | 27 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 13 | 1 | 34.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 29 | -2.36 | 5.29 | 1.18 | 7.68 |
| Wally Bunker | 26 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 7 | 6 | 32.33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 15 | -3.27 | 5.01 | 1.27 | 4.18 |
| Mike McCormick | 32 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 4 | 1 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | -5.28 | 9.31 | 1.97 | 1.86 |
| Jim Rooker | 28 | -1.3 | -1.1 | 20 | 7 | 54.00 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 31 | -8.35 | 5.33 | 1.54 | 5.17 |
| Totals | 21.6 | 1420.33 | 85 | 76 | 34 | 44 | 566 | 496 | 775 | 159.50 | 3.25 | 1.27 | 4.91 |
| Age | Fielding WAR | G | Inn | PO | A | E | DP | Def Runs Saved | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POS | Player Name | |||||||||
| C | Jerry May | 27 | 0.4 | 71.0 | 577.0 | 314.0 | 38.0 | 1.0 | 6.0 | 3.620 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 26 | 0.6 | 59.0 | 474.0 | 294.0 | 28.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.666 | |
| Dennis Paepke | 26 | 0.4 | 32.0 | 232.0 | 139.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.536 | |
| Buck Martinez | 22 | -0.2 | 21.0 | 138.0 | 84.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | -1.705 | |
| 1B | Gail Hopkins | 28 | 0.3 | 83.0 | 669.0 | 669.0 | 57.0 | 7.0 | 76.0 | 2.804 |
| Bob Oliver | 28 | -0.1 | 68.0 | 428.0 | 470.0 | 31.0 | 6.0 | 53.0 | -0.865 | |
| Chuck Harrison | 30 | 0.0 | 39.0 | 323.0 | 335.0 | 24.0 | 3.0 | 31.0 | 0.085 | |
| 2B | Cookie Rojas | 32 | 0.5 | 111.0 | 941.0 | 252.0 | 293.0 | 5.0 | 76.0 | 4.588 |
| Bobby Knoop | 32 | -0.3 | 52.0 | 398.0 | 89.0 | 120.0 | 7.0 | 31.0 | -2.409 | |
| Rich Severson | 26 | 0.3 | 6.0 | 41.0 | 7.0 | 20.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 3.015 | |
| Bobby Floyd | 27 | 0.1 | 8.0 | 40.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.493 | |
| 3B | Paul Schaal | 28 | -0.2 | 161.0 | 1407.0 | 107.0 | 335.0 | 28.0 | 31.0 | -1.402 |
| Bob Oliver | 28 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.246 | |
| Rich Severson | 26 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.290 | |
| Bobby Floyd | 27 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.097 | |
| Bobby Knoop | 32 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.097 | |
| SS | Freddie Patek | 26 | 2.1 | 147.0 | 1260.0 | 301.0 | 459.0 | 25.0 | 107.0 | 18.738 |
| Bobby Floyd | 27 | 0.2 | 15.0 | 115.0 | 21.0 | 43.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 1.972 | |
| Rich Severson | 26 | 0.1 | 6.0 | 36.0 | 8.0 | 15.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 0.923 | |
| Cookie Rojas | 32 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 10.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.203 | |
| LF | Lou Piniella | 27 | 0.1 | 115.0 | 994.0 | 200.0 | 6.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.622 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 26 | 0.3 | 30.0 | 222.3 | 57.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.289 | |
| Sandy Valdespino | 32 | -0.1 | 13.0 | 110.0 | 15.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.935 | |
| Carl Taylor | 27 | -0.1 | 6.0 | 45.0 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.604 | |
| Ted Savage | 35 | -0.0 | 4.0 | 26.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.167 | |
| Joe Keough | 25 | -0.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.022 | |
| Dennis Paepke | 26 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.088 | |
| Bob Oliver | 28 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.062 | |
| Cookie Rojas | 32 | -0.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.062 | |
| CF | Amos Otis | 24 | 1.0 | 144.0 | 1241.3 | 401.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 8.676 |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 26 | 0.2 | 16.0 | 120.3 | 48.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.101 | |
| Joe Keough | 25 | -0.1 | 7.0 | 58.7 | 15.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.523 | |
| RF | Joe Keough | 25 | -0.1 | 92.0 | 749.0 | 151.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -0.955 |
| Bob Oliver | 28 | 0.2 | 47.0 | 390.3 | 91.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.555 | |
| Dennis Paepke | 26 | -0.1 | 16.0 | 100.3 | 17.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | -1.251 | |
| Ed Kirkpatrick | 26 | -0.0 | 17.0 | 100.0 | 19.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.189 | |
| Carl Taylor | 27 | 0.2 | 6.0 | 40.0 | 19.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.713 | |
| Ted Savage | 35 | -0.0 | 5.0 | 23.7 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.302 | |
| Sandy Valdespino | 32 | -0.0 | 2.0 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | -0.249 | |
| C | 1.2 | 1421.0 | 831.0 | 87.0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 11.118 | |||
| 1B | 0.2 | 1420.0 | 1474.0 | 112.0 | 16.0 | 160.0 | 2.023 | |||
| 2B | 0.6 | 1420.0 | 361.0 | 446.0 | 12.0 | 117.0 | 5.687 | |||
| 3B | -0.2 | 1420.0 | 109.0 | 338.0 | 29.0 | 31.0 | -1.640 | |||
| SS | 2.3 | 1421.0 | 332.0 | 517.0 | 29.0 | 122.0 | 20.430 | |||
| LF | 0.1 | 1420.3 | 285.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.971 | |||
| CF | 1.1 | 1420.3 | 464.0 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 10.254 | |||
| RF | 0.0 | 1420.3 | 304.0 | 8.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 0.321 | |||