91-71
Record
.562
Win %
2
Rank
710
Runs
118
HR
3.47
ERA
Home Park: Royals Stadium
Attendance: 1,151,836
Managers
- Jack McKeon 50-46
- Whitey Herzog HOF 41-25
Batting
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Brett HOF | 159 | 634 | 195 | 11 | 90 | .308 |
| John Mayberry | 156 | 554 | 161 | 34 | 106 | .291 |
| Freddie Patek | 136 | 483 | 110 | 5 | 45 | .228 |
| Hal McRae | 126 | 480 | 147 | 5 | 71 | .306 |
| Amos Otis | 132 | 470 | 116 | 9 | 46 | .247 |
| Cookie Rojas | 120 | 406 | 103 | 2 | 37 | .254 |
| Jim Wohlford | 116 | 353 | 90 | 0 | 30 | .255 |
| Al Cowens | 120 | 328 | 91 | 4 | 42 | .277 |
| Vada Pinson | 103 | 319 | 71 | 4 | 21 | .223 |
| Harmon Killebrew HOF | 106 | 312 | 62 | 14 | 44 | .199 |
| Frank White | 111 | 304 | 76 | 7 | 36 | .250 |
| Tony Solaita | 93 | 231 | 60 | 16 | 44 | .260 |
| Buck Martinez | 80 | 226 | 51 | 3 | 23 | .226 |
| Fran Healy | 56 | 188 | 48 | 2 | 18 | .255 |
| Bob Stinson | 63 | 147 | 39 | 1 | 9 | .265 |
| Jamie Quirk | 14 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 5 | .256 |
| Rodney Scott | 48 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .067 |
| Gary Martz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Mingori | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Doug Bird | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nelson Briles | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Busby | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dennis Leonard | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching
| Player | G | W-L | ERA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Busby | 34 | 18-12 | 3.08 | 160 | 0 |
| Al Fitzmorris | 35 | 16-12 | 3.57 | 78 | 0 |
| Dennis Leonard | 32 | 15-7 | 3.77 | 146 | 0 |
| Marty Pattin | 44 | 10-10 | 3.25 | 89 | 5 |
| Paul Splittorff | 35 | 9-10 | 3.17 | 76 | 1 |
| Nelson Briles | 24 | 6-6 | 4.26 | 73 | 2 |
| Doug Bird | 51 | 9-6 | 3.25 | 81 | 11 |
| Lindy McDaniel | 40 | 5-1 | 4.15 | 40 | 1 |
| Steve Mingori | 36 | 0-3 | 2.50 | 25 | 2 |
| Mark Littell | 7 | 1-2 | 3.70 | 19 | 0 |
| Bob McClure | 12 | 1-0 | 0.00 | 15 | 1 |
| George Throop | 7 | 0-0 | 4.00 | 8 | 2 |
| Bruce Dal Canton | 4 | 0-2 | 15.58 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Sadecki | 5 | 1-0 | 3.00 | 0 | 0 |