Division Winners
50-53
Record
.485
Win %
4
Rank
397
Runs
61
HR
3.56
ERA
Home Park: Royals Stadium
Attendance: 1,279,403
Managers
- Jim Frey 30-40
- Dick Howser 20-13
Batting
| Player | G | AB | H | HR | RBI | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Wilson | 102 | 439 | 133 | 1 | 32 | .303 |
| Hal McRae | 101 | 389 | 106 | 7 | 36 | .272 |
| Amos Otis | 99 | 372 | 100 | 9 | 57 | .269 |
| Frank White | 94 | 364 | 91 | 9 | 38 | .250 |
| Willie Aikens | 101 | 349 | 93 | 17 | 53 | .266 |
| George Brett HOF | 89 | 347 | 109 | 6 | 43 | .314 |
| U. L. Washington | 98 | 339 | 77 | 2 | 29 | .227 |
| John Wathan | 89 | 301 | 76 | 1 | 19 | .252 |
| Darryl Motley | 42 | 125 | 29 | 2 | 8 | .232 |
| Cesar Geronimo | 59 | 118 | 29 | 2 | 13 | .246 |
| Jamie Quirk | 46 | 100 | 25 | 0 | 10 | .250 |
| Clint Hurdle | 28 | 76 | 25 | 4 | 15 | .329 |
| Jerry Grote | 22 | 56 | 17 | 1 | 9 | .304 |
| Lee May | 26 | 55 | 16 | 0 | 8 | .291 |
| Dave Chalk | 27 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 5 | .224 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 24 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 5 | .227 |
| Ken Phelps | 21 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .136 |
| Danny Garcia | 12 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Pat Sheridan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Juan Berenguer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ken Brett | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Onix Concepcion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rich Gale | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Larry Gura | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
Pitching
| Player | G | W-L | ERA | SO | SV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Leonard | 26 | 13-11 | 2.99 | 107 | 0 |
| Larry Gura | 23 | 11-8 | 2.72 | 61 | 0 |
| Rich Gale | 19 | 6-6 | 5.40 | 47 | 0 |
| Paul Splittorff | 21 | 5-5 | 4.36 | 48 | 0 |
| Mike Jones | 12 | 6-3 | 3.21 | 29 | 0 |
| Dan Quisenberry | 40 | 1-4 | 1.73 | 20 | 18 |
| Renie Martin | 29 | 4-5 | 2.77 | 25 | 4 |
| Jim Wright | 17 | 2-3 | 3.46 | 27 | 0 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 10 | 1-3 | 5.54 | 11 | 0 |
| Ken Brett | 22 | 1-1 | 4.18 | 7 | 2 |
| Juan Berenguer | 8 | 0-4 | 8.69 | 20 | 0 |
| Jeff Schattinger | 1 | 0-0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Paschall | 2 | 0-0 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 |