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69-93, Finished 5th in AL Central (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Buddy Bell (69-93)
Scored 706 runs, Allowed 778 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 74-88
Ballparks: Kauffman Stadium · Attendance: 1,616,867 (13th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101 · one-year: Batting - 100, Pitching - 101
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| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bale | 33 | L | L | 6' 4" | 210 | May 22, 1974 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 | $1,800,000 | |
| Brian Bannister | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 202 | Feb 28, 1981 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | $ | |
| Angel Berroa | 27 | R | R | 6' 0" | 195 | Jan 27, 1980 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Ryan Braun | 26 | R | R | 6' 1" | 220 | Jul 29, 1980 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $380,000 | |
| Craig Brazell | 27 | L | R | 6' 3" | 210 | May 10, 1980 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | $ | |
| Emil Brown | 32 | R | R | 6' 2" | 195 | Dec 29, 1974 | 8 | 113 | 90 | 113 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 21 | 99 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 0.9 | $3,450,000 | |
| John Buck | 26 | R | R | 6' 3" | 230 | Jul 7, 1980 | 4 | 113 | 104 | 113 | 112 | 0 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.4 | $440,000 | |
| Billy Buckner | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 205 | Aug 27, 1983 | 1st | 7 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Billy Butler | 21 | R | R | 6' 1" | 240 | Apr 18, 1986 | 1st | 92 | 85 | 92 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 70 | 7 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Fernando Cortez | 25 | L | R | 6' 1" | 175 | Aug 10, 1981 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Shane Costa | 25 | L | R | 6' 0" | 205 | Dec 12, 1981 | 3 | 55 | 21 | 55 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 28 | 8 | 25 | 3 | -0.1 | $ | |
| Kyle Davies | 23 | R | R | 6' 1" | 210 | Sep 9, 1983 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.7 | $ | |
| Jorge De La Rosa | 26 | L | L | 6' 1" | 215 | Apr 5, 1981 | 4 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $417,000 | |
| David DeJesus | 27 | L | L | 5' 11" | 190 | Dec 20, 1979 | 5 | 157 | 153 | 157 | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 156 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 | $2,000,000 | |
| Octavio Dotel | 33 | R | R | 6' 0" | 220 | Nov 25, 1973 | 9 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $5,000,000 | |
| Brandon Duckworth | 31 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Jan 23, 1976 | 7 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.1 | $550,000 | |
| Scott Elarton | 31 | R | R | 6' 7" | 240 | Feb 23, 1976 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.8 | $4,000,000 | |
| Joey Gathright | 26 | L | R | 5' 10" | 175 | Apr 27, 1981 | 4 | 74 | 64 | 74 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10 | 0 | 74 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0.6 | $ | |
| Esteban German | 29 | R | R | 5' 9" | 195 | Jan 26, 1978 | 6 | 121 | 85 | 121 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 46 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 3 | 0.5 | $423,000 | |
| Ross Gload | 31 | L | L | 6' 1" | 190 | Apr 5, 1976 | 6 | 102 | 83 | 102 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0.2 | $625,000 | |
| Jimmy Gobble | 25 | L | L | 6' 3" | 190 | Jul 19, 1981 | 5 | 74 | 0 | 4 | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 | $712,500 | |
| Alex Gordon | 23 | L | R | 6' 2" | 220 | Feb 10, 1984 | 1st | 151 | 145 | 151 | 149 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 137 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.8 | $380,000 | |
| Zack Greinke | 23 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Oct 21, 1983 | 4 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.7 | $407,000 | |
| Mark Grudzielanek | 37 | R | R | 6' 1" | 185 | Jun 30, 1970 | 13 | 116 | 110 | 116 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 | $4,000,000 | |
| Luke Hochevar | 23 | R | R | 6' 5" | 220 | Sep 15, 1983 | 1st | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | $ | |
| Justin Huber | 24 | R | R | 6' 2" | 200 | Jul 1, 1982 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -0.2 | $ | |
| Luke Hudson | 30 | R | R | 6' 3" | 195 | May 2, 1977 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.3 | $422,000 | |
| Jason LaRue | 33 | R | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Mar 19, 1974 | 9 | 66 | 55 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $5,200,000 | |
| Gil Meche | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 180 | Sep 8, 1978 | 7 | 34 | 34 | 2 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 | $7,400,000 | All-Star |
| Neal Musser | 26 | L | L | 6' 1" | 235 | Aug 25, 1980 | 1st | 17 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | $ | |
| Juan Oviedo | 25 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Mar 15, 1982 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.8 | $382,000 | |
| Tony Pena | 26 | R | R | 6' 2" | 180 | Mar 23, 1981 | 2 | 152 | 145 | 152 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 | $380,000 | |
| Joel Peralta | 31 | R | R | 5' 11" | 195 | Mar 23, 1976 | 3 | 62 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | $400,500 | |
| Odalis Perez | 29 | L | L | 6' 0" | 225 | Jun 11, 1978 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | $7,750,000 | |
| Paul Phillips | 30 | R | R | 5' 11" | 200 | Apr 15, 1977 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | $ | |
| David Riske | 30 | R | R | 6' 2" | 190 | Oct 23, 1976 | 8 | 65 | 0 | 5 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 | $2,000,000 | |
| Reggie Sanders | 39 | R | R | 6' 0" | 180 | Dec 1, 1967 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0.6 | $5,000,000 | |
| Ryan Shealy | 27 | R | R | 6' 5" | 240 | Aug 29, 1979 | 3 | 52 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -0.6 | $392,500 | |
| Jason Smith | 29 | L | R | 6' 3" | 195 | Jul 24, 1977 | 7 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | -0.4 | $ | |
| Joakim Soria | 23 | R | R | 6' 3" | 200 | May 18, 1984 | 1st | 62 | 0 | 6 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.9 | $380,000 | |
| Jason Standridge | 28 | R | R | 6' 3" | 245 | Nov 9, 1978 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.5 | $ | |
| Mike Sweeney | 33 | R | R | 6' 1" | 195 | Jul 22, 1973 | 13 | 74 | 70 | 74 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 4 | 0 | -0.2 | $11,000,000 | |
| Mark Teahen | 25 | L | R | 6' 3" | 230 | Sep 6, 1981 | 3 | 144 | 139 | 144 | 141 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 137 | 142 | 0 | 4 | 0 | -0.1 | $416,000 | |
| John Thomson | 33 | R | R | 6' 3" | 175 | Oct 1, 1973 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | $ | |
| Todd Wellemeyer | 28 | R | R | 6' 2" | 215 | Aug 30, 1978 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.8 | $635,000 | |
| Age | B | T | Ht | Wt | DoB | Yrs | G | GS | Batting | Defense | P | C | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | LF | CF | RF | OF | DH | PH | PR | WAR |