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 Kansas City Royals Batting Leaders (1972) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Batting Average
1. Lou Piniella .312
2. Richie Scheinblum .300
3. John Mayberry .298
4. Amos Otis .293
5. Ed Kirkpatrick .275
6. Steve Hovley .270
7. Cookie Rojas .261
8. Paul Schaal .228
9. Freddie Patek .212
Home Runs
1. John Mayberry 25
2. Amos Otis 11
2. Lou Piniella 11
4. Ed Kirkpatrick 9
5. Richie Scheinblum 8
6. Paul Schaal 6
7. Cookie Rojas 3
7. Steve Hovley 3
9. Jerry May 1
9. Bob Oliver 1
Runs Batted In
1. John Mayberry 100
2. Lou Piniella 72
3. Richie Scheinblum 66
4. Amos Otis 54
5. Cookie Rojas 53
6. Ed Kirkpatrick 43
7. Paul Schaal 41
8. Freddie Patek 32
9. Steve Hovley 24
10. Carl Taylor 11
On-Base Average
1. John Mayberry .394
2. Richie Scheinblum .383
3. Ed Kirkpatrick .365
4. Lou Piniella .356
5. Amos Otis .352
6. Steve Hovley .351
7. Paul Schaal .323
8. Cookie Rojas .315
9. Freddie Patek .280
Slugging Percentage
1. John Mayberry .507
2. Lou Piniella .441
3. Richie Scheinblum .418
4. Amos Otis .413
5. Ed Kirkpatrick .396
6. Steve Hovley .352
7. Cookie Rojas .331
8. Paul Schaal .326
9. Freddie Patek .276
Runs Scored
1. Amos Otis 75
2. John Mayberry 65
2. Lou Piniella 65
4. Richie Scheinblum 60
5. Freddie Patek 59
6. Cookie Rojas 49
7. Paul Schaal 47
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 43
9. Steve Hovley 24
10. Carl Taylor 17
On-Base Plus Slugging
1. John Mayberry .901
2. Richie Scheinblum .801
3. Lou Piniella .797
4. Amos Otis .765
5. Ed Kirkpatrick .761
6. Steve Hovley .703
7. Paul Schaal .649
8. Cookie Rojas .646
9. Freddie Patek .556
Isolated Power
1. John Mayberry .209
2. Lou Piniella .129
3. Ed Kirkpatrick .121
4. Amos Otis .120
5. Richie Scheinblum .118
6. Paul Schaal .098
7. Steve Hovley .082
8. Cookie Rojas .070
9. Freddie Patek .064
Steals
1. Freddie Patek 33
2. Amos Otis 28
3. Lou Piniella 7
4. Carl Taylor 4
5. Steve Hovley 3
5. Ed Kirkpatrick 3
7. Cookie Rojas 2
7. Joe Keough 2
9. Bobby Floyd 1
9. Bob Oliver 1
Hits
1. Lou Piniella 179
2. Amos Otis 158
3. John Mayberry 150
4. Richie Scheinblum 135
5. Cookie Rojas 127
6. Freddie Patek 110
7. Ed Kirkpatrick 100
8. Paul Schaal 99
9. Steve Hovley 53
10. Carl Taylor 30
Doubles
1. Lou Piniella 33
2. Amos Otis 28
3. Cookie Rojas 25
3. Freddie Patek 25
5. John Mayberry 24
6. Richie Scheinblum 21
7. Paul Schaal 19
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 15
9. Steve Hovley 5
9. Bobby Knoop 5
Triples
1. Freddie Patek 4
1. Lou Piniella 4
1. Richie Scheinblum 4
4. John Mayberry 3
4. Paul Schaal 3
6. Amos Otis 2
7. Paul Splittorff 1
7. Steve Hovley 1
7. Ed Kirkpatrick 1
7. Jerry May 1
Walks
1. John Mayberry 78
2. Paul Schaal 61
3. Richie Scheinblum 58
4. Ed Kirkpatrick 51
5. Amos Otis 50
6. Freddie Patek 47
7. Cookie Rojas 41
8. Lou Piniella 34
9. Steve Hovley 24
10. Carl Taylor 17
Sacrifice Hits
1. Dick Drago 7
1. Paul Splittorff 7
3. Amos Otis 6
3. Freddie Patek 6
5. Bruce Dal Canton 5
5. Tom Murphy 5
5. Cookie Rojas 5
8. Roger Nelson 4
8. Steve Hovley 4
8. Lou Piniella 4
Total Bases
1. John Mayberry 255
2. Lou Piniella 253
3. Amos Otis 223
4. Richie Scheinblum 188
5. Cookie Rojas 161
6. Ed Kirkpatrick 144
7. Freddie Patek 143
8. Paul Schaal 142
9. Steve Hovley 69
10. Carl Taylor 34
Games Played
1. Lou Piniella 151
2. John Mayberry 149
3. Amos Otis 143
4. Cookie Rojas 137
5. Freddie Patek 136
6. Richie Scheinblum 134
7. Paul Schaal 127
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 113
9. Steve Hovley 105
10. Carl Taylor 63
At Bats
1. Lou Piniella 574
2. Amos Otis 540
3. Freddie Patek 518
4. John Mayberry 503
5. Cookie Rojas 487
6. Richie Scheinblum 450
7. Paul Schaal 435
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 364
9. Steve Hovley 196
10. Bobby Floyd 134
Plate Appearances
1. Lou Piniella 620
2. Amos Otis 599
3. John Mayberry 587
4. Freddie Patek 571
5. Cookie Rojas 536
6. Richie Scheinblum 515
7. Paul Schaal 501
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 422
9. Steve Hovley 222
10. Bobby Floyd 139
Strikeouts
1. John Mayberry 74
2. Freddie Patek 64
3. Amos Otis 59
3. Lou Piniella 59
3. Paul Schaal 59
6. Ed Kirkpatrick 50
7. Richie Scheinblum 40
8. Dick Drago 36
9. Cookie Rojas 35
10. Bobby Floyd 29
Strikeout Percent
1. Cookie Rojas 7.2%
2. Richie Scheinblum 8.9%
3. Lou Piniella 10.3%
4. Amos Otis 10.9%
5. Freddie Patek 12.4%
6. Paul Schaal 13.6%
7. Ed Kirkpatrick 13.7%
8. John Mayberry 14.7%
9. Steve Hovley 14.8%
Steal Success
1. Freddie Patek 82.5%
2. Lou Piniella 77.8%
3. Amos Otis 70.0%
Secondary Average
1. John Mayberry .364
2. Ed Kirkpatrick .269
3. Amos Otis .265
4. Richie Scheinblum .247
5. Paul Schaal .241
6. Steve Hovley .219
7. Freddie Patek .218
8. Lou Piniella .200
9. Cookie Rojas .158
Hit By Pitch
1. Lou Piniella 8
2. Richie Scheinblum 4
3. Ed Kirkpatrick 3
3. John Mayberry 3
3. Amos Otis 3
3. Freddie Patek 3
7. Joe Keough 2
7. Paul Schaal 2
9. Dick Drago 1
9. Cookie Rojas 1
Extra Base Hits
1. John Mayberry 52
2. Lou Piniella 48
3. Amos Otis 41
4. Richie Scheinblum 33
5. Freddie Patek 29
6. Cookie Rojas 28
6. Paul Schaal 28
8. Ed Kirkpatrick 25
9. Steve Hovley 9
10. Jerry May 7
Runs Created
1. John Mayberry 97
2. Lou Piniella 83
3. Amos Otis 81
4. Richie Scheinblum 69
5. Ed Kirkpatrick 54
6. Cookie Rojas 46
7. Paul Schaal 45
8. Freddie Patek 42
9. Steve Hovley 25
10. Carl Taylor 14
Runs Created / 27
1. John Mayberry 7.06
2. Richie Scheinblum 5.46
3. Amos Otis 5.31
4. Ed Kirkpatrick 5.24
5. Lou Piniella 5.21
6. Steve Hovley 4.41
7. Paul Schaal 3.39
8. Cookie Rojas 3.13
9. Freddie Patek 2.62
Home Run Percent
1. John Mayberry 5.0%
2. Ed Kirkpatrick 2.5%
3. Amos Otis 2.0%
4. Lou Piniella 1.9%
5. Richie Scheinblum 1.8%
6. Steve Hovley 1.5%
7. Paul Schaal 1.4%
8. Cookie Rojas 0.6%
Intentional Walks
1. John Mayberry 13
2. Ed Kirkpatrick 9
2. Lou Piniella 9
4. Cookie Rojas 5
5. Freddie Patek 4
6. Amos Otis 3
6. Richie Scheinblum 3
8. Steve Hovley 2
8. Jerry May 2
10. Ron Hansen 1
Sacrifice Flies
1. Cookie Rojas 7
2. Amos Otis 6
3. Ed Kirkpatrick 4
3. Lou Piniella 4
5. John Mayberry 3
5. Freddie Patek 3
5. Paul Schaal 3
5. Richie Scheinblum 3
9. Carl Taylor 2
10. Jim Rooker 1
Double Plays (GDP)
1. Lou Piniella 25
2. Richie Scheinblum 19
3. Cookie Rojas 17
4. Paul Schaal 14
5. John Mayberry 12
6. Freddie Patek 9
7. Amos Otis 6
8. Bobby Knoop 5
9. Bobby Floyd 4
9. Ed Kirkpatrick 4

 Kansas City Royals Pitching Leaders (1972) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Wins
1. Dick Drago 12
1. Paul Splittorff 12
3. Roger Nelson 11
4. Tom Burgmeier 6
4. Bruce Dal Canton 6
6. Mike Hedlund 5
6. Jim Rooker 5
8. Tom Murphy 4
9. Ted Abernathy 3
9. Steve Busby 3
Earned Run Average
1. Ted Abernathy 1.70
2. Roger Nelson 2.08
3. Dick Drago 3.01
4. Monty Montgomery 3.04
5. Tom Murphy 3.07
6. Paul Splittorff 3.13
7. Bruce Dal Canton 3.40
8. Al Fitzmorris 3.74
9. Tom Burgmeier 4.23
10. Jim Rooker 4.38
Strikeouts
1. Paul Splittorff 140
2. Dick Drago 135
3. Roger Nelson 120
4. Bruce Dal Canton 75
5. Mike Hedlund 52
6. Al Fitzmorris 51
7. Jim Rooker 44
8. Tom Murphy 34
9. Steve Busby 31
10. Ted Abernathy 28
Saves
1. Tom Burgmeier 9
2. Ted Abernathy 5
3. Ken Wright 4
4. Al Fitzmorris 3
4. Roger Nelson 3
6. Norm Angelini 2
6. Bruce Dal Canton 2
8. Tom Murphy 1
Runners / 9 IP
1. Roger Nelson 7.84
2. Ted Abernathy 9.72
3. Dick Drago 10.57
4. Paul Splittorff 10.67
5. Bruce Dal Canton 11.15
6. Al Fitzmorris 11.32
7. Monty Montgomery 11.50
8. Tom Murphy 11.90
9. Mike Hedlund 12.74
10. Jim Rooker 12.75
Winning Percentage
1. Tom Burgmeier .750
2. Roger Nelson .647
3. Bruce Dal Canton .500
3. Monty Montgomery .500
3. Tom Murphy .500
3. Paul Splittorff .500
7. Jim Rooker .455
8. Ted Abernathy .429
9. Mike Hedlund .417
10. Dick Drago .414
Save Success
1. Ted Abernathy 100.0%
1. Norm Angelini 100.0%
1. Tom Burgmeier 100.0%
1. Bruce Dal Canton 100.0%
1. Al Fitzmorris 100.0%
1. Roger Nelson 100.0%
1. Ken Wright 100.0%
Complete Games
1. Paul Splittorff 12
2. Dick Drago 11
3. Roger Nelson 10
4. Jim Rooker 4
5. Steve Busby 3
6. Bruce Dal Canton 1
6. Mike Hedlund 1
6. Monty Montgomery 1
6. Tom Murphy 1
Shutouts
1. Roger Nelson 6
2. Dick Drago 2
2. Jim Rooker 2
2. Paul Splittorff 2
5. Monty Montgomery 1
5. Tom Murphy 1
Starts
1. Dick Drago 33
1. Paul Splittorff 33
3. Roger Nelson 19
4. Bruce Dal Canton 16
4. Mike Hedlund 16
6. Jim Rooker 10
7. Tom Murphy 9
8. Monty Montgomery 8
9. Steve Busby 5
10. Mike Jackson 3
Appearances
1. Tom Burgmeier 51
2. Ted Abernathy 45
3. Al Fitzmorris 38
4. Bruce Dal Canton 35
4. Paul Splittorff 35
6. Dick Drago 34
6. Roger Nelson 34
8. Mike Hedlund 29
9. Norm Angelini 21
10. Tom Murphy 18
Innings Pitched
1. Dick Drago 239.1
2. Paul Splittorff 216.0
3. Roger Nelson 173.1
4. Bruce Dal Canton 132.1
5. Mike Hedlund 113.0
6. Al Fitzmorris 101.0
7. Jim Rooker 72.0
8. Tom Murphy 70.1
9. Ted Abernathy 58.1
10. Monty Montgomery 56.1
Opp. OPS
1. Ted Abernathy .516
2. Roger Nelson .522
3. Paul Splittorff .594
4. Monty Montgomery .609
5. Bruce Dal Canton .618
6. Jim Rooker .651
7. Dick Drago .653
8. Al Fitzmorris .659
9. Tom Murphy .672
10. Tom Burgmeier .684
Defense Independent ERA
1. Roger Nelson 3.14
2. Bruce Dal Canton 3.23
3. Paul Splittorff 3.35
4. Jim Rooker 3.36
5. Monty Montgomery 3.51
6. Tom Murphy 3.53
7. Ted Abernathy 3.62
8. Dick Drago 3.78
9. Al Fitzmorris 4.14
10. Tom Burgmeier 4.19
Innings / Game
1. Dick Drago 7.04
2. Monty Montgomery 6.26
3. Paul Splittorff 6.17
4. Roger Nelson 5.10
5. Jim Rooker 4.00
6. Tom Murphy 3.91
7. Mike Hedlund 3.90
8. Bruce Dal Canton 3.78
9. Al Fitzmorris 2.66
10. Ted Abernathy 1.30
Opp. Batting Average
1. Roger Nelson .194
2. Ted Abernathy .203
3. Paul Splittorff .235
4. Al Fitzmorris .249
5. Dick Drago .251
6. Monty Montgomery .258
7. Bruce Dal Canton .259
8. Mike Hedlund .269
9. Jim Rooker .274
10. Tom Murphy .285
Opp. Slugging
1. Ted Abernathy .240
2. Roger Nelson .289
3. Tom Burgmeier .296
3. Monty Montgomery .296
5. Paul Splittorff .297
6. Bruce Dal Canton .319
6. Jim Rooker .319
8. Tom Murphy .333
9. Dick Drago .358
10. Al Fitzmorris .359
Opp. On-Base
1. Roger Nelson .233
2. Ted Abernathy .276
3. Dick Drago .295
4. Paul Splittorff .297
5. Bruce Dal Canton .299
6. Al Fitzmorris .300
7. Monty Montgomery .313
8. Jim Rooker .332
9. Mike Hedlund .336
10. Tom Murphy .339
Strikeouts / 9 IP
1. Roger Nelson 6.23
2. Paul Splittorff 5.83
3. Jim Rooker 5.50
4. Bruce Dal Canton 5.10
5. Dick Drago 5.08
6. Al Fitzmorris 4.54
7. Tom Murphy 4.35
8. Ted Abernathy 4.32
9. Mike Hedlund 4.14
10. Monty Montgomery 3.83
Hits / 9 IP
1. Roger Nelson 6.23
2. Ted Abernathy 6.79
3. Paul Splittorff 7.88
4. Dick Drago 8.65
5. Monty Montgomery 8.79
6. Al Fitzmorris 8.82
7. Bruce Dal Canton 9.18
8. Mike Hedlund 9.48
9. Jim Rooker 9.75
10. Tom Murphy 9.85
Walks / 9 IP
1. Roger Nelson 1.61
2. Dick Drago 1.92
3. Bruce Dal Canton 1.97
4. Tom Murphy 2.05
5. Al Fitzmorris 2.50
6. Monty Montgomery 2.72
7. Paul Splittorff 2.79
8. Ted Abernathy 2.93
9. Jim Rooker 3.00
10. Mike Hedlund 3.27
Hit Batters
1. Dick Drago 6
1. Tom Murphy 6
3. Mike Hedlund 4
3. Paul Splittorff 4
5. Ted Abernathy 3
6. Norm Angelini 1
6. Tom Burgmeier 1
6. Bruce Dal Canton 1
6. Al Fitzmorris 1
6. Roger Nelson 1
Homers Allowed
1. Dick Drago 22
2. Roger Nelson 13
3. Paul Splittorff 11
4. Al Fitzmorris 10
4. Mike Hedlund 10
6. Bruce Dal Canton 7
7. Tom Murphy 3
7. Jim Rooker 3
9. Ted Abernathy 2
9. Monty Montgomery 2

 Kansas City Royals Fielding Leaders (1972) 		Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top 
Fielding Average
1. Al Fitzmorris 1.000
1. Mike Hedlund 1.000
1. Paul Splittorff 1.000
4. John Mayberry .995
5. Amos Otis .992
6. Ed Kirkpatrick .991
7. Cookie Rojas .986
8. Jerry May .979
9. Roger Nelson .976
9. Lou Piniella .976
Outfield Assists
1. Lou Piniella 8
2. Amos Otis 7
3. Richie Scheinblum 6
4. Steve Hovley 4
5. Joe Keough 1
Fielding Average (P)
1. Norm Angelini 1.000
1. Al Fitzmorris 1.000
1. Mike Hedlund 1.000
1. Monty Montgomery 1.000
1. Jim Rooker 1.000
1. Paul Splittorff 1.000
1. Ken Wright 1.000
8. Roger Nelson .976
9. Tom Burgmeier .950
9. Bruce Dal Canton .950
Fielding Average (C)
1. Ed Kirkpatrick .991
2. Jerry May .979
Fielding Average (1B)
1. John Mayberry .995
Fielding Average (2B)
1. Cookie Rojas .986
2. Bobby Knoop .972
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Fielding Average (3B)
Bobby Floyd .967
2. Paul Schaal .947
Fielding Average (SS)
1. Freddie Patek .971
2. Bobby Floyd .963
Fielding Average (LF)
1. Lou Piniella .976
Fielding Average (CF)
1. Amos Otis .992
Fielding Average (RF)
1. Richie Scheinblum .965
2. Steve Hovley .963
Range Factor (P)
1. Mike Jackson 4.05
2. Tom Burgmeier 3.27
3. Ted Abernathy 3.26
4. Al Fitzmorris 2.58
5. Mike Hedlund 2.47
6. Tom Murphy 2.44
7. Jim Rooker 2.38
7. Paul Splittorff 2.38
9. Roger Nelson 2.18
10. Norm Angelini 1.69
Range Factor (C)
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 6.34
2. Jerry May 5.88
Range Factor (1B)
1. John Mayberry 10.28
Range Factor (2B)
1. Bobby Knoop 5.72
2. Cookie Rojas 5.19
Range Factor (3B)
1. Paul Schaal 2.84
2. Bobby Floyd 2.55
Range Factor (SS)
1. Freddie Patek 5.80
2. Bobby Floyd 4.42
Range Factor (LF)
1. Lou Piniella 2.06
Range Factor (CF)
1. Amos Otis 2.74
Range Factor (RF)
1. Steve Hovley 2.43
2. Richie Scheinblum 2.07
Runners Thrown Out
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 29
2. Tom Burgmeier 9
2. Jerry May 9
4. Carl Taylor 3
5. Dennis Paepke 1
RTO%
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 34.9%
2. Jerry May 32.1%
Steals / 9 IP
1. Ed Kirkpatrick 0.53
2. Jerry May 0.58