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Kansas City Royals Batting Leaders (1978)

Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top

Batting Average
1.	John Wathan	.300
2.	Amos Otis	.298
3.	Pete LaCock	.295
4.	George Brett	.294
5.	Frank White	.275
6.	Al Cowens	.274
7.	Hal McRae	.273
8.	Darrell Porter	.265
9.	Clint Hurdle	.264
10.	Freddie Patek	.248

Home Runs
1.	Amos Otis	22
2.	Darrell Porter	18
3.	Hal McRae	16
4.	George Brett	9
5.	Clint Hurdle	7
5.	Frank White	7
7.	Al Cowens	5
7.	Pete LaCock	5
9.	Tom Poquette	4
10.	Freddie Patek	2

Runs Batted In
1.	Amos Otis	96
2.	Darrell Porter	78
3.	Hal McRae	72
4.	Al Cowens	63
5.	George Brett	62
6.	Clint Hurdle	56
7.	Frank White	50
8.	Pete LaCock	48
9.	Freddie Patek	46
10.	Tom Poquette	30

On-Base Average
1.	Amos Otis	.380
2.	Darrell Porter	.358
3.	Clint Hurdle	.348
4.	George Brett	.342
5.	Pete LaCock	.335
6.	Hal McRae	.329
7.	John Wathan	.320
8.	Al Cowens	.319
9.	Frank White	.317
10.	Freddie Patek	.312

Slugging Percentage
1.	Amos Otis	.525
2.	George Brett	.467
3.	Darrell Porter	.444
4.	Hal McRae	.429
5.	Pete LaCock	.419
6.	Frank White	.399
7.	Clint Hurdle	.398
8.	John Wathan	.395
9.	Al Cowens	.388
10.	Tom Poquette	.338

Runs Scored
1.	Hal McRae	90
2.	George Brett	79
3.	Darrell Porter	77
4.	Amos Otis	74
5.	Frank White	66
6.	Al Cowens	63
7.	Freddie Patek	54
8.	Clint Hurdle	48
9.	Pete LaCock	44
10.	Willie Wilson	43

On-Base Plus Slugging
1.	Amos Otis	.905
2.	George Brett	.809
3.	Darrell Porter	.802
4.	Hal McRae	.758
5.	Pete LaCock	.754
6.	Clint Hurdle	.746
7.	Frank White	.716
8.	John Wathan	.715
9.	Al Cowens	.707
10.	Freddie Patek	.630

Isolated Power
1.	Amos Otis	.227
2.	Darrell Porter	.179
3.	George Brett	.173
4.	Hal McRae	.156
5.	Clint Hurdle	.134
6.	Pete LaCock	.124
6.	Frank White	.124
8.	Tom Poquette	.122
9.	Al Cowens	.114
10.	John Wathan	.095

Steals
1.	Willie Wilson	46
2.	Freddie Patek	38
3.	Amos Otis	32
4.	George Brett	23
5.	Hal McRae	17
6.	Al Cowens	14
7.	Frank White	13
8.	U L Washington	12
9.	Jerry Terrell	8
10.	Steve Braun	3

Hits
1.	Hal McRae	170
2.	George Brett	150
3.	Amos Otis	145
4.	Darrell Porter	138
5.	Al Cowens	133
6.	Frank White	127
7.	Clint Hurdle	110
8.	Freddie Patek	109
9.	Pete LaCock	95
10.	John Wathan	57

Doubles
1.	George Brett	45
2.	Hal McRae	39
3.	Amos Otis	30
4.	Darrell Porter	27
5.	Clint Hurdle	25
6.	Al Cowens	24
6.	Frank White	24
8.	Freddie Patek	23
9.	Pete LaCock	21
10.	Steve Braun	10

Triples
1.	George Brett	8
1.	Al Cowens	8
3.	Amos Otis	7
4.	Darrell Porter	6
4.	Frank White	6
6.	Clint Hurdle	5
6.	Hal McRae	5
8.	Joe Zdeb	3
9.	Pete LaCock	2
9.	Tom Poquette	2

Walks
1.	Darrell Porter	75
2.	Amos Otis	66
3.	Clint Hurdle	56
4.	Hal McRae	51
5.	Freddie Patek	42
6.	George Brett	39
7.	Al Cowens	31
8.	Steve Braun	28
9.	Frank White	26
10.	Pete LaCock	21

Sacrifice Hits
1.	Jerry Terrell	9
1.	Freddie Patek	9
1.	Frank White	9
4.	Willie Wilson	5
4.	Joe Zdeb	5
6.	George Brett	3
6.	John Wathan	3
8.	Tom Poquette	2
8.	U L Washington	2
10.	Steve Braun	1

Total Bases
1.	Hal McRae	267
2.	Amos Otis	255
3.	George Brett	238
4.	Darrell Porter	231
5.	Al Cowens	188
6.	Frank White	184
7.	Clint Hurdle	166
8.	Freddie Patek	140
9.	Pete LaCock	135
10.	John Wathan	75

Games Played
1.	Hal McRae	156
2.	Darrell Porter	150
3.	Frank White	143
4.	Amos Otis	141
5.	Freddie Patek	138
6.	Clint Hurdle	133
7.	Al Cowens	132
8.	George Brett	128
9.	Willie Wilson	127
10.	Pete LaCock	118

At Bats
1.	Hal McRae	623
2.	Darrell Porter	520
3.	George Brett	510
4.	Amos Otis	486
5.	Al Cowens	485
6.	Frank White	461
7.	Freddie Patek	440
8.	Clint Hurdle	417
9.	Pete LaCock	322
10.	Tom Poquette	204

Plate Appearances
1.	Hal McRae	691
2.	Darrell Porter	601
3.	Amos Otis	566
4.	George Brett	555
5.	Al Cowens	533
6.	Frank White	492
7.	Freddie Patek	487
8.	Clint Hurdle	480
9.	Pete LaCock	346
10.	Tom Poquette	224

Strikeouts
1.	Clint Hurdle	84
2.	Darrell Porter	75
3.	Hal McRae	62
4.	Frank White	59
5.	Freddie Patek	56
6.	Al Cowens	54
6.	Amos Otis	54
8.	George Brett	35
9.	Willie Wilson	33
10.	Pete LaCock	27

Strikeout Percent
1.	Tom Poquette	4.4%
2.	John Wathan	6.3%
3.	George Brett	6.9%
4.	Pete LaCock	8.4%
5.	Hal McRae	10.0%
6.	Al Cowens	11.1%
6.	Amos Otis	11.1%
8.	Freddie Patek	12.7%
9.	Frank White	12.8%
10.	Darrell Porter	14.4%

Steal Success
1.	Amos Otis	80.0%
2.	Willie Wilson	79.3%
3.	Freddie Patek	77.6%
4.	George Brett	76.7%
5.	Al Cowens	70.0%
6.	Hal McRae	68.0%
7.	Jerry Terrell	66.7%
7.	U L Washington	66.7%
9.	Frank White	56.5%

Secondary Average
1.	Amos Otis	.428
2.	Willie Wilson	.374
3.	Darrell Porter	.323
4.	George Brett	.294
5.	Clint Hurdle	.271
6.	Hal McRae	.265
7.	Freddie Patek	.252
8.	Frank White	.208
9.	Al Cowens	.206
10.	Tom Poquette	.201

Hit By Pitch
1.	Al Cowens	6
1.	Hal McRae	6
3.	Amos Otis	4
3.	John Wathan	4
5.	Frank White	3
6.	Darrell Porter	2
6.	Willie Wilson	2
8.	George Brett	1
8.	Clint Hurdle	1
8.	Freddie Patek	1

Extra Base Hits
1.	George Brett	62
2.	Hal McRae	60
3.	Amos Otis	59
4.	Darrell Porter	51
5.	Al Cowens	37
5.	Clint Hurdle	37
5.	Frank White	37
8.	Pete LaCock	28
9.	Freddie Patek	26
10.	Tom Poquette	15

Runs Created
1.	Amos Otis	99
2.	Hal McRae	87
3.	George Brett	82
4.	Darrell Porter	80
5.	Al Cowens	62
6.	Clint Hurdle	59
7.	Frank White	58
8.	Freddie Patek	48
9.	Pete LaCock	43
10.	John Wathan	23

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Runs Created / 27
1.	Amos Otis	7.22
2.	George Brett	5.81
3.	Darrell Porter	5.33
4.	Clint Hurdle	4.93
5.	Pete LaCock	4.86
6.	Hal McRae	4.81
7.	Al Cowens	4.44
8.	Frank White	4.39
John Wathan	4.28
10.	Freddie Patek	3.59

Home Run Percent
1.	Amos Otis	4.5%
2.	Darrell Porter	3.5%
3.	Hal McRae	2.6%
4.	Tom Poquette	2.0%
5.	George Brett	1.8%
6.	Clint Hurdle	1.7%
7.	Pete LaCock	1.6%
8.	Frank White	1.5%
9.	John Wathan	1.1%
10.	Al Cowens	1.0%

Intentional Walks
1.	Darrell Porter	14
2.	Amos Otis	7
3.	George Brett	6
3.	Hal McRae	6
5.	Al Cowens	3
6.	Pete LaCock	2
7.	Steve Braun	1
7.	Clint Hurdle	1
7.	Freddie Patek	1
7.	Tom Poquette	1

Sacrifice Flies
1.	Al Cowens	11
1.	Hal McRae	11
3.	Amos Otis	10
4.	Clint Hurdle	6
4.	Tom Poquette	6
6.	George Brett	5
7.	Freddie Patek	4
7.	Darrell Porter	4
9.	Pete LaCock	3
9.	John Wathan	3

Double Plays (GDP)
1.	Hal McRae	15
2.	Darrell Porter	13
3.	Amos Otis	10
4.	Pete LaCock	8
5.	Al Cowens	7
6.	George Brett	6
6.	Clint Hurdle	6
6.	Freddie Patek	6
6.	Tom Poquette	6
10.	John Wathan	5

Kansas City Royals Pitching Leaders (1978)

Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top

Wins
1.	Dennis Leonard	21
2.	Paul Splittorff	19
3.	Larry Gura	16
4.	Rich Gale	14
5.	Al Hrabosky	8
6.	Doug Bird	6
7.	Marty Pattin	3
8.	Steve Busby	1
8.	Jim Colborn	1
8.	Andy Hassler	1

Earned Run Average
1.	Larry Gura	2.72
2.	Steve Mingori	2.74
3.	Al Hrabosky	2.88
4.	Rich Gale	3.09
5.	Marty Pattin	3.32
6.	Dennis Leonard	3.33
7.	Paul Splittorff	3.40
8.	Andy Hassler	4.32
9.	Doug Bird	5.29

Strikeouts
1.	Dennis Leonard	183
2.	Rich Gale	88
3.	Larry Gura	81
4.	Paul Splittorff	76
5.	Al Hrabosky	60
6.	Doug Bird	48
7.	Marty Pattin	30
8.	Steve Mingori	28
9.	Andy Hassler	26
10.	Randy McGilberry	12

Saves
1.	Al Hrabosky	20
2.	Steve Mingori	7
3.	Marty Pattin	4
4.	Doug Bird	1
4.	Bill Paschall	1

Runners / 9 IP
1.	Larry Gura	9.87
2.	Steve Mingori	10.43
3.	Al Hrabosky	10.44
3.	Paul Splittorff	10.44
5.	Dennis Leonard	11.03
6.	Marty Pattin	11.10
7.	Rich Gale	12.68
8.	Doug Bird	12.86
9.	Andy Hassler	15.43

Winning Percentage
1.	Larry Gura	.800
2.	Rich Gale	.636
3.	Paul Splittorff	.594
4.	Dennis Leonard	.553
5.	Al Hrabosky	.533
6.	Doug Bird	.500
6.	Marty Pattin	.500
8.	Andy Hassler	.200
8.	Steve Mingori	.200

Save Success
1.	Al Hrabosky	100.0%
1.	Steve Mingori	100.0%
1.	Marty Pattin	100.0%

Complete Games
1.	Dennis Leonard	20
2.	Paul Splittorff	13
3.	Rich Gale	9
4.	Larry Gura	8
5.	Marty Pattin	2
6.	Andy Hassler	1

Shutouts
1.	Dennis Leonard	4
2.	Rich Gale	3
3.	Larry Gura	2
3.	Paul Splittorff	2

Starts
1.	Dennis Leonard	40
2.	Paul Splittorff	38
3.	Rich Gale	30
4.	Larry Gura	26
5.	Andy Hassler	9
6.	Doug Bird	6
7.	Steve Busby	5
7.	Marty Pattin	5
9.	Jim Colborn	3

Appearances
1.	Al Hrabosky	58
2.	Steve Mingori	45
3.	Doug Bird	40
3.	Dennis Leonard	40
5.	Paul Splittorff	39
6.	Larry Gura	35
7.	Marty Pattin	32
8.	Rich Gale	31
9.	Randy McGilberry	18
10.	Andy Hassler	11

Innings Pitched
1.	Dennis Leonard	294.2
2.	Paul Splittorff	262.0
3.	Larry Gura	221.2
4.	Rich Gale	192.1
5.	Doug Bird	98.2
6.	Marty Pattin	78.2
7.	Al Hrabosky	75.0
8.	Steve Mingori	69.0
9.	Andy Hassler	58.1
10.	Jim Colborn	28.1

Opp. OPS
1.	Larry Gura	.571
2.	Al Hrabosky	.576
3.	Steve Mingori	.609
4.	Paul Splittorff	.627
5.	Rich Gale	.633
6.	Dennis Leonard	.661
7.	Marty Pattin	.665
8.	Doug Bird	.693
9.	Andy Hassler	.706

Defense Independent ERA
1.	Andy Hassler	3.67
2.	Dennis Leonard	3.83
3.	Al Hrabosky	3.88
4.	Larry Gura	3.90
5.	Steve Mingori	3.96
6.	Doug Bird	4.08
7.	Paul Splittorff	4.23
8.	Rich Gale	4.37
9.	Marty Pattin	4.59

Innings / Game
1.	Dennis Leonard	7.37
2.	Paul Splittorff	6.72
3.	Larry Gura	6.33
4.	Rich Gale	6.20
5.	Andy Hassler	5.30
6.	Doug Bird	2.47
7.	Marty Pattin	2.46
8.	Steve Mingori	1.53
9.	Al Hrabosky	1.29

Opp. Batting Average
1.	Al Hrabosky	.191
2.	Larry Gura	.222
3.	Steve Mingori	.237
4.	Rich Gale	.238
5.	Marty Pattin	.241
6.	Paul Splittorff	.243
7.	Dennis Leonard	.250
8.	Doug Bird	.274
9.	Andy Hassler	.311

Opp. Slugging
1.	Al Hrabosky	.290
2.	Larry Gura	.293
3.	Rich Gale	.299
4.	Steve Mingori	.322
5.	Andy Hassler	.328
6.	Paul Splittorff	.340
7.	Dennis Leonard	.357
8.	Marty Pattin	.361
9.	Doug Bird	.364

Opp. On-Base
1.	Larry Gura	.278
2.	Al Hrabosky	.286
3.	Steve Mingori	.287
3.	Paul Splittorff	.287
5.	Dennis Leonard	.304
5.	Marty Pattin	.304
7.	Doug Bird	.329
8.	Rich Gale	.334
9.	Andy Hassler	.378

Strikeouts / 9 IP
1.	Al Hrabosky	7.20
2.	Dennis Leonard	5.59
3.	Doug Bird	4.38
4.	Rich Gale	4.12
5.	Andy Hassler	4.01
6.	Steve Mingori	3.65
7.	Marty Pattin	3.43
8.	Larry Gura	3.29
9.	Paul Splittorff	2.61

Hits / 9 IP
1.	Al Hrabosky	6.24
2.	Larry Gura	7.43
3.	Rich Gale	8.00
4.	Marty Pattin	8.24
5.	Steve Mingori	8.35
6.	Paul Splittorff	8.38
7.	Dennis Leonard	8.64
8.	Doug Bird	10.03
9.	Andy Hassler	11.73

Walks / 9 IP
1.	Paul Splittorff	2.06
2.	Steve Mingori	2.09
3.	Dennis Leonard	2.38
4.	Larry Gura	2.44
5.	Doug Bird	2.83
6.	Marty Pattin	2.86
7.	Andy Hassler	3.70
8.	Al Hrabosky	4.20
9.	Rich Gale	4.68

Hit Batters
1.	Dennis Leonard	9
2.	Larry Gura	4
3.	Rich Gale	3
3.	Steve Mingori	3
3.	Paul Splittorff	3
6.	Doug Bird	2
6.	Steve Busby	2
6.	Jim Colborn	2
6.	Andy Hassler	2
6.	Marty Pattin	2

Homers Allowed
1.	Dennis Leonard	27
2.	Paul Splittorff	22
3.	Larry Gura	13
4.	Rich Gale	10
5.	Doug Bird	8
5.	Marty Pattin	8
7.	Al Hrabosky	6
8.	Steve Mingori	5
9.	Jim Colborn	4
10.	Steve Busby	2

Kansas City Royals Fielding Leaders (1978)

Batting Leaders | Pitching Leaders | Fielding Leaders | Top

Fielding Average
1.	Doug Bird	1.000
1.	Al Hrabosky	1.000
1.	Marty Pattin	1.000
1.	Jerry Terrell	1.000
1.	John Wathan	1.000
6.	Amos Otis	.995
7.	Pete LaCock	.993
8.	Al Cowens	.988
8.	Darrell Porter	.988
10.	Larry Gura	.983

Outfield Assists
1.	Al Cowens	9
1.	Amos Otis	9
3.	Willie Wilson	5
4.	Clint Hurdle	3
5.	Tom Poquette	2
5.	Joe Zdeb	2
7.	Steve Braun	1
7.	Hal McRae	1

Fielding Average (P)
1.	Doug Bird	1.000
1.	Al Hrabosky	1.000
1.	Marty Pattin	1.000
4.	Larry Gura	.983
4.	Dennis Leonard	.983
6.	Paul Splittorff	.969
7.	Steve Mingori	.941
8.	Jim Colborn	.909
9.	Rich Gale	.879
10.	Steve Busby	.833

Fielding Average (C)
1.	Darrell Porter	.988

Fielding Average (1B)
1.	John Wathan	1.000
2.	Pete LaCock	.993
3.	Clint Hurdle	.986

Fielding Average (2B)
1.	Jerry Terrell	1.000
2.	Frank White	.978

Fielding Average (3B)
1.	George Brett	.961

Fielding Average (SS)
1.	Freddie Patek	.949
2.	U L Washington	.927

Fielding Average (LF)
1.	Willie Wilson	.980
2.	Clint Hurdle	.968
3.	Steve Braun	.964
3.	Joe Zdeb	.964
5.	Tom Poquette	.951

Fielding Average (CF)
1.	Amos Otis	.995
2.	Willie Wilson	.974

Fielding Average (RF)
1.	Al Cowens	.988
2.	Clint Hurdle	.951

Range Factor (P)
1.	Randy McGilberry	3.81
2.	Jim Colborn	3.54
3.	Steve Busby	2.57
4.	Larry Gura	2.35
5.	Paul Splittorff	2.23
6.	Steve Mingori	2.22
7.	Andy Hassler	1.86
8.	Dennis Leonard	1.83
9.	Doug Bird	1.73
10.	Rich Gale	1.55

Range Factor (C)
1.	Darrell Porter	4.96

Range Factor (1B)
1.	Clint Hurdle	10.07
2.	John Wathan	10.00
3.	Pete LaCock	9.26

Range Factor (2B)
1.	Frank White	5.47
2.	Jerry Terrell	4.94

Range Factor (3B)
1.	George Brett	3.34

Range Factor (SS)
1.	Freddie Patek	4.93
2.	U L Washington	4.40

Range Factor (LF)
1.	Tom Poquette	3.38
2.	Willie Wilson	2.52
3.	Steve Braun	2.45
4.	Joe Zdeb	2.26
5.	Clint Hurdle	2.02

Range Factor (CF)
1.	Willie Wilson	3.97
2.	Amos Otis	3.08

Range Factor (RF)
1.	Clint Hurdle	2.44
2.	Al Cowens	2.32

Runners Thrown Out
1.	Darrell Porter	44
2.	John Wathan	6
3.	Art Kusnyer	2

RTO%
1.	Darrell Porter	37.3%

Steals / 9 IP
1.	Darrell Porter	0.54