2021 Kansas City Royals Roster, Stats, and Awards

Record: 74–88 (.457), 4th place (19 games behind) in American League Central
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Regular Season Stats

Hitting Stats

Year Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB CS Avg OBP Slg OPS
2021 Adalberto Mondesi 35 129 19 29 8 1 6 17 6 43 15 1 .225 .265 .442 .707
2021 Andrew Benintendi 134 494 63 136 27 2 17 73 36 97 8 9 .275 .323 .441 .765
2021 Brad Keller 26 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2021 Cam Gallagher 48 114 9 28 6 0 1 7 8 20 0 0 .246 .293 .325 .617
2021 Carlos Santana 158 565 66 121 15 0 19 69 86 102 2 0 .214 .319 .342 .660
2021 Carlos Hernandez 24 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2021 Edward Olivares 39 102 14 24 2 0 5 12 5 19 2 2 .235 .288 .402 .690
2021 Emmanuel Rivera 29 90 13 23 4 0 1 5 8 21 2 0 .256 .316 .333 .650
2021 Hanser Alberto 103 245 25 65 20 3 2 24 4 26 3 1 .265 .286 .396 .682
2021 Hunter Dozier 144 487 55 105 27 6 16 54 43 154 5 4 .216 .285 .394 .680
2021 Jake Brentz 72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
2021 Jakob Junis 16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2021 Jarrod Dyson 77 125 13 27 7 2 0 10 6 28 8 3 .216 .250 .304 .554
2021 Jorge Soler 94 308 38 59 16 0 13 37 38 97 0 0 .192 .288 .370 .658
2021 Kelvin Gutierrez 38 135 9 29 4 2 1 8 6 31 0 1 .215 .254 .296 .550
2021 Kris Bubic 29 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2021 Kyle Isbel 28 76 16 21 5 2 1 7 7 23 2 0 .276 .337 .434 .772
2021 Michael Taylor 142 485 58 118 16 1 12 54 33 144 14 7 .243 .295 .355 .650
2021 Mike Minor 28 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2021 Nicky Lopez 151 509 78 149 21 6 2 43 49 74 22 1 .293 .358 .369 .727
2021 Ryan McBroom 7 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 .250 .333 .250 .583
2021 Ryan O'Hearn 84 236 23 53 5 1 9 29 13 71 0 0 .225 .268 .369 .636
2021 Salvador Perez 161 620 88 169 24 0 48 121 28 170 1 0 .273 .316 .544 .859
2021 Sebastian Rivero 17 40 1 7 2 0 0 3 3 15 0 0 .175 .250 .225 .475
2021 Tyler Zuber 31 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2021 Whit Merrifield 162 664 97 184 42 3 10 74 40 103 40 4 .277 .317 .395 .711
– – 162 5,458 686 1,349 251 29 163 647 421 1,258 124 33 .247 .305 .393 .698

Pitching Stats

Year Player G IP W L Sv BS Hld H R ER BB HBP SO GS QS CG ShO ERA WHIP
2021 Angel Zerpa 1 5.0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.80
2021 Anthony Swarzak 7 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 8 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 9.39 1.70
2021 Brad Keller 26 133.2 8 12 0 0 0 158 89 80 64 7 120 26 0 0 0 5.39 1.66
2021 Brady Singer 27 128.1 5 10 0 0 0 146 81 70 53 11 131 27 0 1 0 4.91 1.55
2021 Carlos Hernandez 24 85.2 6 2 0 0 0 69 36 35 41 4 74 11 0 0 0 3.68 1.28
2021 Daniel Lynch 15 68.0 4 6 0 0 0 80 46 43 31 4 55 15 0 0 0 5.69 1.63
2021 Danny Duffy 13 61.0 4 3 0 0 0 52 19 17 22 0 65 12 0 0 0 2.51 1.21
2021 Domingo Tapia 32 31.2 4 1 0 0 0 21 10 10 14 0 25 0 0 0 0 2.84 1.11
2021 Dylan Coleman 5 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 1.42 0.95
2021 Ervin Santana 38 65.1 2 2 0 0 0 65 35 34 22 2 52 2 0 0 0 4.68 1.33
2021 Gabe Speier 7 7.2 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 1 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1.17 1.30
2021 Greg Holland 57 55.2 3 5 8 0 0 49 32 30 26 1 53 0 0 0 0 4.85 1.35
2021 Hanser Alberto 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2021 Jackson Kowar 9 30.1 0 6 0 0 0 43 38 38 20 2 29 8 0 0 0 11.27 2.08
2021 Jake Newberry 4 4.1 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 8 3 0 5 0 0 0 0 16.62 3.00
2021 Jake Brentz 72 64.0 5 2 2 0 0 45 32 26 37 6 76 0 0 0 0 3.66 1.28
2021 Jakob Junis 16 39.1 2 4 0 0 0 43 24 23 12 0 41 6 0 0 0 5.26 1.40
2021 Jesse Hahn 5 3.1 0 0 1 0 0 5 5 5 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 13.50 2.70
2021 Joel Payamps 15 20.1 1 1 0 0 0 23 12 10 3 0 16 1 0 0 0 4.43 1.28
2021 Jonathan Heasley 3 14.2 1 1 0 0 0 15 8 8 3 2 6 3 0 0 0 4.91 1.23
2021 Josh Staumont 64 65.2 4 3 5 0 0 43 24 21 27 2 72 0 0 0 0 2.88 1.07
2021 Kris Bubic 29 130.0 6 7 0 0 0 121 67 64 59 7 114 20 0 0 0 4.43 1.38
2021 Kyle Zimmer 52 54.0 4 1 2 0 0 46 32 29 30 0 46 2 0 0 0 4.83 1.41
2021 Mike Minor 28 158.2 8 12 0 0 0 156 92 89 41 5 149 28 0 0 0 5.05 1.24
2021 Richard Lovelady 20 20.2 2 0 1 0 0 16 9 8 6 1 23 0 0 0 0 3.48 1.06
2021 Ronald Bolanos 3 6.1 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 1.42 0.95
2021 Scott Blewett 3 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 5 0 4 0 0 0 0 1.80 1.60
2021 Scott Barlow 71 74.1 5 3 16 0 0 61 20 20 28 2 91 0 0 0 0 2.42 1.20
2021 Tyler Zuber 31 27.1 0 3 0 0 0 26 20 19 17 1 25 0 0 0 0 6.26 1.57
2021 Wade Davis 40 42.2 0 3 2 0 0 44 33 32 19 2 38 0 0 0 0 6.75 1.48
– – 162 1,417.1 74 88 37 0 0 1,375 788 731 591 62 1,344 162 0 1 0 4.64 1.39

Fielding Stats

Year Player Pos G PO A E TC DP SB CS CSPct FPct RF
2021 Angel Zerpa P 1 0 2 0 2 0 1.000 2.00
2021 Anthony Swarzak P 7 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
2021 Brad Keller P 26 6 7 0 13 0 1.000 0.50
2021 Brady Singer P 27 9 5 6 20 1 .700 0.52
2021 Carlos Hernandez P 24 4 8 1 13 2 .923 0.50
2021 Daniel Lynch P 15 1 4 0 5 1 1.000 0.33
2021 Danny Duffy P 13 1 5 0 6 1 1.000 0.46
2021 Domingo Tapia P 32 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.03
2021 Dylan Coleman P 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
2021 Ervin Santana P 38 6 4 1 11 1 .909 0.26
2021 Gabe Speier P 7 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 0.29
2021 Greg Holland P 57 7 5 1 13 0 .923 0.21
2021 Hanser Alberto P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
2021 Jackson Kowar P 9 0 7 0 7 0 1.000 0.78
2021 Jake Newberry P 4 0 1 0 1 1 1.000 0.25
2021 Jake Brentz P 72 1 8 0 9 0 1.000 0.12
2021 Jakob Junis P 16 2 4 0 6 1 1.000 0.37
2021 Jesse Hahn P 5 1 1 0 2 1 1.000 0.40
2021 Joel Payamps P 15 0 4 0 4 0 1.000 0.27
2021 Jonathan Heasley P 3 0 1 0 1 0 1.000 0.33
2021 Josh Staumont P 64 2 2 1 5 0 .800 0.06
2021 Kris Bubic P 29 3 9 1 13 2 .923 0.41
2021 Kyle Zimmer P 52 4 5 0 9 3 1.000 0.17
2021 Mike Minor P 28 1 7 1 9 0 .889 0.29
2021 Richard Lovelady P 20 1 5 0 6 0 1.000 0.30
2021 Ronald Bolanos P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
2021 Scott Blewett P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
2021 Scott Barlow P 71 1 6 0 7 0 1.000 0.10
2021 Tyler Zuber P 31 1 3 0 4 0 1.000 0.13
2021 Wade Davis P 40 2 2 0 4 0 1.000 0.10
2021 Cam Gallagher C 46 281 13 5 299 0 13 4 23.5% .983 6.39
2021 Salvador Perez C 124 975 61 2 1,038 12 23 18 43.9% .998 8.35
2021 Sebastian Rivero C 17 95 8 0 103 0 5 2 28.6% 1.000 6.06
2021 Carlos Santana 1B 136 1,001 50 7 1,058 117 .993 7.73
2021 Emmanuel Rivera 1B 1 7 0 0 7 0 1.000 7.00
2021 Hunter Dozier 1B 19 99 8 0 107 10 1.000 5.63
2021 Kelvin Gutierrez 1B 1 1 0 0 1 0 1.000 1.00
2021 Ryan O'Hearn 1B 20 102 5 3 110 11 .973 5.35
2021 Hanser Alberto 2B 31 25 35 3 63 10 .952 1.94
2021 Nicky Lopez 2B 4 9 11 0 20 3 1.000 5.00
2021 Whit Merrifield 2B 149 283 382 8 673 103 .988 4.46
2021 Adalberto Mondesi 3B 20 14 40 2 56 6 .964 2.70
2021 Emmanuel Rivera 3B 28 23 48 5 76 3 .934 2.54
2021 Hanser Alberto 3B 49 32 53 4 89 8 .955 1.73
2021 Hunter Dozier 3B 57 33 75 5 113 11 .956 1.89
2021 Kelvin Gutierrez 3B 37 27 63 9 99 11 .909 2.43
2021 Adalberto Mondesi SS 11 10 22 0 32 4 1.000 2.91
2021 Hanser Alberto SS 17 15 39 0 54 7 1.000 3.18
2021 Nicky Lopez SS 148 156 371 7 534 77 .987 3.56
2021 Andrew Benintendi LF 129 225 6 3 234 1 .987 1.79
2021 Edward Olivares LF 11 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 1.45
2021 Hunter Dozier LF 14 16 1 0 17 0 1.000 1.21
2021 Jarrod Dyson LF 18 15 1 0 16 0 1.000 0.89
2021 Kyle Isbel LF 4 6 0 0 6 0 1.000 1.50
2021 Ryan O'Hearn LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0.00
2021 Whit Merrifield LF 2 2 0 0 2 0 1.000 1.00
2021 Edward Olivares CF 4 2 0 1 3 0 .667 0.50
2021 Jarrod Dyson CF 19 50 0 0 50 0 1.000 2.63
2021 Kyle Isbel CF 9 16 0 0 16 0 1.000 1.78
2021 Michael Taylor CF 139 351 11 3 365 3 .992 2.60
2021 Edward Olivares RF 22 24 2 1 27 0 .963 1.18
2021 Hunter Dozier RF 60 106 5 2 113 0 .982 1.85
2021 Jarrod Dyson RF 34 30 2 1 33 0 .970 0.94
2021 Jorge Soler RF 46 66 0 1 67 0 .985 1.43
2021 Kyle Isbel RF 14 24 1 0 25 0 1.000 1.79
2021 Ryan O'Hearn RF 25 35 1 0 36 0 1.000 1.44
2021 Whit Merrifield RF 18 26 1 0 27 0 1.000 1.50
– – 162 4,252 1,422 84 5,758 411 41 24 36.9% .985 35.02

Post-Season Stats

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Awards

Player Award Stats
Salvador Perez All-Star (C) .273–48–121, 1 SB
Whit Merrifield All-Star (2B) .277–10–74, 40 SB
Michael Taylor Gold Glove (LF) FPct, RF
Andrew Benintendi Gold Glove (RF) FPct, RF
Salvador Perez Silver Slugger (C) .273–48–121, 1 SB

Frequently asked questions about the 2021 Kansas City Royals

Who had the most hits on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Whit Merrifield led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with 184 hits in 162 games.

Who had the highest batting average on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Nicky Lopez led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with a .293 batting average in 151 games.

Who had the most home runs on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Salvador Perez led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with 48 home runs in 161 games.

Who had the highest on-base percentage (OBP) on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Nicky Lopez led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with a .358 on-base percentage (OBP) in 151 games.

Who had the highest slugging percentage on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Salvador Perez led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with a .544 slugging percentage in 161 games.

Who had the most stolen bases on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Whit Merrifield led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with 40 stolen bases in 162 games.

Who struck out the most batters on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Mike Minor led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with 149 strikeouts in 28 games.

Who had the most wins on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Brad Keller led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with 8 wins in 26 games.

Who had the most saves on the 2021 Kansas City Royals?

Scott Barlow led the 2021 Kansas City Royals with 16 saves in 71 games.