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Position Players
| Player | Pos | Type | GP | PA/162 | H | HR | RBI | R | SB | SO | BB | BA | OBP | SLG | F/R/A | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Sweeney | C | F | 84 | 268 | 58 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 33 | 17 | .242 | .306 | .363 | B+/A-/A+ | $2.20M |
| Mike Macfarlane | C | F | 82 | 293 | 61 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 0 | 47 | 24 | .237 | .316 | .401 | B/B+/C+ | $1.77M |
| Jeff King | 1B | F | 155 | 652 | 129 | 28 | 112 | 84 | 16 | 96 | 89 | .238 | .341 | .451 | A/B- | $4.53M |
| Larry Sutton | 1B | F | 27 | 76 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 5 | .290 | .338 | .406 | C/D | $275K |
| Jose Offerman | 2B | F | 106 | 474 | 126 | 2 | 39 | 59 | 9 | 64 | 41 | .297 | .359 | .394 | B/D+ | $2.97M |
| Jed Hansen | 2B | F | 34 | 112 | 29 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 29 | 13 | .309 | .394 | .426 | A/D | $785K |
| David Howard | 2B | F | 80 | 179 | 39 | 1 | 13 | 24 | 2 | 31 | 10 | .241 | .287 | .321 | C/D | $656K |
| Dean Palmer | 3B | P | 49 | 208 | 52 | 9 | 31 | 23 | 1 | 50 | 15 | .278 | .335 | .487 | C/C | $1.26M |
| Craig Paquette | 3B | F | 77 | 269 | 58 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 2 | 57 | 10 | .230 | .263 | .393 | C-/C+ | $1.18M |
| Scott Cooper | 3B | F | 75 | 184 | 32 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 32 | 17 | .201 | .283 | .308 | A+/D- | $591K |
| Jay Bell | SS | F | 153 | 665 | 167 | 21 | 92 | 89 | 10 | 101 | 71 | .291 | .368 | .461 | A/B- | $5.95M |
| Chili Davis | DH | F | 140 | 571 | 133 | 30 | 90 | 71 | 6 | 96 | 85 | .279 | .386 | .509 | D-/D- | $3.58M |
| Johnny Damon | OF | F | 146 | 528 | 130 | 8 | 48 | 70 | 16 | 70 | 42 | .275 | .338 | .386 | B+/B+ | $3.87M |
| Tom Goodwin | OF | P | 97 | 403 | 100 | 2 | 22 | 51 | 34 | 51 | 19 | .272 | .311 | .346 | A/A | $3.25M |
| Bip Roberts | OF | P | 97 | 375 | 107 | 1 | 36 | 44 | 15 | 53 | 21 | .309 | .348 | .379 | B/D+ | $2.22M |
| Jermaine Dye | OF | F | 75 | 285 | 62 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 2 | 51 | 17 | .236 | .284 | .369 | D+/B+ | $1.28M |
| Yamil Benitez | OF | F | 53 | 206 | 51 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 2 | 49 | 10 | .267 | .307 | .440 | D+/B- | $1.10M |
| Rod Myers | OF | F | 31 | 122 | 26 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 22 | 17 | .257 | .370 | .386 | B/B- | $792K |
| Shane Halter | OF | F | 74 | 140 | 34 | 2 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 28 | 10 | .276 | .341 | .382 | A+/D- | $690K |
| Joe Vitiello | OF | F | 51 | 147 | 31 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 14 | .238 | .322 | .400 | C+/D+ | $629K |
Pitchers
| Player | Role | Type | GP | IP/162 | GS | ERA | OAV | WHIP | K/BB | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | S | F | 34 | 238.00 | 34 | 3.40 | 0.243 | 1.23 | 2.649 | 7.49 | 2.83 | 0.917 | $6.15M |
| Jose Rosado | S | F | 33 | 205.00 | 33 | 4.69 | 0.264 | 1.38 | 1.767 | 5.71 | 3.23 | 1.151 | $4.26M |
| Tim Belcher | S | F | 32 | 215.00 | 32 | 5.02 | 0.288 | 1.46 | 1.614 | 4.77 | 2.95 | 1.308 | $3.75M |
| Glendon Rusch | S | F | 30 | 172.00 | 27 | 5.50 | 0.301 | 1.51 | 2.231 | 6.13 | 2.75 | 1.479 | $2.75M |
| Jim Pittsley | S | F | 21 | 112.00 | 21 | 5.46 | 0.277 | 1.55 | 0.963 | 4.18 | 4.34 | 1.205 | $1.85M |
| Jeff Montgomery | R | F | 55 | 60.00 | 0 | 3.49 | 0.240 | 1.20 | 2.667 | 7.28 | 2.73 | 1.365 | $1.41M |
| Ricky Bones | R | P | 21 | 79.00 | 11 | 5.97 | 0.325 | 1.62 | 1.440 | 4.14 | 2.87 | 1.149 | $1.05M |
| Gregg Olson | R | P | 34 | 42.00 | 0 | 3.02 | 0.260 | 1.34 | 1.647 | 6.05 | 3.67 | 0.648 | $849K |
| Hipolito Pichardo | R | F | 47 | 50.00 | 0 | 4.22 | 0.271 | 1.53 | 1.417 | 6.24 | 4.41 | 1.286 | $779K |
| Randy Veres | R | F | 24 | 36.00 | 0 | 3.31 | 0.273 | 1.22 | 4.000 | 7.13 | 1.78 | 1.019 | $717K |
| Hector Carrasco | R | P | 28 | 35.00 | 0 | 5.45 | 0.227 | 1.30 | 1.875 | 7.79 | 4.15 | 1.038 | $717K |
| Jamie Walker | R | F | 50 | 44.00 | 0 | 5.44 | 0.271 | 1.53 | 1.200 | 5.02 | 4.19 | 1.256 | $647K |
| Larry Casian | R | P | 32 | 27.00 | 0 | 5.06 | 0.299 | 1.43 | 2.667 | 5.40 | 2.03 | 1.688 | $295K |
The 1997 Kansas City Royals roster is above. All columns may be sorted by clicking the column name. Clicking on an individual player will display the player's career statistics including his time with the 1997 Kansas City Royals.
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