Kansas City Royals 2009 Roster

Kansas City Royals

65-97 • 13th in American League • 5th in AL Central •

HR

144

24th

R

686

23rd

SO

1,153

12th

ERA

4.83

26th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

2009 Roster

NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	BIRTHPLACE
Josh Anderson	OF	6'2"	195	8/10/1982	26	Somerset, KY
Mike Aviles	SS	5'10"	205	3/13/1981	28	New York, NY
John Bale	P	6'4"	210	5/22/1974	35	Cheverly, MD
Brian Bannister	P	6'1"	215	2/28/1981	28	Scottsdale, AZ
Yuniesky Betancourt	SS	5'10"	205	1/31/1982	27	Santa Clara, Cuba
Willie Bloomquist	OF	5'11"	200	11/27/1977	31	Bremerton, WA
John Buck	C	6'3"	245	7/7/1980	28	Kemmerer, WY
Billy Butler	1B	6'0"	260	4/18/1986	23	Orange Park, FL
Alberto Callaspo	2B	5'9"	225	4/19/1983	26	Maracay, Venezuela
Bruce Chen	P	6'2"	215	6/19/1977	32	Panama City, Panama
Roman Colon	P	6'5"	245	8/13/1979	29	Montecristi, Dominican Republic
Coco Crisp	OF	5'10"	185	11/1/1979	29	Los Angeles, CA
Juan Cruz	P	6'2"	170	10/15/1978	30	Bonao, Dominican Republic
Kyle Davies	P	6'1"	210	9/9/1983	25	Decatur, GA
David DeJesus	OF	5'11"	190	12/20/1979	29	Brooklyn, NY
Lenny DiNardo	P	6'2"	220	9/19/1979	29	Miami, FL
Kyle Farnsworth	P	6'4"	230	4/14/1976	33	Wichita, KS
Ryan Freel	OF	5'9"	180	3/8/1976	33	Jacksonville, FL
Alex Gordon	3B	6'1"	220	2/10/1984	25	Lincoln, NE
Zack Greinke	P	6'2"	200	10/21/1983	25	Orlando, FL
Jose Guillen	OF	6'0"	215	5/17/1976	33	San Cristobal, Dominican Republic
Luis Hernandez	SS	5'10"	190	6/26/1984	25	Quibor, Venezuela
Luke Hochevar	P	6'5"	225	9/15/1983	25	Denver, CO
Dusty Hughes	P	5'10"	190	6/29/1982	27	Tupelo, MS
Tug Hulett	2B	5'10"	185	2/28/1983	26	Springfield, IL
Mike Jacobs	DH	6'3"	210	10/30/1980	28	Chula Vista, CA
Anthony Lerew	P	6'4"	225	10/28/1982	26	Carlisle, PA
Ron Mahay	P	6'2"	200	6/28/1971	38	Crestwood, IL
Mitch Maier	OF	6'3"	210	6/30/1982	27	Petoskey, MI
Victor Marte	P	6'2"	260	11/8/1980	28	Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Gil Meche	P	6'3"	220	9/8/1978	30	Lafayette, LA
Miguel Olivo	C	6'0"	230	7/15/1978	30	Villa Vasquez, Dominican Republic
Brayan Pena	C	5'9"	240	1/7/1982	27	Havana, Cuba
Tony Pena Jr.	SS	6'2"	180	3/23/1981	28	Santiago, Dominican Republic
Sidney Ponson	P	6'1"	260	11/2/1976	32	Noord, Aruba
Horacio Ramirez	P	6'1"	220	11/24/1979	29	Carson, CA
Carlos Rosa	P	6'1"	195	9/21/1984	24	San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic
Joakim Soria	P	6'3"	200	5/18/1984	25	Monclova, Mexico
Mark Teahen	3B	6'3"	230	9/6/1981	27	Redlands, CA
Robinson Tejeda	P	6'2"	245	3/24/1982	27	Bani, Dominican Republic
Doug Waechter	P	6'4"	225	1/28/1981	28	St. Petersburg, FL
Jamey Wright	P	6'6"	225	12/24/1974	34	Oklahoma City, OK
Yasuhiko Yabuta	P	6'2"	190	6/19/1973	36	Osaka, Japan

MLB 2024 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

10

Trout

9

Ozuna

8

Henderson

RBI Leaders

29

Ozuna

25

Perez

23

García

Batting Average Leaders

.374

Betts

.365

Contreras

.358

Ohtani

Hit Leaders

40

Betts

39

Ohtani

37

Altuve

Run Leaders

27

Betts

23

Cruz

23

Contreras

OBP Leaders

.477

Betts

.446

Contreras

.430

Soto

SLG Leaders

.678

Ozuna

.670

Ohtani

.649

Henderson

SB Leaders

15

Cruz

12

Turang

11

Jr.

MLB 2024 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

4

Suárez

4

Minter

4

Glasnow

Strikeout Leaders

46

Wheeler

44

Glasnow

42

Castillo

ERA Leaders

0.66

Crawford

0.72

López

1.23

Berríos

WHIP Leaders

0.70

Suárez

0.74

Skubal

0.74

Cease

K/9 Leaders

12.13

Crochet

12.10

Jones

12.07

Peralta

K/BB Leaders

13.00

Eflin

9.75

Jones

9.50

Ryan

Walk Leaders

2

Eflin

3

Kirby

4

Jones

Fantasy 2024

FanDuel Points Leaders

462.9

Betts

436.6

Cruz

414.4

Ohtani

DraftKings Points Leaders

351

Betts

331

Cruz

319

Ohtani

MLB 2023 Division Standings

	NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Braves	104	58	.642
2	Phillies	90	72	.556	14.0
	AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Orioles	101	61	.623
2	Rays	99	63	.611	2.0
	NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Dodgers	100	62	.617
2	Diamondbacks	84	78	.519	16.0
	NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Brewers	92	70	.568
2	Cubs	83	79	.512	9.0
	AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Astros	90	72	.556
2	Rangers	90	72	.556
	AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Twins	87	75	.537
2	Tigers	78	84	.481	9.0