Team fielding report -- 1979 Kansas City Royals
Regular season -- as of 5/30/1979
| Primary |
| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Larry Gura | 12 | 9 | 68.0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 1.000 | | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Eduardo Rodriguez | 18 | 1 | 41.2 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.000 | | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | Steve Busby | 12 | 5 | 51.2 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | | 4 | 1 | .800 |
| | Dennis Leonard | 9 | 9 | 65.1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1.000 | | 2 | 1 | .667 |
| | Paul Splittorff | 11 | 11 | 73.2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1.000 | | 2 | 5 | .286 |
| | Marty Pattin | 12 | 3 | 34.2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Rich Gale | 11 | 11 | 64.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1.000 | | 5 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Al Hrabosky | 16 | 0 | 24.2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | 3 | 1 | .750 |
| | Renie Martin | 10 | 0 | 15.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Steve Mingori | 9 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| | George Throop | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Total | 122 | 49 | 449.1 | 29 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 1.000 | | 25 | 11 | .694 |
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| c | Darrell Porter | 46 | 46 | 416.1 | 217 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 236 | .987 | 10 | 17 | 9 | .654 |
| | John Wathan | 4 | 3 | 29.0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .923 | 0 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| | Jamie Quirk | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| | Total | 52 | 49 | 449.1 | 238 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 263 | .981 | 10 | 25 | 11 | .694 |
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| 1b | Pete LaCock | 37 | 35 | 317.2 | 363 | 20 | 0 | 33 | 383 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | John Wathan | 19 | 12 | 114.2 | 96 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 107 | .991 | | | | |
| | George Brett | 2 | 2 | 17.0 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 58 | 49 | 449.1 | 474 | 31 | 1 | 39 | 506 | .998 | | | | |
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| 2b | Frank White | 26 | 26 | 241.1 | 65 | 83 | 2 | 16 | 150 | .987 | | | | |
| | U. L. Washington | 22 | 22 | 182.0 | 38 | 67 | 2 | 11 | 107 | .981 | | | | |
| | Jerry Terrell | 7 | 1 | 26.0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 55 | 49 | 449.1 | 107 | 158 | 4 | 27 | 269 | .985 | | | | |
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| 3b | George Brett | 47 | 47 | 425.1 | 31 | 124 | 9 | 10 | 164 | .945 | | | | |
| | Jerry Terrell | 2 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Todd Cruz | 1 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | | | | |
| | Jamie Quirk | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | U. L. Washington | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 52 | 49 | 449.1 | 31 | 126 | 10 | 10 | 167 | .940 | | | | |
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| ss | Freddie Patek | 42 | 41 | 367.1 | 51 | 127 | 9 | 19 | 187 | .952 | | | | |
| | Todd Cruz | 10 | 8 | 71.0 | 10 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 39 | .923 | | | | |
| | U. L. Washington | 3 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 55 | 49 | 449.1 | 62 | 157 | 12 | 22 | 231 | .948 | | | | |
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| lf | Willie Wilson | 27 | 19 | 188.1 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | .983 | | | | |
| | Clint Hurdle | 23 | 23 | 192.0 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Joe Zdeb | 6 | 3 | 32.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Steve Braun | 9 | 4 | 37.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 65 | 49 | 449.1 | 134 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 136 | .993 | | | | |
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| cf | Amos Otis | 44 | 44 | 399.1 | 143 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 148 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Willie Wilson | 6 | 5 | 50.0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | .958 | | | | |
| | Total | 50 | 49 | 449.1 | 166 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 172 | .994 | | | | |
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| rf | Al Cowens | 29 | 29 | 268.1 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 71 | .986 | | | | |
| | Clint Hurdle | 14 | 14 | 116.0 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 31 | .871 | | | | |
| | Tom Poquette | 7 | 3 | 33.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Joe Zdeb | 4 | 2 | 22.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Willie Wilson | 3 | 1 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 57 | 49 | 449.1 | 107 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 116 | .957 | | | | |
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| | Total | 49 | 49 | 449.1 | 1348 | 557 | 39 | 40 | 1944 | .980 | 10 | | | |