Team fielding report -- 1979 Kansas City Royals
Regular season -- as of 4/30/1979
| Primary |
| Pos | Name | G | GS | INN | PO | A | E | DP | TC | PCT | PB | SB | CS | SB% |
| p | Larry Gura | 6 | 6 | 41.2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Dennis Leonard | 5 | 5 | 35.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Eduardo Rodriguez | 10 | 0 | 20.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Marty Pattin | 4 | 0 | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Steve Busby | 7 | 0 | 13.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Rich Gale | 5 | 5 | 29.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Steve Mingori | 8 | 0 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| | Al Hrabosky | 6 | 0 | 11.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Paul Splittorff | 5 | 5 | 30.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| | George Throop | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| | Total | 58 | 21 | 199.1 | 16 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 1.000 | | 5 | 4 | .556 |
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| c | Darrell Porter | 21 | 21 | 192.1 | 102 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 112 | .991 | 6 | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| | John Wathan | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| | Jamie Quirk | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| | Total | 24 | 21 | 199.1 | 104 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 115 | .991 | 6 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
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| 1b | Pete LaCock | 18 | 17 | 158.2 | 178 | 12 | 0 | 18 | 190 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | John Wathan | 9 | 4 | 40.2 | 42 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 27 | 21 | 199.1 | 220 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 237 | 1.000 | | | | |
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| 2b | Frank White | 20 | 20 | 190.1 | 56 | 65 | 1 | 14 | 122 | .992 | | | | |
| | U. L. Washington | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 21 | 21 | 199.1 | 57 | 72 | 1 | 15 | 130 | .992 | | | | |
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| 3b | George Brett | 21 | 21 | 192.1 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 76 | .987 | | | | |
| | 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 | 23 | 21 | 199.1 | 11 | 64 | 1 | 6 | 76 | .987 | | | | |
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| ss | Freddie Patek | 21 | 21 | 193.1 | 25 | 70 | 3 | 10 | 98 | .969 | | | | |
| | U. L. Washington | 1 | 0 | 6.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 22 | 21 | 199.1 | 25 | 72 | 3 | 10 | 100 | .970 | | | | |
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| lf | Clint Hurdle | 18 | 18 | 153.0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Joe Zdeb | 4 | 2 | 20.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Willie Wilson | 7 | 1 | 22.1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .750 | | | | |
| | Steve Braun | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | | | | |
| | Total | 32 | 21 | 199.1 | 50 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | .980 | | | | |
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| cf | Amos Otis | 18 | 18 | 167.1 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Willie Wilson | 4 | 3 | 32.0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .933 | | | | |
| | Total | 22 | 21 | 199.1 | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 70 | .986 | | | | |
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| rf | Al Cowens | 21 | 21 | 199.1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1.000 | | | | |
| | Total | 21 | 21 | 199.1 | 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1.000 | | | | |
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| | Total | 21 | 21 | 199.1 | 598 | 260 | 8 | 19 | 866 | .991 | 6 | | | |