Royals are worst homer-hitting team in baseball

08 Mar 2018 22:51

When Mike Moustakas clubbed a team-record 38 home runs last year, I know many fans were just excited to inch that pathetic total anywhere above 36. Maybe some day we'll see a 40 homer season from a Royal (after all it has only happened 335 times in baseball history...) but for now, we will settle for 38.

Like me, I'm sure some of you wonder about franchise leaders at various positions for the other baseball teams. Where does Moose's 38 rank him among all other franchise records for a third baseman? (17th) or how many teams have a franchise record by a LF lower than Bo Jackson's 32? (1, Tampa's Greg Vaughn had 28). I am here to answer all of your franchise-record HR questions! And let me start by saying, it doesn't look good for our Boys in Blue.

Here are the franchise leaders at each position for all active teams. If there is a tie, the tie went to the player that achieved the record most recently.

Team Name	1B	2B	3B	C	CF	LF	RF	SS
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Albert Pujols	Bobby Grich	Troy Glaus	Lance Parrish	Mike Trout	Leon Wagner	Reggie Jackson	Jim Fregosi
	40	30	47	24	41	37	39	22
Arizona Diamondbacks	Paul Goldschmidt	Jay Bell	Mark Reynolds	Miguel Montero	Steve Finley	Luis Gonzalez	Reggie Sanders	Stephen Drew
	36	38	44	18	35	57	33	21
Atlanta Braves	Hank Aaron	Davey Johnson	Eddie Mathews	Javy Lopez	Andruw Jones	Hank Aaron	Dale Murphy	Denis Menke
	47	43	47	43	51	40	44	20
Baltimore Orioles	Chris Davis	Jonathan Schoop	Manny Machado	Gus Triandos	Brady Anderson	Boog Powell	Frank Robinson	Miguel Tejada
	53	32	37	30	50	39	49	34
Boston Red Sox	Jimmie Foxx	Bobby Doerr	Butch Hobson	Carlton Fisk	Tony Armas	Jim Rice	Tony Conigliaro	Rico Petrocelli
	50	27	30	26	43	46	36	40
Chicago Cubs	Derrek Lee	Ryne Sandberg	Kris Bryant	Gabby Hartnett	Hack Wilson	Dave Kingman	Sammy Sosa	Ernie Banks
	46	40	39	37	56	48	66	47
Chicago White Sox	Paul Konerko	Juan Uribe	Todd Frazier	Carlton Fisk	Aaron Rowand	Albert Belle	Jermaine Dye	Jose Valentin
	41	23	40	37	24	49	44	30
Cincinnati Reds	Ted Kluszewski	Brandon Phillips	Tony Perez	Johnny Bench	Ken Griffey	George Foster	Wally Post	Barry Larkin
	49	30	40	45	40	52	40	33
Cleveland Indians	Jim Thome	Joe Gordon	Al Rosen	Carlos Santana	Joe Carter	Albert Belle	Manny Ramirez	Francisco Lindor
	52	32	43	27	35	50	45	33
Colorado Rockies	Todd Helton	Clint Barmes	Vinny Castilla	Wilin Rosario	Charlie Blackmon	Ellis Burks	Larry Walker	Troy Tulowitzki
	49	23	46	28	37	40	49	32
Detroit Tigers	Hank Greenberg	Ian Kinsler	Miguel Cabrera	Rudy York	Curtis Granderson	Rocky Colavito	J.D. Martinez	Alan Trammell
	58	28	44	35	30	45	38	28
Miami Marlins	Carlos Delgado	Dan Uggla	Miguel Cabrera	Charles Johnson	Preston Wilson	Marcell Ozuna	Giancarlo Stanton	Hanley Ramirez
	33	33	34	19	31	37	59	33
Houston Astros	Jeff Bagwell	Jeff Kent	Morgan Ensberg	Brian McCann	Richard Hidalgo	Moises Alou	George Springer	Carlos Correa
	47	27	36	18	44	38	34	24
Kansas City Royals	Steve Balboni	Frank White	Mike Moustakas	Salvador Perez	Carlos Beltran	Bo Jackson	Danny Tartabull	Jay Bell
	36	22	38	27	29	32	34	21
Los Angeles Dodgers	Gil Hodges	Jeff Kent	Adrian Beltre	Roy Campanella	Duke Snider	Gary Sheffield	Shawn Green	Corey Seager
	42	29	48	41	43	43	49	26
Milwaukee Brewers	Prince Fielder	Rickie Weeks	Ryan Braun	Ted Simmons	Gorman Thomas	Ryan Braun	Jeromy Burnitz	Bill Hall
	50	29	34	23	45	41	38	35
Minnesota Twins	Harmon Killebrew	Brian Dozier	Harmon Killebrew	Joe Mauer	Jimmie Hall	Harmon Killebrew	Bob Allison	Roy Smalley
	49	42	49	28	33	49	35	24
New York Mets	Carlos Delgado	Edgardo Alfonzo	Howard Johnson	Todd Hundley	Carlos Beltran	Dave Kingman	Darryl Strawberry	Asdrubal Cabrera
	38	27	38	41	41	36	39	23
New York Yankees	Lou Gehrig	Alfonso Soriano	Alex Rodriguez	Gary Sanchez	Mickey Mantle	Babe Ruth	Roger Maris	Didi Gregorius
	49	39	54	33	54	59	61	25
Oakland Athletics	Jimmie Foxx	Mark Ellis	Eric Chavez	Terry Steinbach	Dwayne Murphy	Khris Davis	Reggie Jackson	Miguel Tejada
	58	19	34	35	33	43	47	34
Philadelphia Phillies	Ryan Howard	Chase Utley	Mike Schmidt	Stan Lopata	Cy Williams	Greg Luzinski	Chuck Klein	Jimmy Rollins
	58	33	48	32	41	39	43	30
Pittsburgh Pirates	Dick Stuart	Neil Walker	Pedro Alvarez	Jim Pagliaroni	Brian Giles	Ralph Kiner	Bobby Bonilla	Arky Vaughan
	35	23	36	17	39	54	32	19
San Diego Padres	Adrian Gonzalez	Jedd Gyorko	Phil Nevin	Mike Piazza	Steve Finley	Greg Vaughn	Dave Winfield	Khalil Greene
	40	23	41	22	30	50	34	27
Seattle Mariners	Richie Sexson	Robinson Cano	Kyle Seager	Mike Zunino	Ken Griffey	Raul Ibanez	Nelson Cruz	Alex Rodriguez
	39	39	30	25	56	33	44	42
San Francisco Giants	Johnny Mize	Jeff Kent	Matt Williams	Walker Cooper	Willie Mays	Barry Bonds	Mel Ott	Rich Aurilia
	51	37	43	35	52	73	42	37
St. Louis Cardinals	Mark McGwire	Rogers Hornsby	Scott Rolen	Ted Simmons	Jim Edmonds	Albert Pujols	Stan Musial	Paul DeJong
	70	42	34	26	42	43	39	25
Tampa Bay Rays	Carlos Pena	Jorge Cantu	Evan Longoria	John Flaherty	Melvin Upton	Greg Vaughn	Aubrey Huff	Brad Miller
	46	28	36	14	28	28	34	30
Texas Rangers	Rafael Palmeiro	Alfonso Soriano	Joey Gallo	Ivan Rodriguez	Josh Hamilton	Frank Howard	Juan Gonzalez	Alex Rodriguez
	47	36	41	35	43	48	47	57
Toronto Blue Jays	Carlos Delgado	Aaron Hill	Josh Donaldson	Russell Martin	Jose Cruz	George Bell	Jose Bautista	Troy Tulowitzki
	44	36	41	23	34	47	54	24
Washington Nationals	Adam Dunn	Daniel Murphy	Ryan Zimmerman	Gary Carter	Andre Dawson	Alfonso Soriano	Vladimir Guerrero	Ian Desmond
	38	25	33	31	32	46	44	25

First thing to note, four players are listed 3 times. Alex Rodriguez, Carlos Delgado, Harmon Killebrew, and Miguel Cabrera. A-Rod as the Seattle and Texas SS and Yankees 3B, Delgado as the 1B for Marlins, Mets, and Blue Jays, Killebrew is the record-holder for the Twins at 1B, 3B, and LF, and Miggy has the Marlins record at 3B and LF, and the Tigers record at 3B.

Second thing to note is that there are a ton of guys on here who are so random it's hilarious. I am no baseball historian but I look at HR charts and team records enough that I'm surprised how many of these guys are not studs. Butch Hobson, Dick Stuart, Todd Hundley, Leon Wagner, Tony Conigliaro, Jimmie Hall, Gus Triandos, Tony Armas, Jim Pagliaroni, Stan Lopata.... but, I digress. Let's get to the rankings, shall we? Here's where each team's position record ranks among the other 29 teams in baseball:

Team Name	1B	2B	3B	C	CF	LF	RF	SS	Avg
New York Yankees	10	5	1	11	3	2	2	19	6.63
Chicago Cubs	17	4	17	5	1	10	1	2	7.13
San Francisco Giants	7	8	10	7	4	1	16	5	7.25
Texas Rangers	14	9	12	7	9	10	8	1	8.75
Atlanta Braves	14	1	5	2	5	20	11	29	10.88
Cincinnati Reds	10	15	15	1	16	5	17	9	11.00
Cleveland Indians	6	13	10	17	19	6	10	9	11.25
Los Angeles Dodgers	20	17	3	3	9	16	5	18	11.38
Philadelphia Phillies	2	11	3	12	13	22	15	13	11.38
Baltimore Orioles	5	13	20	14	6	22	5	7	11.50
Minnesota Twins	10	2	2	15	22	8	24	22	13.13
St. Louis Cardinals	1	2	24	19	12	16	18	19	13.88
Colorado Rockies	10	25	7	15	18	20	5	12	14.00
Detroit Tigers	2	19	8	7	26	15	21	16	14.25
Oakland Athletics	2	30	24	7	22	16	8	7	14.50
Seattle Mariners	24	5	29	21	1	28	11	3	15.25
Toronto Blue Jays	19	9	12	23	21	12	4	22	15.25
Milwaukee Brewers	8	17	24	23	7	19	21	6	15.63
Boston Red Sox	8	21	29	19	9	13	23	4	15.75
Chicago White Sox	21	25	15	5	30	8	11	13	16.00
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	22	15	5	22	13	25	18	26	18.25
Arizona Diamondbacks	27	7	8	27	19	3	29	27	18.38
New York Mets	25	21	18	3	13	27	18	25	18.75
Miami Marlins	30	11	24	26	25	25	3	9	19.13
Washington Nationals	25	24	28	13	24	13	11	19	19.63
San Diego Padres	22	25	12	25	26	6	25	17	19.75
Houston Astros	14	21	21	27	8	24	25	22	20.25
Tampa Bay Rays	17	19	21	30	29	30	25	13	23.00
Pittsburgh Pirates	29	25	21	29	17	4	30	30	23.13
Kansas City Royals	27	29	18	17	28	29	25	27	25.00

And there's the reason for my fanpost. The Royals average positional rank of 25 puts them last among all franchises. They just never ever ever ever hit homers. I'm sure most of you are aware of the next stat, but let's look at the team record for HR for all 30 teams:

Team	Record
San Francisco Giants	73
St. Louis Cardinals	70
Chicago Cubs	66
New York Yankees	61
Miami Marlins	59
Detroit Tigers	58
Oakland Athletics	58
Philadelphia Phillies	58
Arizona Diamondbacks	57
Texas Rangers	57
Seattle Mariners	56
Pittsburgh Pirates	54
Toronto Blue Jays	54
Baltimore Orioles	53
Cincinnati Reds	52
Cleveland Indians	52
Atlanta Braves	51
Boston Red Sox	50
Milwaukee Brewers	50
San Diego Padres	50
Chicago White Sox	49
Colorado Rockies	49
Los Angeles Dodgers	49
Minnesota Twins	49
Houston Astros	47
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	47
Tampa Bay Rays	46
Washington Nationals	46
New York Mets	41
Kansas City Royals	38

Blegh, that 38 looks so bad. Once again, as I said earlier, there have been 335 seasons of 40+ homers in baseball history, and the Royals are the only active franchise with none of them.

And unless we bring Moose back this year, it'll probably stay that way for a while...

Royals are worst homer-hitting team in baseball

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