Kansas City Royals


Record 3373 - 3655 (.480)
Home +/- -73.4
Away +/- -67.6
#
Last
Since
World Series
1
1985
28 yrs
League
2
1985
28 yrs
Division
7
1985
28 yrs
Wild Card
0
19 yrs
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Managers

#
G
W
L
1 Dick Howser
6
1981
1986
770
404
365
.525
+39
 
8.6
11.8
20.4
0
3
1
1
2 Whitey Herzog *
5
1975
1979
714
410
304
.574
+106
 
11.5
4.5
16.0
0
3
0
0
3 Jim Frey
2
1980
1981
232
127
105
.547
+22
 
3.1
6.7
9.8
0
2
1
0
4 John Wathan
5
1987
1991
557
287
270
.515
+17
 
5.7
0.0
5.7
0
0
0
0
5 Hal McRae
4
1991
1994
563
286
277
.508
+9
 
5.3
0.0
5.3
0
0
0
0
6 Jack McKeon
3
1973
1975
420
215
205
.512
+10
 
4.1
0.0
4.1
0
0
0
0
7 Bob Lemon
3
1970
1972
425
207
218
.487
-11
 
3.1
0.0
3.1
0
0
0
0
8 Bob Boone
3
1995
1997
387
181
206
.468
-25
 
2.1
0.0
2.1
0
0
0
0
9 Ned Yost
4
2010
2013
490
218
272
.445
-54
 
1.5
0.0
1.5
0
0
0
0
10 Billy Gardner
1
1987
1987
126
62
64
.492
-2
 
1.0
0.0
1.0
0
0
0
0
11 Tony Muser
6
1997
2002
748
317
431
.424
-114
 
0.8
0.0
0.8
0
0
0
0
12 Mike Ferraro
1
1986
1986
74
36
38
.487
-2
 
0.5
0.0
0.5
0
0
0
0
13 Trey Hillman
3
2008
2010
359
152
207
.423
-55
 
0.4
0.0
0.4
0
0
0
0
14 Joe Gordon
1
1969
1969
163
69
93
.426
-24
 
0.2
0.0
0.2
0
0
0
0
15 John Mizerock
1
2002
2002
13
5
8
.385
-3
 
-0.0
0.0
-0.0
0
0
0
0
16 Bob Schaefer
2
1991
2005
18
6
12
.333
-6
 
-0.1
0.0
-0.1
0
0
0
0
17 Tony Pena
4
2002
2005
483
198
285
.410
-87
 
-0.2
0.0
-0.2
0
0
0
0
18 Charlie Metro
1
1970
1970
52
19
33
.365
-14
 
-0.3
0.0
-0.3
0
0
0
0
19 Buddy Bell
3
2005
2007
436
174
262
.399
-88
 
-0.6
0.0
-0.6
0
0
0
0

* Inducted into Hall of Fame as a Manager
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