Kansas City Royals


Record 3374 - 3657 (.480)
Home +/- -73.6
Away +/- -67.8
#
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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#
R
H
K
1 Zack Greinke
SP
229.3
69.3
52.2
85.5
30.0
24.5
91.0
140.0
13.9
3.2
5.0
2.6
-49.5
-34.3
7.4
2 Bret Saberhagen
SP
262.3
57.7
36.2
109.0
33.2
40.0
56.8
122.5
4.6
3.5
8.0
2.9
-8.7
-48.8
8.0
3 Kevin Appier
SP
238.7
55.5
36.4
88.1
48.7
4.3
52.4
59.1
12.8
5.7
1.9
0.3
-29.6
-7.6
2.9
4 Mark Gubicza
SP
269.7
49.1
25.4
42.6
23.7
6.3
28.9
39.8
10.8
0.8
2.6
2.8
-11.0
154.0
-5.1
5 Bret Saberhagen
SP
257.0
48.4
18.3
61.0
2.4
38.3
5.9
71.8
1.4
-0.4
9.7
3.0
33.5
39.6
7.0
6 David Cone
SP
171.7
47.0
16.4
74.4
42.4
10.4
30.7
47.1
3.0
-2.9
1.8
2.5
-20.1
-59.3
0.5
7 Kevin Appier
SP
208.3
46.4
19.6
56.8
34.2
5.3
34.9
43.2
5.3
3.7
-0.2
-0.9
-20.6
-43.0
-3.7
8 Bret Saberhagen
SP
235.3
43.8
29.1
79.8
9.3
40.8
35.7
99.0
2.5
3.8
5.0
-0.0
11.4
15.1
0.5
9 Kevin Appier
SP
211.3
39.6
36.8
52.9
26.5
3.7
77.7
83.7
10.4
1.8
2.7
0.4
-61.8
-7.9
-0.6
10 Charlie Leibrandt
SP
237.7
37.8
10.6
39.4
9.7
14.8
-22.1
1.1
5.8
3.0
2.8
2.0
45.6
50.6
-0.7
11 David Cone
SP
254.0
36.2
7.8
46.0
52.7
-19.6
42.3
11.4
3.0
-2.7
2.9
0.3
-61.5
-113.4
-15.2
12 Kevin Appier
SP
235.7
35.8
24.5
58.6
26.2
8.7
46.5
62.2
5.3
3.6
2.2
0.4
-28.9
-42.7
2.5
13 Darrell May
SP
210.0
35.0
5.8
69.7
25.5
16.4
-10.1
19.5
-1.7
6.8
0.5
0.6
31.6
-142.5
5.5
14 Dan Quisenberry
RP
139.0
35.0
15.3
71.1
7.9
38.6
-25.9
31.6
3.7
2.9
71.1
112.2
3.8
15 Dennis Leonard
SP
292.7
33.6
38.0
76.0
38.5
17.2
95.3
121.9
6.6
-1.8
11.6
3.6
-73.2
-23.1
7.2
16 Charlie Leibrandt
SP
240.3
33.5
13.4
31.8
5.6
14.0
-1.3
23.0
4.6
4.5
2.3
1.9
24.5
36.3
2.8
17 Steve Farr
RP
127.0
33.1
7.4
24.7
19.2
-1.9
17.5
14.4
2.9
-2.0
0.4
0.8
-18.4
-14.4
0.6
18 Bret Saberhagen
SP
196.3
33.1
17.8
58.6
21.5
23.5
23.9
62.3
3.2
-4.2
4.4
1.3
-1.4
-10.4
4.1
19 Larry Gura
SP
221.7
32.7
6.1
57.1
26.3
13.2
-22.4
-3.8
3.4
0.3
0.6
0.5
39.3
-134.8
1.0
20 Steve Busby
SP
260.3
32.6
15.2
46.1
14.3
12.6
28.1
45.8
1.6
2.7
7.1
1.0
-11.2
61.0
-5.6
21 Charlie Leibrandt
SP
243.0
32.3
3.8
21.8
-9.4
18.7
-14.7
17.7
-0.5
2.1
1.6
0.7
35.0
67.2
0.5
22 Larry Gura
SP
283.3
31.0
4.2
40.0
11.5
17.3
-22.6
2.5
1.7
-0.0
7.4
2.5
41.7
-114.6
0.2
23 Kevin Appier
SP
185.7
30.9
9.3
20.3
4.6
13.7
15.3
37.9
1.1
-1.5
0.6
2.4
-2.0
22.1
0.6
24 Paul Byrd
SP
228.3
29.8
7.9
77.2
11.5
38.7
-11.4
59.4
-4.5
2.4
5.4
1.4
47.9
-108.3
1.0
25 Bud Black
SP
257.0
29.2
8.3
61.9
23.7
19.3
5.3
36.5
-0.9
1.2
1.9
-0.2
14.4
24.1
2.5
26 Kevin Appier
SP
155.0
27.7
20.3
35.1
25.9
-2.2
49.4
45.9
6.1
-0.0
-1.2
-0.6
-45.6
3.3
-3.3
27 Roger Nelson
SP
173.3
27.3
8.6
61.7
19.1
20.9
24.2
62.7
-3.9
2.6
4.9
4.5
-4.7
-35.0
-8.7
28 Mark Gubicza
SP
255.0
26.6
27.5
31.6
-1.1
22.9
31.3
69.1
8.3
0.7
3.9
0.9
0.6
180.8
9.0
29 Jeff Montgomery
RP
92.0
25.8
14.8
31.5
13.7
8.5
34.7
49.8
2.5
0.3
-23.3
-1.0
-2.4
30 Tim Belcher
SP
238.7
24.6
7.0
30.5
-7.3
24.2
-40.0
0.2
3.9
2.0
1.5
0.4
70.1
18.2
7.0
31 Jose Rosado
SP
106.7
24.5
15.2
32.8
9.1
13.8
-1.8
21.0
6.8
-0.6
0.9
0.7
21.8
-48.2
0.8
32 Zack Greinke
SP
202.3
23.9
16.3
28.5
6.1
11.1
46.8
69.3
0.2
3.7
-0.1
-0.3
-31.8
-7.9
9.3
33 Dan Quisenberry
RP
136.7
23.8
5.1
51.1
-5.2
36.1
-30.2
27.0
-1.8
2.4
67.0
155.8
0.9
34 Zack Greinke
SP
145.0
23.7
-4.2
34.0
3.6
22.1
7.9
50.3
-9.5
-2.2
-0.8
-0.4
2.5
-69.4
1.0
35 Jeff Montgomery
RP
87.3
23.4
13.0
42.4
16.2
12.3
10.5
29.8
3.6
0.9
6.3
-16.4
-2.4
36 Mark Gubicza
SP
241.7
23.2
7.0
-14.1
14.7
-30.9
10.7
-43.1
10.2
-0.4
4.3
0.9
-31.8
137.6
-0.8
37 Dan Quisenberry
RP
129.0
22.9
11.6
21.2
-21.4
34.2
-24.3
29.0
3.2
1.3
63.0
90.6
0.4
38 Jeremy Affeldt
SP
126.0
22.4
16.0
23.9
9.9
5.2
20.3
29.7
5.9
0.4
-0.9
-0.2
-8.8
1.3
-5.9
39 Gil Meche
SP
216.0
22.1
9.5
32.9
7.7
9.0
9.2
27.9
1.2
5.1
0.0
-0.4
6.1
15.5
9.0
40 Dan Quisenberry
RP
129.3
21.6
6.6
48.5
-4.8
34.5
-33.0
21.9
0.2
2.3
70.0
60.4
3.2
41 Joakim Soria
RP
67.3
21.5
6.8
33.2
18.9
7.1
16.6
30.0
0.8
-3.6
-12.4
-7.2
1.1
42 Kevin Appier
SP
201.3
21.2
25.6
47.5
37.8
-4.1
63.5
56.9
8.2
-2.4
1.7
0.4
-61.9
18.0
2.7
43 Luis Aquino
SP
157.0
20.5
4.3
18.3
3.3
10.7
-15.4
2.3
2.6
0.1
-0.7
0.6
28.8
-33.6
0.8
44 Jose Rosado
SP
208.0
20.4
13.1
51.2
24.8
9.0
8.6
23.2
3.8
2.7
3.5
-0.4
6.9
-39.4
8.9
45 Mark Gubicza
SP
213.3
19.6
0.7
25.9
-6.0
20.3
-52.0
-19.2
2.9
0.1
0.5
1.4
75.3
99.9
3.5
46 Bret Saberhagen
SP
135.0
19.3
11.1
13.5
-14.6
20.4
7.2
40.8
1.1
2.3
3.0
-0.6
16.5
4.6
7.3
47 Mark Littell
RP
104.0
19.1
9.0
13.8
27.6
-21.1
36.8
6.9
4.6
2.9
-0.3
-0.1
-50.4
19.3
0.5
48 Joakim Soria
RP
65.7
19.0
11.2
21.6
7.0
9.9
19.4
39.1
2.2
0.4
-6.9
-3.9
2.9
49 Kevin Appier
SP
207.7
18.5
19.6
25.1
2.8
15.4
32.8
58.0
3.9
3.5
3.1
2.3
-9.9
-20.3
3.5
50 Steve Busby
SP
292.3
18.5
23.7
16.1
3.5
7.5
45.6
57.1
7.8
-2.5
7.5
0.8
-32.7
0.9
3.7
51 Tom Gordon
SP
155.7
18.3
11.3
27.4
32.1
-17.7
49.5
21.7
2.8
3.7
0.7
-0.3
-60.7
63.4
-4.6
52 Mark Gubicza
SP
180.7
18.0
10.1
8.2
24.3
-18.6
5.2
-26.8
10.4
-0.8
-0.8
1.2
-14.1
45.8
-2.0
53 David Riske
RP
69.7
18.0
-1.2
14.2
4.7
1.9
-1.2
2.4
-1.9
2.0
3.3
-9.1
-0.1
54 Al Fitzmorris
SP
89.0
17.4
2.7
14.9
-0.9
7.7
-21.5
-10.3
2.5
1.9
-1.1
0.2
33.7
68.8
-2.1
55 Steve Farr
RP
82.7
17.4
7.2
10.1
4.6
1.2
20.4
22.3
1.2
0.4
-0.2
-0.0
-17.5
4.2
3.3
56 Gil Meche
SP
210.3
17.2
15.8
24.9
12.8
-3.4
41.1
34.2
3.1
8.1
-1.1
-0.4
-33.3
-62.2
1.0
57 Steve Farr
RP
109.3
16.9
3.2
25.7
12.8
3.5
13.2
19.0
-0.9
-1.2
-11.8
-2.1
2.8
58 Bret Saberhagen
SP
260.7
16.8
20.2
21.9
-16.2
28.9
19.8
69.5
3.3
2.7
3.6
-1.3
15.0
-1.5
6.1
59 Joakim Soria
RP
69.0
16.7
13.9
36.5
15.4
8.1
25.6
40.3
2.8
1.8
-12.9
-22.2
3.2
60 Tom Gordon
SP
155.3
16.5
2.4
13.2
32.5
-24.5
26.8
-12.1
2.6
1.1
-2.3
-0.6
-47.6
48.6
-18.3
61 Jim Colborn
SP
239.0
16.2
-9.3
5.9
12.0
1.7
-27.2
-24.5
-0.9
-7.7
-3.1
-0.4
20.3
7.5
4.3
62 Greg Holland
RP
60.0
16.1
11.2
25.7
13.7
3.1
27.9
34.4
2.1
1.1
-21.5
3.9
2.2
63 Wally Bunker
SP
222.7
16.1
-6.4
39.1
1.8
23.1
-0.9
34.6
-10.8
1.3
2.9
-0.8
14.5
-54.5
-3.1
64 Doug Bird
RP
102.3
16.1
8.1
40.6
16.3
11.7
27.6
43.1
-2.3
0.8
-17.5
-5.9
-3.4
65 Larry Gura
SP
172.3
16.1
3.3
50.4
18.3
18.6
-18.9
8.8
0.3
-0.8
7.0
1.0
37.0
-86.9
4.3
66 Mike Hedlund
SP
205.7
15.7
-9.7
24.4
14.9
-2.3
-41.5
-45.4
-1.0
3.3
-1.4
-1.1
41.6
29.4
5.2
67 Dan Quisenberry
RP
128.3
15.6
6.9
26.1
-5.8
21.7
-32.7
-1.7
3.9
1.9
60.2
173.0
2.0
68 Mac Suzuki
SP
188.7
15.5
2.0
5.0
16.0
-15.5
9.6
-15.2
2.6
3.4
-0.4
0.6
-19.1
-9.7
-14.7
69 Jeff Montgomery
RP
82.7
15.5
7.1
27.2
14.0
5.9
19.3
28.2
0.3
-0.6
-13.7
10.5
0.7
70 Tom Burgmeier
RP
88.3
15.4
2.9
14.9
6.4
7.6
-11.5
-0.2
2.7
-4.2
17.6
9.9
0.1
71 Brian Bannister
SP
165.0
15.4
0.3
35.4
14.2
9.6
-34.1
-14.3
2.5
0.1
0.2
-0.3
46.2
-24.5
1.2
72 Al Fitzmorris
SP
190.0
15.2
0.7
8.9
0.9
2.9
-49.1
-44.7
6.3
4.4
-0.0
2.5
62.7
105.9
0.5
73 James Shields
SP
66.0
15.1
7.4
27.0
13.1
4.8
13.5
25.3
1.3
0.1
1.9
-0.1
-7.3
-6.3
2.2
74 Andrew Sisco
RP
75.3
15.0
2.9
-6.1
6.1
-12.2
17.2
-7.0
2.0
1.3
-26.1
-0.5
2.2
75 Moe Drabowsky
RP
98.0
15.0
5.5
39.4
19.5
11.1
17.7
33.4
-2.2
0.6
-8.2
-52.2
0.6
76 Al Fitzmorris
SP
242.0
14.9
-1.8
17.0
-4.5
12.8
-48.5
-30.3
2.6
0.4
-0.4
0.9
64.4
149.9
-7.2
77 Danny Jackson
SP
185.7
14.9
4.9
-1.1
7.7
-11.6
-1.2
-21.3
6.0
0.4
-0.2
0.0
-4.0
107.3
5.0
78 Dennis Leonard
SP
294.7
14.8
10.3
33.3
3.2
21.8
43.0
73.6
-4.5
-3.2
8.7
1.7
-28.9
-50.1
-0.1
79 Jeff Montgomery
RP
90.0
14.7
8.1
12.7
1.2
7.7
16.9
29.9
0.9
0.3
-7.9
26.4
1.7
80 Zack Greinke
SP
122.0
14.7
8.9
17.7
2.2
5.8
21.9
33.5
0.6
1.6
-0.4
-0.2
-13.9
-64.4
-0.5
81 Vida Blue
SP
181.0
14.6
-6.7
9.1
21.9
-16.7
11.1
-13.0
-3.3
3.3
-0.1
0.9
-27.9
-118.3
2.8
82 Dick Drago
SP
241.3
14.2
8.8
5.0
-37.3
36.4
-28.6
32.2
2.5
-4.1
5.6
1.7
63.4
55.3
3.4
83 Joakim Soria
RP
53.0
14.2
8.7
15.2
6.1
5.9
26.3
37.9
0.4
0.2
-19.8
-12.0
3.3
84 Danny Jackson
SP
208.0
14.0
18.2
-0.6
2.2
-1.0
-3.9
-5.5
13.8
-1.5
-1.1
2.0
15.2
77.2
9.4
85 Ramon Ramirez
RP
71.7
14.0
10.5
15.2
8.6
-1.5
13.9
11.1
4.6
2.8
-8.1
11.2
1.3
86 Roger Nelson
SP
193.3
13.7
2.1
21.8
4.1
8.8
-32.5
-18.8
4.1
-1.4
1.3
-0.7
43.9
-14.6
-0.8
87 Bob Johnson
SP
214.0
13.4
14.4
16.4
20.7
-2.4
76.2
72.3
-0.0
-6.3
5.0
-0.1
-84.9
-85.2
-11.6
88 Steve Mingori
RP
85.3
13.3
3.0
16.0
2.1
7.3
-7.4
2.9
1.3
-0.6
15.4
4.4
6.7
89 Bud Black
RP
121.0
13.3
-6.0
22.3
17.2
2.8
-9.1
-4.3
-2.9
-4.0
-0.6
-0.1
5.0
-10.2
2.4
90 Rich Gale
SP
192.3
12.9
-4.9
-11.3
22.2
-33.4
-7.0
-54.6
5.2
1.0
0.5
1.3
-20.1
-17.0
1.3
91 Dan Quisenberry
RP
49.0
12.9
3.1
3.8
-7.4
11.0
-18.0
0.3
2.3
0.4
31.8
42.4
-0.2
92 Doug Bird
RP
92.3
12.8
6.9
4.6
-9.1
9.1
10.3
23.3
0.5
1.5
0.7
-0.1
0.9
-11.7
1.3
93 Paul Splittorff
SP
229.0
12.8
7.6
-9.3
-8.6
-3.9
-25.7
-31.7
9.4
3.2
-3.6
0.5
34.4
-41.7
4.8
94 Billy Brewer
RP
38.7
12.6
0.2
15.8
9.6
0.7
-0.5
0.5
-0.3
-0.6
0.3
7.0
0.3
95 Kelvin Herrera
RP
84.3
12.6
10.2
8.1
-5.3
8.9
2.0
24.3
4.3
1.0
12.1
42.0
-5.8
96 Danny Jackson
SP
224.0
12.3
14.6
-17.1
13.6
-24.5
4.8
-37.8
15.8
-1.7
5.5
0.9
-15.2
78.4
5.2
97 Tom Gordon
SP
163.0
12.3
6.4
14.8
36.7
-30.5
59.5
8.2
1.4
2.7
-0.9
0.5
-85.9
45.6
6.1
98 Jason Grimsley
RP
80.3
12.2
4.7
19.1
4.4
3.6
0.6
7.4
1.1
2.1
6.2
78.4
-1.0
99 Dan Quisenberry
RP
62.3
12.2
4.8
11.8
-2.6
10.0
-14.1
-0.5
2.9
0.4
27.3
54.6
-0.2
100 Jason Grimsley
RP
71.3
12.1
8.2
8.9
9.3
-5.7
5.1
-4.6
5.4
2.5
-3.0
60.3
0.7

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