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Kansas City Royals

From To

Record	3387 - 3671 (.480)
Home +/-	-75.0
Away +/-	-67.0

	#	Last	Since
World Series	1	1985	28 yrs
League	2	1985	28 yrs
Division	7	1985	28 yrs
Wild Card	0		19 yrs

Baseball-Reference Links		Links
Team Encyclopedia	Batting Stats	Retrosheet
Starters Positional	Pitching Stats	Baseball-Almanac
Starters Pitching	Batting Leaders	Baseball America Execs
Opening Day Starters	Pitching Leaders	Wikipedia / BR Bullpen
Managers	Team Batting	SportsLogos.net
Amateur Drafts	Team Pitching	Official Site

All-Original Kansas City Royals Team

WAR data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com

Left Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Alex Gordon	7	2007	2013	20.5
Bo Jackson	8	1986	1994	7.7
Jeremy Giambi	6	1998	2003	5.7
Mark Quinn	4	1999	2002	3.3

Center Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Carlos Beltran	16	1998	2013	77.9
Johnny Damon	18	1995	2012	52.1
Willie Wilson	19	1976	1994	45.9
Ruppert Jones	12	1976	1987	22.6

Right Field	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Al Cowens	13	1974	1986	15.7
Michael Tucker	12	1995	2006	8.7
Pat Sheridan	9	1981	1991	6.1
Clint Hurdle	10	1977	1987	2.8

Shortstop	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
U L Washington	11	1977	1987	9.3
Mike Aviles	6	2008	2013	9.0
Shane Halter	8	1997	2004	6.5
David Howard	9	1991	1999	2.7

Second Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mark Ellis	11	2002	2013	33.2
Frank White	18	1973	1990	30.7
Rodney Scott	8	1975	1982	4.0
Carlos Febles	6	1998	2003	3.5

Third Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
George Brett	21	1973	1993	88.4
Kevin Seitzer	12	1986	1997	31.0
Joe Randa	12	1995	2006	23.3
Luis Salazar	13	1980	1992	10.2

First Base	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Mike Sweeney	16	1995	2010	25.3
Jeff Conine	17	1990	2007	20.8
Cecil Fielder	13	1985	1998	16.5
Eric Hosmer	3	2011	2013	2.4

Catcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Don Slaught	16	1982	1997	17.8
Mike Macfarlane	13	1987	1999	14.7
Salvador Perez	3	2011	2013	6.1
John Wathan	10	1976	1985	5.0

Designated Hitter	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Billy Butler	7	2007	2013	12.0
Ken Phelps	11	1980	1990	11.6

Starting Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
David Cone	17	1986	2003	74.4
Bret Saberhagen	16	1984	2001	61.3
Kevin Appier	16	1989	2004	56.6
Tom Candiotti	16	1983	1999	47.5
Mark Gubicza	14	1984	1997	37.9
Zack Greinke	10	2004	2013	36.1
Dennis Leonard	12	1974	1986	26.3
Jon Lieber	14	1994	2008	24.3
Paul Splittorff	15	1970	1984	23.5
Steve Busby	8	1972	1980	16.4
Danny Jackson	15	1983	1997	15.6
Jose Rosado	5	1996	2000	10.4
Atlee Hammaker	12	1981	1995	8.6
Greg Hibbard	6	1989	1994	5.3
Glendon Rusch	12	1997	2009	5.1

Swingman	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Tom Gordon	21	1988	2009	35.8
Greg Minton	16	1975	1990	19.7
Bob McClure	19	1975	1993	12.4
Melido Perez	9	1987	1995	11.5

Relief Pitcher	Yrs	First	Last	WAR
Dan Quisenberry	12	1979	1990	25.1
Angel Guzman	4	2006	2009	1.2
Brian Shackelford	2	2005	2006	0.5
Jose Nunez	4	1987	1990	-0.3
Chris George	4	2001	2004	-0.4
Jason Simontacchi	4	2002	2007	-0.5
Billy Buckner	5	2007	2013	-0.6
Jeff Austin	3	2001	2003	-0.7
Keith Creel	4	1982	1987	-0.9
Wes Obermueller	5	2002	2007	-0.9
Renie Martin	6	1979	1984	-1.2
Chad Durbin	14	1999	2013	-1.9

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Wins Above Replacement data courtesy of Baseball-Reference.com.

Defensive Regression Analysis data used here was obtained with permission from Michael Humphreys, author of Wizardry.

The transaction and player splits data used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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Uniform images used with permission from Marc Okkonen, author of Baseball Uniforms of the 20th Century.
Images can also be viewed at the Hall of Fame online exhibit Dressed to the Nines

Win Shares are calculated using the formula in the book Win Shares by Bill James