Kansas City Royals


Record 3374 - 3660 (.480)
Home +/- -74.6
Away +/- -68.3
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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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K
1 Kevin Appier
1989-2004
1843.7
260.6
184.0
375.3
197.8
45.2
344.7
419.7
51.6
14.9
9.7
4.1
-232.9
-93.3
0.4
2 Bret Saberhagen
1984-1991
1660.3
231.0
151.6
407.9
35.9
234.1
155.7
543.1
16.6
10.5
32.7
6.9
105.5
57.8
27.3
3 Dan Quisenberry
1979-1988
920.3
163.2
62.3
241.9
-60.1
210.4
-214.2
108.7
19.9
12.5
456.9
841.5
13.2
4 Mark Gubicza
1984-1996
2218.7
138.3
103.8
86.1
26.1
26.8
28.6
67.5
59.2
-1.7
0.8
6.6
55.7
1118.9
-8.4
5 Zack Greinke
2004-2010
1108.0
113.1
86.0
144.7
8.3
87.9
181.7
359.1
7.8
2.0
6.1
1.0
-84.0
-181.7
28.4
6 Jeff Montgomery
1988-1999
849.3
105.1
52.1
169.9
52.0
64.4
141.1
246.7
-3.9
1.3
-79.3
111.7
-7.7
7 Charlie Leibrandt
1984-1989
1257.0
102.0
30.5
79.2
-42.1
83.2
-124.6
15.4
16.2
13.0
5.1
3.8
237.1
136.5
17.1
8 David Cone
1986-1994
448.3
80.5
24.2
110.2
91.1
-11.8
76.9
58.0
6.3
-5.9
4.7
2.7
-88.3
-179.5
-13.6
9 Joakim Soria
2007-2011
315.3
71.4
43.2
110.4
42.9
38.3
97.0
171.8
4.7
-0.9
-55.0
-39.5
15.0
10 Steve Farr
1985-1990
511.0
70.2
28.7
36.9
27.8
-4.7
99.8
92.7
5.4
-2.7
-0.5
0.6
-101.8
-57.6
2.4
11 Dennis Leonard
1974-1986
2187.0
66.3
54.6
206.0
28.0
128.5
213.3
404.7
-26.6
-7.8
27.4
8.6
-119.2
-372.3
3.4
12 Larry Gura
1976-1985
1701.3
51.1
-59.9
185.1
66.6
75.2
-219.3
-112.7
-26.7
-6.7
11.7
4.7
261.1
-638.3
25.8
13 Bud Black
1982-1988
977.7
49.4
-5.4
106.8
33.2
54.1
-43.0
44.6
-9.5
-8.0
-6.7
-1.5
79.6
3.4
12.4
14 Tom Gordon
1988-1995
1149.7
44.2
37.2
7.6
145.0
-148.9
288.0
44.9
13.2
11.4
-1.8
-1.6
-412.3
192.7
-0.9
15 Paul Byrd
2001-2002
321.7
39.6
12.7
85.7
2.4
49.1
-23.5
66.9
-2.8
5.6
5.7
1.2
75.3
-137.0
3.3
16 Luis Aquino
1988-1992
463.3
37.8
0.1
12.3
-11.9
21.7
-79.6
-44.3
7.6
-2.3
-1.1
1.4
106.7
-56.8
14.1
17 Jose Rosado
1996-2000
720.3
36.7
33.4
123.3
53.7
34.5
12.5
70.9
9.6
3.5
4.8
0.2
35.1
-151.9
20.5
18 Danny Jackson
1983-1987
712.7
35.8
37.8
-43.7
15.1
-44.3
-5.8
-81.8
39.2
-5.8
2.6
2.5
-5.1
311.7
24.6
19 Steve Busby
1972-1980
1060.7
33.8
20.6
12.2
57.2
-51.7
98.3
26.5
10.9
-1.9
6.6
-1.9
-140.9
56.1
-9.3
20 Al Fitzmorris
1969-1976
1098.0
33.2
-10.6
44.4
-26.9
34.2
-214.3
-164.8
12.9
15.4
-6.5
2.7
276.8
608.4
-14.9
21 Jason Grimsley
2001-2004
253.3
31.4
17.2
14.3
11.0
-8.2
-0.5
-15.0
12.4
4.1
8.8
272.4
-4.9
22 Jeff Suppan
1998-2002
864.7
31.3
-3.5
87.1
14.3
36.4
-93.3
-31.2
-0.5
5.2
4.7
1.0
134.5
152.0
11.6
23 Roger Nelson
1969-1976
418.3
30.7
14.3
83.7
14.1
41.0
-3.8
66.5
-0.2
-0.5
5.5
3.6
44.1
-69.3
-11.8
24 Marty Pattin
1974-1980
825.7
28.3
-0.8
117.9
7.7
79.2
-60.0
54.1
-12.2
4.1
-0.9
-1.5
131.0
-211.5
-23.6
25 Steve Mingori
1973-1979
439.0
27.8
2.3
55.2
9.3
35.3
-29.0
19.2
-2.1
-2.7
-0.6
-0.1
59.5
-70.8
18.8
26 Tim Belcher
1996-1998
686.0
25.9
-9.7
54.9
-17.7
45.0
-98.0
-19.6
-5.2
5.9
2.7
0.2
143.7
-26.0
27.2
27 Doug Bird
1973-1978
714.7
25.7
32.5
100.5
-8.0
77.3
84.8
197.2
-10.9
3.4
-10.0
-1.7
-15.0
-107.3
-3.4
28 Gil Meche
2007-2010
617.0
23.7
9.1
20.6
19.8
-20.2
41.1
-1.6
0.8
15.1
-0.2
-0.2
-45.4
-7.8
-5.5
29 Mark Littell
1973-1977
271.0
19.2
14.3
20.2
61.0
-51.7
85.1
9.8
7.1
5.7
-2.8
-0.9
-124.1
-23.8
0.2
30 Ted Abernathy
1970-1972
195.0
18.1
-0.8
4.4
32.6
-24.4
6.9
-30.1
5.0
-4.0
-30.3
62.9
-5.4
31 David Riske
2007-2007
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
32 Moe Drabowsky
1969-1970
133.7
17.3
9.1
46.2
23.5
13.8
33.1
53.0
-2.5
-0.4
-22.2
-67.1
0.8
33 James Shields
2013-2013
73.0
16.8
8.4
30.2
12.7
6.7
15.6
32.2
1.2
0.3
1.8
-0.1
-7.4
-8.5
2.5
34 Jeremy Guthrie
2012-2013
150.3
16.3
-7.6
20.6
1.4
8.0
-26.5
-7.4
-4.1
2.2
0.4
0.7
32.5
-14.1
8.9
35 Greg Holland
2010-2013
160.7
16.1
26.5
15.2
14.3
-7.6
72.3
52.0
7.6
5.0
-67.2
-6.7
7.4
36 Robinson Tejeda
2008-2011
181.3
16.1
8.9
25.8
44.0
-28.4
46.8
-9.9
4.5
2.7
-0.2
-0.1
-68.1
-122.6
-6.4
37 Darrell May
2002-2004
527.3
15.7
-22.6
52.4
-3.9
25.6
-10.4
37.0
-25.5
17.8
3.3
1.7
28.3
-266.8
-3.2
38 Al Hrabosky
1978-1979
140.0
15.5
2.5
8.4
22.1
-17.5
22.9
-0.0
1.8
1.5
-37.1
-107.2
7.5
39 Felipe Paulino
2011-2012
162.3
15.1
10.4
-2.9
9.3
-11.7
38.1
10.8
4.4
-2.1
-1.0
-0.5
-47.4
-26.9
1.2
40 Ramon Ramirez
2008-2008
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
41 Bob Johnson
1970-1970
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
42 Cory Bailey
2001-2002
113.3
13.2
4.6
-4.1
5.1
-15.5
-4.0
-31.8
6.3
3.9
-1.3
87.8
3.8
43 Aaron Crow
2011-2013
140.3
12.6
3.8
9.8
6.8
-5.2
16.5
5.8
0.4
3.2
-18.1
34.6
0.9
44 John Davis
1987-1987
43.7
11.8
2.6
7.9
13.8
-8.4
-5.4
-19.5
4.5
-0.9
0.6
28.8
-2.2
45 Billy Brewer
1993-1995
123.0
11.6
-10.1
16.3
9.2
-1.5
-2.1
-4.4
-6.9
0.6
-5.8
-20.6
-1.3
46 Jim Colborn
1977-1978
267.3
11.5
-14.4
-0.2
11.0
0.4
-34.1
-33.3
-2.5
-9.1
-4.0
-0.6
22.9
4.0
3.6
47 Dick Drago
1969-1973
1134.0
11.5
5.7
0.7
-109.8
101.7
-95.4
75.7
-4.2
-5.9
11.7
-0.0
187.1
151.4
-1.2
48 Blake Stein
1999-2002
355.7
10.2
-20.2
1.0
64.2
-65.1
35.2
-80.1
-4.4
-1.4
-1.1
-0.6
-106.1
-177.8
-5.8
49 Joe Beckwith
1984-1985
195.7
9.7
6.6
19.7
-2.9
17.6
37.4
65.3
-5.3
-1.4
-0.2
-0.0
-26.5
-9.4
-5.1
50 Ervin Santana
2013-2013
63.0
9.5
1.3
19.0
1.8
10.6
3.8
29.9
-2.7
1.1
-0.2
-0.1
5.3
-13.4
-1.0
51 Steve Shifflett
1992-1992
52.0
8.9
-3.9
0.1
-5.4
4.8
-8.2
-0.9
-2.5
-0.4
10.1
39.9
1.3
52 Jim York
1970-1971
101.3
8.9
6.3
16.8
16.8
-1.9
44.7
42.0
-2.2
0.4
-48.5
-76.1
-2.6
53 Jeremy Affeldt
2002-2006
399.7
8.7
13.4
-24.4
9.1
-29.4
0.0
-58.7
15.2
5.8
-1.8
-0.6
-8.5
49.2
-1.1
54 Gregg Olson
1995-1997
72.0
8.5
1.8
12.1
7.3
-3.4
-3.6
-9.0
1.8
1.5
3.5
36.3
-7.9
55 Kelvin Herrera
2011-2013
106.7
8.2
1.4
7.9
-6.2
10.0
4.9
29.6
-2.5
0.9
3.5
50.9
-7.9
56 Mike MacDougal
2001-2006
174.0
8.0
12.8
-4.9
4.0
-4.9
28.7
20.5
6.6
-4.6
-0.1
-0.0
-31.7
123.9
3.7
57 Joel Johnston
1991-1992
25.0
7.8
0.8
12.0
10.0
-1.7
5.4
2.7
-0.2
0.6
-6.7
-5.7
0.3
58 Kyle Farnsworth
2009-2010
82.0
7.7
9.2
3.1
-4.1
8.3
10.1
26.6
3.3
-1.7
-0.2
-8.9
0.4
59 Alan Levine
2003-2003
21.3
7.4
-2.0
-0.8
0.7
-1.8
-11.5
-14.7
0.8
0.2
10.7
11.7
1.5
60 Louis Coleman
2011-2013
111.7
7.2
-8.3
8.0
15.5
-10.8
32.5
6.6
-8.4
0.2
-51.6
-83.9
5.4
61 Mike Armstrong
1982-1983
215.3
6.8
-6.6
34.0
34.5
-7.2
1.4
-9.6
-3.2
-1.6
-13.5
-226.3
-6.7
62 Don Hood
1982-1983
114.3
6.7
-5.6
1.3
-4.9
6.8
-16.7
-6.5
-2.5
-1.7
-0.6
-0.1
19.3
50.9
5.1
63 Rusty Meacham
1992-1995
233.0
6.6
13.7
42.5
-14.2
44.8
-14.5
54.5
0.4
1.2
60.9
45.0
12.2
64 Adam Bernero
2006-2006
13.0
5.4
4.6
4.1
-1.7
4.1
3.7
12.0
1.5
0.5
-0.1
-0.0
2.4
-6.0
0.5
65 Miguel Asencio
2002-2003
171.7
5.2
-7.0
-20.7
5.0
-22.3
-30.1
-71.3
5.0
1.8
-0.5
-0.5
14.6
22.1
1.1
66 Alvin Morman
1999-1999
53.3
5.1
-0.9
-10.4
-7.8
2.1
-10.5
-7.0
1.2
-1.5
12.2
-5.1
-0.5
67 Monty Montgomery
1971-1972
77.7
4.9
4.1
5.5
-4.1
4.9
-9.5
-1.0
2.6
1.7
-1.7
0.2
18.7
-17.8
0.8
68 Bob McClure
1975-1976
19.3
4.7
-1.0
-1.4
12.8
-13.2
5.9
-12.3
1.4
0.5
-17.1
-0.3
0.2
69 Mike Boddicker
1991-1992
267.3
4.7
-6.4
-20.3
-5.6
5.6
-39.1
-29.6
3.8
-13.7
-2.6
-1.0
34.8
49.7
-9.7
70 D.J. Carrasco
2003-2005
230.3
4.5
-12.3
-37.8
-3.0
-21.3
-37.5
-79.9
3.9
-5.3
0.2
-0.2
14.8
156.5
10.8
71 Ken Brett
1980-1981
45.7
4.4
-2.3
-0.2
1.6
-0.0
-15.4
-15.4
1.1
-0.9
15.5
15.8
1.3
72 Roberto Hernandez
2001-2002
119.7
4.4
6.5
8.8
-11.4
12.8
-7.5
14.6
1.8
2.2
24.3
27.1
-4.1
73 Jonathan Broxton
2012-2012
35.7
4.3
1.5
-5.5
-3.6
-0.9
-8.0
-10.3
2.6
-0.7
9.0
25.9
1.3
74 Scott Service
1997-1999
175.0
4.2
9.3
-0.9
8.0
-3.7
49.3
43.5
0.9
-4.8
-57.0
-29.6
-2.6
75 Scott Mullen
2000-2003
64.7
3.9
-4.3
-5.8
-4.0
-0.3
-17.9
-19.5
-0.3
1.3
18.6
2.3
-0.0
76 Jose Santiago
1997-2001
152.3
3.7
2.2
11.3
-6.6
17.0
-39.7
-10.2
3.6
-0.4
59.9
104.9
6.1
77 Tim Collins
2011-2013
151.0
3.5
1.3
-7.1
20.2
-27.5
32.8
-28.5
1.9
1.8
-56.6
0.9
-5.1
78 Francisley Bueno
2012-2012
17.3
3.4
1.9
3.6
-1.2
4.0
-8.1
2.0
1.7
-0.4
13.3
6.9
1.2
79 Jose Mijares
2012-2012
38.7
3.1
1.2
-2.6
0.0
1.5
0.4
4.3
1.0
-2.5
-0.4
-14.4
-2.0
80 Rudy Seanez
2004-2004
23.0
2.8
3.8
1.5
1.7
-1.5
2.3
-0.6
2.3
1.1
-0.3
0.4
-2.7
81 Norm Angelini
1972-1973
19.7
2.7
-2.0
-8.2
4.3
-10.3
6.1
-8.8
0.3
-0.4
-16.6
10.9
-1.6
82 Greg Cadaret
1993-1993
15.3
2.7
-0.3
1.1
0.5
-0.7
-8.0
-9.1
1.2
-0.5
7.9
6.8
0.3
83 Jimmy Serrano
2004-2004
32.7
2.7
-1.0
-0.5
-0.7
-0.6
2.9
1.9
-1.1
0.4
-0.2
-0.1
-4.3
-14.4
-0.3
84 Mike Perez
1997-1997
20.3
2.6
0.9
6.8
3.8
0.1
2.5
2.6
0.1
-0.4
-2.7
6.1
0.2
85 Carlos Rosa
2008-2009
14.0
2.5
0.8
4.3
-0.7
2.4
-3.6
1.1
0.3
0.5
6.9
-6.5
0.8
86 Bob Scanlan
1996-1996
11.3
2.4
0.0
0.7
-1.8
2.2
-5.3
-1.8
0.4
-0.6
7.3
10.9
-0.1
87 Curt Leskanic
2003-2004
41.7
2.3
-2.2
-0.7
4.4
-7.1
3.6
-10.2
-1.1
2.2
-9.5
5.2
-0.5
88 Craig Eaton
1979-1979
10.0
2.3
1.4
4.0
1.8
1.0
-1.3
0.1
0.8
0.2
3.4
-1.1
0.5
89 Jeremy Hill
2002-2003
10.3
2.2
-0.6
-0.9
2.1
-3.3
-1.2
-6.7
0.4
0.5
-1.1
-0.5
-0.2
90 Jaime Bluma
1996-1996
20.0
2.2
2.0
7.2
1.1
4.9
-0.2
7.6
0.4
-1.3
4.2
9.8
0.0
91 Jaime Cerda
2004-2005
64.7
2.2
-1.3
-12.9
4.7
-13.4
-3.5
-29.9
3.0
0.2
-6.7
-17.8
3.7
92 Craig Chamberlain
1979-1980
79.0
2.2
-3.2
11.0
2.1
4.8
-4.9
1.5
-3.0
0.6
1.6
-0.4
7.3
-83.9
1.0
93 Joe Nelson
2006-2006
44.7
2.2
0.0
3.4
8.0
-6.0
9.1
-2.6
-0.2
0.8
-14.6
-10.3
0.2
94 Ron Mahay
2008-2009
106.0
2.1
-7.9
-14.0
-9.3
-0.5
-8.6
-9.5
-4.0
1.6
5.7
-20.5
5.9
95 Bart Evans
1998-1998
9.0
2.0
1.6
6.5
0.9
3.3
1.1
7.0
-0.0
0.3
2.5
3.7
0.3
96 Terry Mathews
1999-1999
39.0
1.9
-0.4
-2.4
-1.7
0.2
-9.4
-9.0
1.2
-0.3
-0.0
-0.0
10.6
-22.0
1.0
97 Tom Murphy
1972-1972
70.3
1.8
0.5
-12.5
-14.9
7.2
-9.1
4.4
1.1
-4.4
-1.4
0.2
12.9
34.6
-4.1
98 Everett Teaford
2011-2012
105.3
1.8
-14.5
1.7
-2.3
-0.2
-18.6
-19.1
-7.5
0.8
-0.3
-0.1
11.7
-17.0
3.0
99 Rick Luecken
1989-1989
23.7
1.5
-3.3
-4.1
-0.2
-3.4
-1.2
-7.3
-1.4
0.6
-3.1
4.9
1.0
100 Steve Shields
1986-1986
8.7
1.4
-1.3
5.5
4.6
-0.8
-3.2
-4.6
-0.3
0.2
2.3
3.7
-1.6

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