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Kansas City Royals Records and All-Time Leaders

1969–present. Records run through the 2025 season.

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Where the Royals rank in 2026

Team totals against the rest of MLB.

Home Runs 21st of 30 170 Earned Run Average 27th of 30 4.78 Batting Average 8th of 30 .248 Pitching Strikeouts 28th of 30 1,173 Runs 22nd of 30 690 On-Base Plus Slug. 16th of 30 .719

All-time leaders

Batting Average

AVG
  1. 1 George Brett 1973–1993 .305
  2. 2 Mike Sweeney 1995–2007 .299
  3. 3 Billy Butler 2007–2014 .295
  4. 4 Kevin Seitzer 1986–1991 .294
  5. 5 Hal McRae 1973–1987 .293

Earned Run Average

ERA
  1. 1 Bret Saberhagen 1984–1991 3.21
  2. 2 Al Fitzmorris 1969–1976 3.46
  3. 3 Kevin Appier 1989–2004 3.49
  4. 4 Dick Drago 1969–1973 3.52
  5. 5 Charlie Leibrandt 1984–1989 3.60

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Salvador Perez 2011–2026 324
  2. 2 George Brett 1973–1993 317
  3. 3 Mike Sweeney 1995–2007 197
  4. 4 Amos Otis 1970–1983 193
  5. 5 Alex Gordon 2007–2020 190

Wins

W
  1. 1 Paul Splittorff 1970–1984 166
  2. 2 Dennis Leonard 1974–1986 144
  3. 3 Mark Gubicza 1984–1996 132
  4. 4 Kevin Appier 1989–2004 115
  5. 5 Larry Gura 1976–1985 111

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 George Brett 1973–1993 1,596
  2. 2 Salvador Perez 2011–2026 1,094
  3. 3 Hal McRae 1973–1987 1,012
  4. 4 Amos Otis 1970–1983 992
  5. 5 Frank White 1973–1990 886

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Kevin Appier 1989–2004 1,458
  2. 2 Mark Gubicza 1984–1996 1,366
  3. 3 Dennis Leonard 1974–1986 1,323
  4. 4 Zack Greinke 2004–2023 1,101
  5. 5 Bret Saberhagen 1984–1991 1,093

Hits

H
  1. 1 George Brett 1973–1993 3,154
  2. 2 Frank White 1973–1990 2,006
  3. 3 Amos Otis 1970–1983 1,977
  4. 4 Willie Wilson 1976–1990 1,968
  5. 5 Hal McRae 1973–1987 1,924

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Jeff Montgomery 1988–1999 304
  2. 2 Dan Quisenberry 1979–1988 238
  3. 3 Joakim Soria 2007–2017 162
  4. 4 Greg Holland 2010–2021 159
  5. 5 Doug Bird 1973–1978 58

Runs

R
  1. 1 George Brett 1973–1993 1,583
  2. 2 Amos Otis 1970–1983 1,074
  3. 3 Willie Wilson 1976–1990 1,060
  4. 4 Frank White 1973–1990 912
  5. 5 Hal McRae 1973–1987 873

Walks + Hits / IP

WHIP
  1. 1 Bret Saberhagen 1984–1991 1.13
  2. 2 Kevin Appier 1989–2004 1.25
  3. 3 Larry Gura 1976–1985 1.25
  4. 4 Dennis Leonard 1974–1986 1.26
  5. 5 Zack Greinke 2004–2023 1.27

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Willie Wilson 1976–1990 612
  2. 2 Amos Otis 1970–1983 340
  3. 3 Freddie Patek 1971–1979 336
  4. 4 George Brett 1973–1993 201
  5. 5 Bobby Witt 2022–2026 193

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Paul Splittorff 1970–1984 2554.2
  2. 2 Mark Gubicza 1984–1996 2218.2
  3. 3 Dennis Leonard 1974–1986 2187.0
  4. 4 Kevin Appier 1989–2004 1843.2
  5. 5 Larry Gura 1976–1985 1701.1

On-Base Plus Slug.

OPS
  1. 1 Mike Sweeney 1995–2007 .861
  2. 2 George Brett 1973–1993 .857
  3. 3 Bobby Witt 2022–2026 .836
  4. 4 Carlos Beltran 1998–2004 .835
  5. 5 John Mayberry 1972–1977 .822

Single-season records

Batting Average

AVG
  1. 1 George Brett 1980 .390
  2. 2 Mike Sweeney 2002 .340
  3. 3 George Brett 1985 .335
  4. 4 George Brett 1976 .333
  5. 4 Mike Sweeney 2000 .333

Earned Run Average

ERA
  1. 1 Roger Nelson 1972 2.08
  2. 2 Zack Greinke 2009 2.16
  3. 2 Bret Saberhagen 1989 2.16
  4. 4 Kevin Appier 1992 2.46
  5. 5 Kevin Appier 1993 2.56

Home Runs

HR
  1. 1 Salvador Perez 2021 48
  2. 1 Jorge Soler 2019 48
  3. 3 Mike Moustakas 2017 38
  4. 4 Steve Balboni 1985 36
  5. 5 Gary Gaetti 1995 35

Wins

W
  1. 1 Bret Saberhagen 1989 23
  2. 2 Steve Busby 1974 22
  3. 3 Dennis Leonard 1978 21
  4. 4 Mark Gubicza 1988 20
  5. 4 Dennis Leonard 1980 20

Runs Batted In

RBI
  1. 1 Mike Sweeney 2000 144
  2. 2 Hal McRae 1982 133
  3. 3 Salvador Perez 2021 121
  4. 4 Jermaine Dye 1999 119
  5. 4 Dean Palmer 1998 119

Strikeouts

SO
  1. 1 Dennis Leonard 1977 244
  2. 2 Zack Greinke 2009 242
  3. 3 Cole Ragans 2024 223
  4. 4 Kevin Appier 1996 207
  5. 5 Bob Johnson 1970 206

Hits

H
  1. 1 Willie Wilson 1980 230
  2. 2 George Brett 1976 215
  3. 3 Johnny Damon 2000 214
  4. 4 George Brett 1979 212
  5. 5 Bobby Witt 2024 211

Saves

SV
  1. 1 Greg Holland 2013 47
  2. 2 Greg Holland 2014 46
  3. 3 Jeff Montgomery 1993 45
  4. 3 Dan Quisenberry 1983 45
  5. 5 Dan Quisenberry 1984 44

Runs

R
  1. 1 Johnny Damon 2000 136
  2. 2 Willie Wilson 1980 133
  3. 3 Bobby Witt 2024 125
  4. 4 George Brett 1979 119
  5. 5 Carlos Beltran 2002 114

Walks + Hits / IP

WHIP
  1. 1 Roger Nelson 1972 0.87
  2. 2 Bret Saberhagen 1989 0.96
  3. 3 Larry Gura 1981 1.01
  4. 4 Bret Saberhagen 1985 1.06
  5. 5 Bret Saberhagen 1991 1.07

Stolen Bases

SB
  1. 1 Willie Wilson 1979 83
  2. 2 Willie Wilson 1980 79
  3. 3 Tom Goodwin 1996 66
  4. 4 Willie Wilson 1987 59
  5. 4 Willie Wilson 1983 59

Innings Pitched

IP
  1. 1 Dennis Leonard 1978 294.2
  2. 2 Dennis Leonard 1977 292.2
  3. 3 Steve Busby 1974 292.1
  4. 4 Larry Gura 1980 283.1
  5. 5 Dennis Leonard 1980 280.1

On-Base Plus Slug.

OPS
  1. 1 George Brett 1980 1.118
  2. 2 George Brett 1985 1.022
  3. 3 Danny Tartabull 1991 .990
  4. 4 Bob Hamelin 1994 .987
  5. 5 Mike Sweeney 2002 .979

Every category

Career and single-season leaders for the Royals in each one.

Batting

Batting Average Home Runs Runs Batted In Hits Runs Stolen Bases On-Base Plus Slug. On-Base Percentage Slugging Percentage Doubles Triples Extra-Base Hits Total Bases Walks Strikeouts Plate Appearances At Bats Games Played

Pitching

Earned Run Average Wins Strikeouts Saves Walks + Hits / IP Innings Pitched Strikeouts / 9 Walks / 9 Strikeout-to-Walk Shutouts Complete Games Games Started Games Pitched Losses Walks Allowed Winning Percentage