These are the greatest individual seasons in Kansas City Royals history, broken down by player and position. Since we’re celebrating standout seasons, players can show up multiple times especially if they logged meaningful time at different spots on the field. Outfielders and pitchers may also appear for multiple seasons when those performances rank as the franchise’s best at their respective positions.
Catcher
Darrell Porter Hitting Stats
WAR
wRC+
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
7.6
144
157
679
533
101
155
23
10
20
112
121
65
3
4
.291
.421
.484
.905
First Base
John Mayberry Hitting Stats
WAR
wRC+
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
7.2
166
156
683
554
95
161
38
1
34
106
119
73
5
3
.291
.416
.547
.963
Second Base
Jose Offerman Hitting Stats
WAR
wRC+
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
5.3
121
158
709
607
102
191
28
13
7
66
89
96
45
12
.315
.403
.438
.841
Third Base
George Brett Hitting Stats
WAR
wRC+
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
9.4
198
117
515
449
87
175
33
9
24
118
58
22
15
6
.390
.454
.664
1.118
Shortstop
Bobby Witt Jr. Hitting Stats
WAR
wRC+
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
9.4
169
161
709
636
125
211
45
11
32
109
57
106
31
12
.332
.389
.588
.977
Outfield
Amos Otis Hitting Stats
WAR
wRC+
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
7.4
150
141
567
486
74
145
30
7
22
96
66
54
32
8
.298
.380
.525
.905
Outfield
Alex Gordon Hitting Stats
WAR
wRC+
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
7.3
140
151
690
611
101
185
45
4
23
87
67
139
17
8
.303
.376
.502
.879
Outfield
Danny Tartabull Hitting Stats
WAR
wRC+
G
PA
AB
R
H
2B
3B
HR
RBI
BB
SO
SB
CS
BA
OBP
SLG
OPS
4.4
168
132
557
484
78
153
35
3
31
100
65
121
6
3
.316
.397
.593
.990
Starting Pitcher
Zack Greinke Pitching Stats
WAR
ERA-
G
GS
W
L
ERA
IP
CG
ShO
SV
R
ER
BB
SO
K%
WHIP
10.4
48
33
33
16
8
2.16
229.1
6
3
0
64
55
51
242
26.4%
1.07
Starting Pitcher
Bret Saberhagen Pitching Stats
WAR
ERA-
G
GS
W
L
ERA
IP
CG
ShO
SV
R
ER
BB
SO
K%
WHIP
9.7
56
36
35
23
6
2.16
262.1
12
4
0
74
63
43
193
18.9%
0.96
Starting Pitcher
Kevin Appier Pitching Stats
WAR
ERA-
G
GS
W
L
ERA
IP
CG
ShO
SV
R
ER
BB
SO
K%
WHIP
9.3
58
34
34
18
8
2.56
238.2
5
1
0
74
68
81
186
19.5%
1.11
Starting Pitcher
Kevin Appier Pitching Stats
WAR
ERA-
G
GS
W
L
ERA
IP
CG
ShO
SV
R
ER
BB
SO
K%
WHIP
8.0
61
30
30
15
8
2.46
208.1
3
0
0
59
57
68
150
17.6%
1.13
Starting Pitcher
David Cone Pitching Stats
WAR
ERA-
G
GS
W
L
ERA
IP
CG
ShO
SV
R
ER
BB
SO
K%
WHIP
6.9
60
23
23
16
5
2.94
171.2
4
3
0
60
56
54
132
19.1%
1.07
Relief Pitcher
Wade Davis Pitching Stats
WAR
ERA-
G
GS
W
L
ERA
IP
CG
ShO
SV
R
ER
BB
SO
K%
WHIP
3.5
23
69
0
8
1
0.94
67.1
0
0
17
8
7
20
78
31.1%
0.79
Relief Pitcher
Wade Davis Pitching Stats
WAR
ERA-
G
GS
W
L
ERA
IP
CG
ShO
SV
R
ER
BB
SO
K%
WHIP
3.8
26
71
0
9
2
1.00
72
0
0
3
8
8
23
109
39.1%
0.85
Relief Pitcher
Jeff Montgomery Pitching Stats
WAR
ERA-
G
GS
W
L
ERA
IP
CG
ShO
SV
R
ER
BB
SO
K%
WHIP
4.6
35
63
0
7
3
1.37
92
0
0
18
16
14
25
94
25.9%
0.99
Honorable Mention
Catcher – Salvador Perez , 2021
First Base – John Mayberry , 1972
Second Base – Whit Merrifield , 2018
Third Base – George Brett , 1985
Shortstop – Bobby Witt Jr. , 2025
Outfield – Willie Wilson , 1980
Outfield – Lorenzo Cain , 2015
Outfield – Carlos Beltran , 2003
Starting Pitcher – Mark Gubicza , 1988
Starting Pitcher – Bret Saberhagen , 1987
Starting Pitcher – Bret Saberhagen , 1985
Starting Pitcher – Charlie Leibrandt , 1985
Starting Pitcher – David Cone , 1993
Relief Pitcher – Dan Quisenberry , 1983
Relief Pitcher – Greg Holland , 2013
All underlying data used in this analysis is available in The Baseball Scholar Data Library .
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