Kansas City Royals year by year

58 seasons since 1969 · 4359-4796 all time · 2 titles

How have the Royals ranked, year by year?

The Kansas City Royals have played 57 seasons since 1969: 4290-4703 in the regular season, with 2 titles. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2025's (4th in runs allowed), the best offense 2024's (13th in runs scored). In 2026 they are 69-93, 22nd in runs scored and 26th in runs allowed after 162 games.

Kansas City Royals by season: record, runs scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L	Offense	Defense	Manager	Postseason
2026	69-93	4.2622nd	5.0026th	Matt Quatraro	—
2025	82-80	4.0226th	3.934th	Matt Quatraro	—
2024	86-76	4.5413th	3.986th	Matt Quatraro	Playoffs, 3-3
2023	56-106	4.1723rd	5.3028th	Matt Quatraro	—
2022	65-97	3.9524th	5.0026th	Mike Matheny	—
2021	74-88	4.2324th	4.8621st	Mike Matheny	—
2020	26-34	4.1325th	4.5313th	Mike Matheny	—
2019	59-103	4.2726th	5.3624th	Ned Yost	—
2018	58-104	3.9425th	5.1427th	Ned Yost	—
2017	80-82	4.3324th	4.8820th	Ned Yost	—
2016	81-81	4.1723rd	4.4013th	Ned Yost	—
2015	95-67	4.477th	3.969th	Ned Yost	Won the World Series
2014	89-73	4.0214th	3.8512th	Ned Yost	Lost the World Series
2013	86-76	4.0018th	3.716th	Ned Yost	—
2012	72-90	4.1720th	4.6023rd	Ned Yost	—
2011	71-91	4.5110th	4.7026th	Ned Yost	—
2010	67-95	4.1720th	5.2229th	Trey Hillman, Ned Yost	—
2009	65-97	4.2323rd	5.2027th	Trey Hillman	—
2008	75-87	4.2725th	4.8222nd	Trey Hillman	—
2007	69-93	4.3627th	4.8017th	Buddy Bell	—
2006	62-100	4.6720th	5.9930th	Buddy Bell	—
2005	56-106	4.3321st	5.7729th	Tony Peña, Bob Schaefer, Buddy Bell	—
2004	58-104	4.4422nd	5.5928th	Tony Peña	—
2003	83-79	5.167th	5.3525th	Tony Peña	—
2002	62-100	4.5516th	5.5028th	Tony Muser, John Mizerock, Tony Peña	—
2001	65-97	4.5022nd	5.3025th	Tony Muser	—
2000	77-85	5.439th	5.7428th	Tony Muser	—
1999	64-97	5.329th	5.7229th	Tony Muser	—
1998	72-89	4.4321st	5.5828th	Tony Muser	—
1997	67-94	4.6418th	5.0920th	Bob Boone, Tony Muser	—
1996	75-86	4.6323rd	4.8813th	Bob Boone	—
1995	70-74	4.3724th	4.8015th	Bob Boone	—
1994	64-51	4.9912th	4.6311th	Hal McRae	—
1993	84-78	4.1725th	4.287th	Hal McRae	—
1992	72-90	3.7719th	4.1214th	Hal McRae	—
1991	82-80	4.4910th	4.4618th	John Wathan, Bob Schaefer, Hal McRae	—
1990	75-86	4.3910th	4.4018th	John Wathan	—
1989	92-70	4.2613th	3.9210th	John Wathan	—
1988	84-77	4.378th	4.0212th	John Wathan	—
1987	83-79	4.4122nd	4.275th	Billy Gardner, John Wathan	—
1986	76-86	4.0420th	4.155th	Dick Howser, Mike Ferraro	—
1985	91-71	4.2417th	3.946th	Dick Howser	Won the World Series
1984	84-78	4.1516th	4.2314th	Dick Howser	—
1983	79-83	4.3014th	4.7321st	Dick Howser	—
1982	90-72	4.844th	4.4320th	Dick Howser	—
1981	50-53	3.8518th	3.9310th	Jim Frey, Dick Howser	—
1980	97-65	4.994th	4.2814th	Jim Frey	Lost the World Series
1979	85-77	5.253rd	5.0423rd	Whitey Herzog	—
1978	92-70	4.593rd	3.918th	Whitey Herzog	—
1977	102-60	5.076th	4.023rd	Whitey Herzog	—
1976	90-72	4.406th	3.777th	Whitey Herzog	—
1975	91-71	4.389th	4.018th	Jack McKeon, Whitey Herzog	—
1974	77-85	4.1213th	4.0915th	Jack McKeon	—
1973	88-74	4.663rd	4.6420th	Jack McKeon	—
1972	76-78	3.7710th	3.5411th	Bob Lemon	—
1971	85-76	3.7515th	3.525th	Bob Lemon	—
1970	65-97	3.7723rd	4.3513th	Charlie Metro, Bob Lemon	—
1969	69-93	3.6219th	4.2516th	Joe Gordon	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are runs scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed.

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