List of Kansas City Royals seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the
The team was formed by pharmaceutical executive
Despite two lapses to below 80 wins in the 1980s, the Royals continued to be a strong force, reaching the
The team remained competitive throughout the mid-1990s before entering a long period of failure. From 1995 through 2013, the team had only two winning seasons in 2003 and 2013. For 28 consecutive seasons, between the 1985 World Series championship and 2014, the Royals did not qualify to play in the Major League Baseball postseason, one of the longest postseason droughts during baseball's expanded wild-card era. The worst years during this era were from 2002 to 2006, when the Royals had four 100-loss seasons out of five.
The team broke its postseason drought by securing the franchise's first ever
Table Key
ALWC |
American League Wild Card
|
ALDS |
American League Division Series |
ALCS |
American League Championship Series |
MVP |
Most Valuable Player Award |
CYA |
Cy Young Award |
ROY |
Rookie of the Year Award |
MOY |
Manager of the Year Award |
WS MVP |
World Series Most Valuable Player Award |
Regular season results
World Series champions † | AL champions * | Division champions ^ | Wild card berth (1995–present) ¤ |
Season | Level | League | Division
|
Finish | Wins
|
Losses
|
Win% | GB | Postseason | Awards | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1969 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 69 | 93 | .426 | 28 | Lou Piniella (ROY) | ||
1970 | MLB | AL | West | T–4th | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33 | |||
1971 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 85 | 76 | .528 | 16 | |||
1972 | MLB | AL | West | 4th | 76 | 78 | .494 | 16½ | |||
1973 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 88 | 74 | .543 | 6 | |||
1974 | MLB | AL | West | 5th | 77 | 85 | .475 | 13 | |||
1975 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 91 | 71 | .562 | 7 | |||
1976 | MLB | AL | West ^ | 1st | 90 | 72 | .556 | – | Lost ALCS (Yankees) 3–2 | ||
1977 | MLB | AL | West ^ | 1st | 102 | 60 | .630 | – | Lost ALCS (Yankees) 3–2 | ||
1978 | MLB | AL | West ^ | 1st | 92 | 70 | .568 | – | Lost ALCS (Yankees) 3–1 | ||
1979 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3 | |||
1980 | MLB | AL * | West ^ | 1st | 97 | 65 | .599 | – | Won ALCS (Yankees) 3–0 Lost World Series (Phillies) 4–2 * |
George Brett (MVP) | |
1981 | MLB | AL | West | 5th | 20 | 30 | .400 | 12 | Lost ALDS (Athletics) 3–0 | ||
1st ^ | 30 | 23 | .566 | – | |||||||
1982 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 90 | 72 | .556 | 3 | |||
1983 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 79 | 83 | .488 | 20 | |||
1984 | MLB | AL | West ^ | 1st | 84 | 78 | .519 | – | Lost ALCS (Tigers) 3–0 | ||
1985 | MLB † | AL * | West ^ | 1st | 91 | 71 | .562 | – | Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–3 Won World Series (Cardinals) 4–3 † |
WS MVP )
| |
1986 | MLB | AL | West | T–3rd | 76 | 86 | .469 | 16 | |||
1987 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 2 | |||
1988 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 84 | 77 | .522 | 19½ | |||
1989 | MLB | AL | West | 2nd | 92 | 70 | .568 | 7 | Bret Saberhagen (CYA) | ||
1990 | MLB | AL | West | 6th | 75 | 86 | .466 | 27½ | |||
1991 | MLB | AL | West | 6th | 82 | 80 | .506 | 13 | |||
1992 | MLB | AL | West | T–5th | 72 | 90 | .444 | 24 | |||
1993 | MLB | AL | West | 3rd | 84 | 78 | .519 | 10 | |||
1994 | MLB | AL | Central | 3rd | 64 | 51 | .557 | 4 | Playoffs canceled
|
Bob Hamelin (ROY) David Cone (CYA) | |
1995 | MLB | AL | Central | 2nd | 70 | 74 | .486 | 30 | |||
1996 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 75 | 86 | .466 | 24 | |||
1997 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 67 | 94 | .416 | 19½ | |||
1998 | MLB | AL | Central | 3rd | 72 | 89 | .447 | 16½ | |||
1999 | MLB | AL | Central | 4th | 64 | 97 | .398 | 32½ | Carlos Beltrán (ROY) | ||
2000 | MLB | AL | Central | 4th | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18 | |||
2001 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 65 | 97 | .401 | 26 | |||
2002 | MLB | AL | Central | 4th | 62 | 100 | .383 | 32½ | |||
2003 | MLB | AL | Central | 3rd | 83 | 79 | .512 | 7 | MOY )
| ||
2004 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 58 | 104 | .358 | 34 | |||
2005 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 56 | 106 | .346 | 43 | |||
2006 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 62 | 100 | .383 | 34 | |||
2007 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 69 | 93 | .426 | 27 | |||
2008 | MLB | AL | Central | 4th | 75 | 87 | .463 | 13½ | |||
2009 | MLB | AL | Central | T–4th | 65 | 97 | .401 | 21½ | Zack Greinke (CYA) | ||
2010 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 67 | 95 | .414 | 27 | |||
2011 | MLB | AL | Central | 4th | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | |||
2012 | MLB | AL | Central | 3rd | 72 | 90 | .444 | 16 | |||
2013 | MLB | AL | Central | 3rd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 7 | |||
2014 | MLB | AL * | Central | 2nd ¤ | 89 | 73 | .549 | 1 | Won ) 4–3 * | ||
2015 | MLB † | AL * | Central ^ | 1st | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | Won ALDS (Astros) 3–2 Won ALCS (Blue Jays) 4–2 Won World Series (Mets) 4–1 † |
WS MVP )
| |
2016 | MLB | AL | Central | 3rd | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13½ | |||
2017 | MLB | AL | Central | 3rd | 80 | 82 | .494 | 22 | |||
2018 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 58 | 104 | .358 | 33 | |||
2019 | MLB | AL | Central | 4th | 59 | 103 | .364 | 42 | |||
2020 | MLB | AL | Central | 4th | 26 | 34 | .433 | 10 | |||
2021 | MLB | AL | Central | 4th | 74 | 88 | .457 | 19 | |||
2022 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 65 | 97 | .401 | 27 | |||
2023 | MLB | AL | Central | 5th | 56 | 106 | .346 | 31 | |||
Totals | Wins | Losses | Win% | ||||||||
4,122 | 4,547 | .475 | All-time regular season record (1969–2023) | ||||||||
40 | 34 | .541 | All-time postseason record | ||||||||
4,162 | 4,581 | .476 | All-time regular and postseason record |
Record by decade
The following table describes the Royals' MLB win–loss record by decade.
Decade | Wins | Losses | Pct |
---|---|---|---|
1960s | 69 | 93 | .426 |
1970s | 851 | 760 | .528 |
1980s | 826 | 734 | .529 |
1990s | 725 | 825 | .468 |
2000s | 672 | 948 | .415 |
2010s | 758 | 862 | .468 |
2020s | 221 | 325 | .405 |
All-time | 4122 | 4547 | .475 |
These statistics are from Baseball-Reference.com's Kansas City Royals History & Encyclopedia.[5]
Postseason appearances
Year | Wild Card Game/Series
|
LDS
|
LCS | World Series | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | None (Won AL West )
|
New York Yankees | L (2–3) | |||||
1977 | None (Won AL West )
|
New York Yankees | L (2–3) | |||||
1978 | None (Won AL West )
|
New York Yankees | L (1–3) | |||||
1980 | None (Won AL West )
|
New York Yankees | W (3–0) | Philadelphia Phillies | L (2–4) | |||
1981 | None (Won AL West )
|
Oakland Athletics | L (0–3) | |||||
1984 | None (Won AL West )
|
Detroit Tigers | L (0–3) | |||||
1985 | None (Won AL West )
|
Toronto Blue Jays | W (4–3) | St. Louis Cardinals | W (4–3) | |||
2014 | Oakland Athletics W | Los Angeles Angels
of Anaheim |
W (3–0) | Baltimore Orioles | W (4–0) | San Francisco Giants | L (3–4) | |
2015 | None (Won AL Central )
|
Houston Astros | W (3–2) | Toronto Blue Jays | W (4–2) | New York Mets | W (4–1) |
Postseason record by year
The Royals have made the postseason nine times, with the first one being in the 1976 season and the most recent being in 2015.
Year | Finish | Round | Opponent | Result | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1976 | AL West Champions | ALCS | New York Yankees | Lost | 2 | 3 |
1977 | AL West Champions | ALCS | New York Yankees | Lost | 2 | 3 |
1978 | AL West Champions | ALCS | New York Yankees | Lost | 1 | 3 |
1980 | American League Champions | ALCS | New York Yankees | Won | 3 | 0 |
World Series | Philadelphia Phillies | Lost | 2 | 4 | ||
1981 | AL West Champions (second half) | ALDS | Oakland Athletics | Lost | 0 | 3 |
1984 | AL West Champions | ALCS | Detroit Tigers | Lost | 0 | 3 |
1985 | World Series Champions | ALCS | Toronto Blue Jays | Won | 4 | 3 |
World Series | St. Louis Cardinals | Won | 4 | 3 | ||
2014 | American League Champions | Wild Card Game | Oakland Athletics | Won | 1 | 0 |
ALDS | Anaheim Angels
|
Won | 3 | 0 | ||
ALCS | Baltimore Orioles | Won | 4 | 0 | ||
World Series | San Francisco Giants | Lost | 3 | 4 | ||
2015 | World Series Champions | ALDS | Houston Astros | Won | 3 | 2 |
ALCS | Toronto Blue Jays | Won | 4 | 2 | ||
World Series | New York Mets | Won | 4 | 1 | ||
9 | Totals | 9–7 | 40 | 34 |
References
- ^ Gershon, Aaron. "Kansas City Royals (1969-Present)". sportsecyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
- ^ "1980 Kansas City Royals Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "2014 Kansas City Royals Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "2015 Kansas City Royals Statistics". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
- ^ "Kansas City Royals History & Encyclopedia". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016.