Kansas City Royals
1 roto title · 58 seasons (1969–2026)
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Kansas City Royals placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (9 hitters by PA, 5 starters, a closer).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026live | 27th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2025 | 20th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 6th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 28th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 25th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 19th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 14th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 23rd of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Kansas City Royals’s all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score, a full roto roster: a player at each spot, five starters, a closer.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- SSAdalberto Mondesiposition full7 seasons42.6
- OFBo Jacksonposition full5 seasons35.7
- 3BKevin Seitzerposition full6 seasons34.8
- OFLou Piniellaposition full5 seasons31.9
- 3BMaikel Garciaposition full5 seasons31.4
- OFJermaine Dyeposition full5 seasons31.0
- RPJoakim Soriaposition full7 seasons35.9
- RPScott Barlowposition full6 seasons20.5
- RPKelvin Herreraposition full8 seasons18.8
- RPWade Davisposition full5 seasons14.3
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (hitters and pitchers, each scored vs their own pool).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KC2024 | 25.2 | |
125R32HR109RBI31SB.332AVG | |||
| 2 | KC2025 | 19.8 | |
99R23HR88RBI38SB.295AVG | |||
| 3 | KC2023 | 19.6 | |
97R30HR96RBI49SB.276AVG | |||
| 4 | KC2018 | 19.4 | |
88R12HR60RBI45SB.304AVG | |||
| 5 | KC2021 | 19.0 | |
97R10HR74RBI40SB.277AVG | |||
| 6 | KC2000 | 18.5 | |
136R16HR88RBI46SB.327AVG | |||
| 7 | KC1971 | 18.5 | |
80R15HR79RBI52SB.301AVG | |||
| 8 | KC2003 | 18.1 | |
102R26HR100RBI41SB.307AVG | |||
| 9 | KC1980 | 18.0 | |
133R3HR49RBI79SB.326AVG | |||
| 10 | KC2020 | 17.9 | |
33R6HR22RBI24SB.256AVG | |||
| 11 | KC1979 | 17.5 | |
113R6HR49RBI83SB.315AVG | |||
| 12 | KC1980 | 17.4 | |
87R24HR118RBI15SB.390AVG | |||