Kansas City Royals
1 roto title · 58 seasons (1969–2026)
One Roto Champ title sits in the Kansas City Royals record, from 1980, across 58 seasons. That was 46 seasons ago, and it remains the only time the franchise has topped the standings. Their average finish is 16.9 all time, against 20.2 over the last ten seasons, a step down from the franchise norm.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Bobby Witt Jr. in 2024, worth a 25.2 z-score. George Brett is the franchise’s most persistent roto presence, owning 6 of its 50 best seasons. One quirk worth knowing: the All-Franchise Team below fills strict positions, so Adalberto Mondesi, Bo Jackson and Kevin Seitzer all rate above somebody who made it and still missed, purely because their position ran out.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2025 | 20th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 6th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 28th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 24th 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’ 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
- OFJermaine Dyeposition full5 seasons31.0
- OFJarrod Dysonposition full8 seasons30.9
- 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 | |||