most steals by a royals rookie since 1969

Since 1969, Willie Wilson has the most stolen bases by a Royals rookie, with 46 steals in 1978.

	NAME	SB	SEASON	TM	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	wRC	WRAA	wOBA	wRC+	BRAA
1	Willie Wilson W. Wilson	46	1978	KCR	127	198	43	43	8	2	0	16	16	2	33	12	223	55	10	5	2	0	2	.217	.280	.278	.558	15	-9.6	.260	57	-10.7
2	Pat Kelly P. Kelly	40	1969	KCR	112	417	61	110	20	4	8	32	49	5	70	13	473	162	32	2	0	3	5	.264	.348	.388	.737	59	8.5	.337	108	4.5
3	Bobby Witt Jr. B. Witt Jr.	30	2022	KCR	150	591	82	150	31	6	20	80	30	6	135	7	632	253	57	0	5	2	12	.254	.294	.428	.722	73	0.7	.311	98	-1.1
4	Jarrod Dyson J. Dyson	30	2012	KCR	102	292	52	76	8	5	0	9	30	1	56	5	330	94	13	4	3	1	5	.260	.328	.322	.650	31	-6.5	.291	80	-7.8
5	Carlos Beltran C. Beltran	27	1999	KCR	156	663	112	194	27	7	22	108	46	4	123	8	723	301	56	0	10	2	17	.293	.337	.454	.791	95	1.2	.343	95	-5.1
6	Dairon Blanco D. Blanco	24	2023	KCR	69	124	19	32	7	4	3	18	10	2	33	5	138	56	14	2	0	0	2	.258	.324	.452	.775	18	1.7	.333	107	1.1
7	Maikel Garcia M. Garcia	23	2023	KCR	123	464	59	126	20	4	4	50	38	2	115	7	515	166	28	1	10	0	9	.272	.323	.358	.681	54	-8.4	.299	83	-10.5
8	Tyler Tolbert T. Tolbert	21	2025	KCR	64	50	19	14	2	0	1	6	1	3	11	2	57	19	3	1	2	0	1	.280	.321	.380	.701	6	-0.4	.305	92	-0.5
9	Angel Berroa A. Berroa	21	2003	KCR	158	567	92	163	28	7	17	73	29	18	100	5	635	256	52	13	8	3	13	.287	.338	.451	.789	84	6.5	.340	101	1
10	Carlos Febles C. Febles	20	1999	KCR	123	453	71	116	22	9	10	53	47	9	91	4	524	186	41	12	3	0	16	.256	.336	.411	.747	64	-4.4	.331	87	-8.9
11	Terry Shumpert T. Shumpert	17	1991	KCR	144	369	45	80	16	4	5	34	30	5	75	11	417	119	25	10	3	0	10	.217	.283	.322	.605	34	-13.1	.277	69	-15.3
12	Drew Waters D. Waters	16	2023	KCR	98	302	40	69	11	5	8	32	27	5	107	5	337	114	24	0	3	0	4	.228	.300	.377	.677	35	-6.3	.296	81	-7.7
13	Alex Gordon A. Gordon	14	2007	KCR	151	543	60	134	36	4	15	60	41	13	137	4	600	223	55	1	2	4	12	.247	.314	.411	.725	67	-7.5	.316	87	-10
14	Terrance Gore T. Gore	13	2019	KCR	37	51	13	14	2	1	0	1	6	1	18	5	58	18	3	0	0	0	0	.275	.362	.353	.715	7	-0.1	.317	95	-0.4
15	Joe Randa J. Randa	13	1996	KCR	110	337	36	102	24	1	6	47	26	1	47	4	370	146	31	2	4	4	10	.303	.351	.433	.784	49	1.6	.341	94	-3
16	Kevin Seitzer K. Seitzer	12	1987	KCR	161	641	105	207	33	8	15	83	80	2	85	7	725	301	56	1	1	0	18	.323	.399	.470	.869	124	34.5	.383	134	31.3
17	Pat Sheridan P. Sheridan	12	1983	KCR	109	333	43	90	12	2	7	36	20	0	64	3	357	127	21	4	0	0	3	.270	.312	.381	.693	39	-1.8	.312	92	-3.5
18	U L Washington	12	1978	KCR	69	129	10	34	2	1	0	9	10	0	20	6	142	38	3	2	1	0	2	.264	.314	.295	.609	12	-3.7	.283	73	-4.3
19	Nate Eaton N. Eaton	11	2022	KCR	44	106	16	28	4	3	1	12	10	2	30	1	122	41	8	1	3	0	2	.264	.331	.387	.717	14	0.4	.313	100	0
20	Terrance Gore T. Gore	11	2016	KCR	17	3	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	-0.8	.000	-121	-0.8
21	Jarrod Dyson J. Dyson	11	2011	KCR	26	44	8	9	1	0	0	3	7	0	14	1	53	10	1	1	1	0	0	.205	.308	.227	.535	3	-2.6	.255	53	-2.9
22	Eric Hosmer E. Hosmer	11	2011	KCR	128	523	66	153	27	3	19	78	34	1	82	5	563	243	49	0	5	7	13	.293	.334	.465	.799	75	12.1	.343	113	8.5
23	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	10	1987	KCR	116	396	46	93	17	2	22	53	30	5	158	4	434	180	41	1	2	0	3	.235	.296	.455	.750	53	-0.7	.324	95	-2.6
24	Kyle Isbel K. Isbel	9	2022	KCR	106	256	32	54	10	4	5	28	16	3	75	6	278	87	19	1	2	0	5	.211	.264	.340	.603	22	-9.8	.265	66	-10.6
25	Adalberto Mondesi A. Mondesi	9	2016	KCR	47	135	16	25	1	3	2	13	6	2	48	1	149	38	6	6	0	0	1	.185	.231	.281	.512	6	-11.4	.226	34	-11.9

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15

Caglianone

RBI

49

Jensen

AVG

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Witt

Team Pitching Leaders

5

Cameron

96

Wacha

ERA

3.77

Wacha

Team Rankings

25th

411

20th

743

26th

ERA

4.95

28th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	50	45	.526
Guardians	51	46	.526
Twins	48	49	.495	3.0
Tigers	44	52	.458	6.5
Royals	38	59	.392	13.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 7/17	SDP	@	KCR	8:10 PM
Sat 7/18	SDP	@	KCR	4:10 PM
Sun 7/19	SDP	@	KCR	2:10 PM
Mon 7/20	SFG	@	KCR	7:40 PM
Tue 7/21	SFG	@	KCR	7:40 PM

Last Game

Royals

38 - 59

Final

Orioles

46 - 51

Sun 12 Jul 2026

MLB 2026 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

32

Schwarber

31

Alvarez

29

Rice

RBI Leaders

74

Walker

70

Alvarez

68

Rice

Batting Average Leaders

.334

Lopez

.330

Arraez

.322

Díaz

Hit Leaders

127

Lopez

119

Arraez

111

Alvarez

Run Leaders

89

Wood

68

Reynolds

67

Neto

OBP Leaders

.426

Alvarez

.410

Wood

.405

Soto

SLG Leaders

.633

Alvarez

.599

Rice

.575

Buxton

SB Leaders

34

Nuñez

30

Witt

26

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

12

Ashby

11

Burns

11

Sánchez

Strikeout Leaders

167

Misiorowski

148

Cease

144

Sánchez

ERA Leaders

1.62

Misiorowski

2.05

Schlittler

2.20

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.76

Misiorowski

0.91

Yamamoto

0.94

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.55

Cease

13.54

Misiorowski

11.09

Luzardo

K/BB Leaders

6.19

Misiorowski

5.76

Rasmussen

5.76

Sánchez

Walk Leaders

17

Rasmussen

19

Martinez

20

Woo

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,781

Ohtani

1,483.8

Wood

1,326

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,224.6

Ohtani

1,103

Wood

995

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MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

56-39

57-40

55-39

53-43

52-43

Worst Record ATS

37-60

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41-56

42-55

42-54

44-53

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	55	40	.579
Phillies	54	43	.557	2.0
Marlins	52	45	.536	4.0
Nationals	48	49	.495	8.0
Mets	40	57	.412	16.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	59	37	.615
Cubs	54	42	.563	5.0
Cardinals	50	45	.526	8.5
Pirates	50	47	.515	9.5
Reds	43	52	.453	15.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	61	36	.629
Diamondbacks	49	47	.510	11.5
Padres	48	48	.500	12.5
Giants	41	55	.427	19.5
Rockies	39	59	.398	22.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	56	38	.596
Yankees	54	42	.563	3.0
Red Sox	46	48	.489	10.0
Orioles	46	51	.474	11.5
Blue Jays	45	51	.469	12.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	50	45	.526
Guardians	51	46	.526
Twins	48	49	.495	3.0
Tigers	44	52	.458	6.5
Royals	38	59	.392	13.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	49	47	.510
Mariners	48	49	.495	1.5
Astros	47	51	.480	3.0
Athletics	41	55	.427	8.0
Angels	38	59	.392	11.5

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Sun 6/28	CIN	@	PIT	4-9
Sun 6/28	WSH	@	BAL	6-4
Sun 6/28	TEX	@	TOR	3-2
Sun 6/28	SEA	@	CLE	5-6
Sun 6/28	AZ	@	TBR	1-5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 7/16	NYM	@	PHI	7:10 PM
Fri 7/17	TBR	@	BOS	1:35 PM
Fri 7/17	LAD	@	NYY	7:05 PM
Fri 7/17	TBR	@	BOS	7:10 PM
Fri 7/17	PIT	@	CLE	7:10 PM

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