Zack Greinke has fanned the most batters by a Royals starting pitcher in a season, with 242 strikeouts in 2009.
| NAME | SO | SEASON | TM | G | W | L | W% | GS | ERA | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | ER | R | HR | BB | HBP | GF | IBB | TBF | WP | K/9 | BB/9 | K/BB | HR/9 | K% | BB% | WHIP | BABIP | RA | H/9 | ||
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| 1 |  | Z. Greinke | 242 | 2009 | 33 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 33 | 2.16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 229.1 | 195 | 55 | 64 | 11 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 915 | 5 | 9.50 | 2.00 | 4.75 | 0.43 | 26.4 | 5.6 | 1.07 | .303 | 2.51 | 7.65 | |
| 2 |  | D. Leonard | 240 | 1977 | 37 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 37 | 3.04 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 289.2 | 245 | 98 | 115 | 18 | 76 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1,172 | 14 | 7.46 | 2.36 | 3.16 | 0.56 | 20.5 | 6.5 | 1.11 | .273 | 3.57 | 7.61 | |
| 3 |  | C. Ragans | 223 | 2024 | 32 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 32 | 3.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 186.1 | 146 | 65 | 71 | 15 | 67 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 762 | 11 | 10.77 | 3.24 | 3.33 | 0.72 | 29.3 | 8.8 | 1.14 | .290 | 3.43 | 7.05 | |
| 4 | | K. Appier | 207 | 1996 | 32 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 32 | 3.62 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 211.1 | 192 | 85 | 87 | 17 | 75 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 874 | 10 | 8.82 | 3.19 | 2.76 | 0.72 | 23.7 | 8.6 | 1.26 | .307 | 3.71 | 8.18 | |
| 5 | | S. Busby | 198 | 1974 | 38 | 22 | 14 | .611 | 38 | 3.39 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 292.1 | 284 | 110 | 118 | 14 | 92 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 1,220 | 5 | 6.10 | 2.83 | 2.15 | 0.43 | 16.2 | 7.5 | 1.29 | .298 | 3.63 | 8.74 | |
| 6 | | J. Shields | 196 | 2013 | 34 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 34 | 3.15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 228.2 | 215 | 80 | 82 | 20 | 68 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 946 | 11 | 7.71 | 2.68 | 2.88 | 0.79 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 1.24 | .298 | 3.23 | 8.46 | |
| 7 | | K. Appier | 196 | 1997 | 34 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 34 | 3.40 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 235.2 | 215 | 89 | 96 | 24 | 74 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 972 | 14 | 7.49 | 2.83 | 2.65 | 0.92 | 20.2 | 7.6 | 1.23 | .283 | 3.67 | 8.21 | |
| 8 | | D. Cone | 191 | 1993 | 34 | 11 | 14 | .440 | 34 | 3.33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 254.0 | 205 | 94 | 102 | 20 | 114 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1,060 | 14 | 6.77 | 4.04 | 1.68 | 0.71 | 18.0 | 10.8 | 1.26 | .255 | 3.61 | 7.26 | |
| 9 | | B. Saberhagen | 191 | 1989 | 35 | 23 | 5 | .821 | 35 | 2.08 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 260.0 | 206 | 60 | 71 | 12 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1,009 | 8 | 6.61 | 1.42 | 4.66 | 0.42 | 18.9 | 4.1 | 0.95 | .254 | 2.46 | 7.13 | |
| 10 | | K. Appier | 186 | 1993 | 34 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 34 | 2.56 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 238.2 | 183 | 68 | 74 | 8 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 953 | 5 | 7.01 | 3.05 | 2.30 | 0.30 | 19.5 | 8.5 | 1.11 | .258 | 2.79 | 6.90 | |
| 11 | | K. Appier | 185 | 1995 | 31 | 15 | 10 | .600 | 31 | 3.89 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 201.1 | 163 | 87 | 90 | 14 | 80 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 832 | 5 | 8.27 | 3.58 | 2.31 | 0.63 | 22.2 | 9.6 | 1.21 | .273 | 4.02 | 7.29 | |
| 12 | | I. Kennedy | 184 | 2016 | 33 | 11 | 11 | .500 | 33 | 3.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195.2 | 173 | 80 | 81 | 33 | 66 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 818 | 4 | 8.46 | 3.04 | 2.79 | 1.52 | 22.5 | 8.1 | 1.22 | .268 | 3.73 | 7.96 | |
| 13 | | Z. Greinke | 183 | 2008 | 32 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 32 | 3.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 202.1 | 202 | 78 | 87 | 21 | 56 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 851 | 8 | 8.14 | 2.49 | 3.27 | 0.93 | 21.5 | 6.6 | 1.28 | .308 | 3.87 | 8.99 | |
| 14 | | G. Meche | 183 | 2008 | 34 | 14 | 11 | .560 | 34 | 3.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210.1 | 204 | 93 | 98 | 19 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 886 | 5 | 7.83 | 3.12 | 2.51 | 0.81 | 20.7 | 8.2 | 1.32 | .303 | 4.19 | 8.73 | |
| 15 | | M. Gubicza | 183 | 1988 | 35 | 20 | 8 | .714 | 35 | 2.70 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 269.2 | 237 | 81 | 94 | 11 | 83 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1,111 | 12 | 6.11 | 2.77 | 2.20 | 0.37 | 16.5 | 7.5 | 1.19 | .273 | 3.14 | 7.91 | |
| 16 | | D. Leonard | 183 | 1978 | 40 | 21 | 17 | .553 | 40 | 3.33 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 294.2 | 283 | 109 | 125 | 27 | 78 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1,218 | 12 | 5.59 | 2.38 | 2.35 | 0.82 | 15.0 | 6.4 | 1.23 | .278 | 3.82 | 8.64 | |
| 17 |  | S. Lugo | 181 | 2024 | 33 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 33 | 3.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 206.2 | 177 | 69 | 75 | 16 | 48 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 836 | 4 | 7.88 | 2.09 | 3.77 | 0.70 | 21.7 | 5.7 | 1.09 | .277 | 3.27 | 7.71 | |
| 18 | | Z. Greinke | 181 | 2010 | 33 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 33 | 4.17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 220.0 | 219 | 102 | 114 | 18 | 55 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 919 | 4 | 7.40 | 2.25 | 3.29 | 0.74 | 19.7 | 6.0 | 1.25 | .305 | 4.66 | 8.96 | |
| 19 | | J. Shields | 180 | 2014 | 34 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 34 | 3.21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 227.0 | 224 | 81 | 95 | 23 | 44 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 939 | 12 | 7.14 | 1.74 | 4.09 | 0.91 | 19.2 | 4.7 | 1.18 | .295 | 3.77 | 8.88 | |
| 20 | | B. Johnson | 179 | 1970 | 26 | 8 | 12 | .400 | 26 | 2.96 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 191.1 | 157 | 63 | 72 | 16 | 75 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 799 | 3 | 8.42 | 3.53 | 2.39 | 0.75 | 22.4 | 9.4 | 1.21 | .271 | 3.39 | 7.39 | |
| 21 | | T. Gordon | 175 | 1990 | 32 | 12 | 11 | .522 | 32 | 3.73 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 195.1 | 192 | 81 | 99 | 17 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 858 | 11 | 8.06 | 4.56 | 1.77 | 0.78 | 20.4 | 11.5 | 1.49 | .310 | 4.56 | 8.85 | |
| 22 | | S. Busby | 174 | 1973 | 37 | 16 | 15 | .516 | 37 | 4.23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 238.1 | 246 | 112 | 125 | 18 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1,037 | 9 | 6.57 | 3.97 | 1.66 | 0.68 | 16.8 | 10.1 | 1.47 | .311 | 4.72 | 9.29 | |
| 23 | | M. Gubicza | 173 | 1989 | 36 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 36 | 3.04 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 255.0 | 252 | 86 | 100 | 10 | 63 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1,060 | 9 | 6.11 | 2.22 | 2.75 | 0.35 | 16.3 | 5.9 | 1.24 | .299 | 3.53 | 8.89 | |
| 24 | | B. Saberhagen | 171 | 1988 | 35 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 35 | 3.80 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 260.2 | 271 | 110 | 122 | 18 | 59 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1,089 | 9 | 5.90 | 2.04 | 2.90 | 0.62 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 1.27 | .302 | 4.21 | 9.36 | |
| 25 | | B. Singer | 170 | 2024 | 32 | 9 | 13 | .409 | 32 | 3.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 179.2 | 175 | 74 | 77 | 22 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 762 | 2 | 8.52 | 2.71 | 3.15 | 1.10 | 22.3 | 7.1 | 1.27 | .302 | 3.86 | 8.77 | |
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 Phillies - y | 96 | 66 | .593 | |
83 | 79 | .512 | 13.0 | |
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| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
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 Reds - w | 83 | 79 | .512 | 14.0 |
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| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
 Dodgers - y | 93 | 69 | .574 | |
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 Blue Jays - y | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Yankees - w | 94 | 68 | .580 | |
 Red Sox - w | 89 | 73 | .549 | 5.0 |
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 Tigers - w | 87 | 75 | .537 | 1.0 |
82 | 80 | .506 | 6.0 | |
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