most wins in one season by a royals pitcher since 1990

Since 1990, Jason Vargas and Kevin Appier are tied for winning the most games for the Royals in a season, with 18 wins.

	NAME	W	SEASON	TM	L	W%	G	GS	ERA	SO	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	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Jason Vargas J. Vargas	18	2017	KCR	11	.621	32	32	4.16	134	1	1	0	179.2	181	83	84	27	58	5	0	2	756	6	6.71	2.91	2.31	1.35	17.7	7.7	1.33	.289	4.21	93	4.66	109	9.07	-7.6
2	Kevin Appier K. Appier	18	1993	KCR	8	.692	34	34	2.56	186	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	58	2.89	68	6.90	36
3	Paul Byrd P. Byrd	17	2002	KCR	11	.607	33	33	3.90	129	7	2	0	228.1	224	99	111	36	38	7	0	1	935	3	5.08	1.50	3.39	1.42	13.8	4.1	1.15	.259	4.38	83	4.46	99	8.83	0.9
4	Seth Lugo S. Lugo	16	2024	KCR	9	.640	33	33	3.00	181	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	71	3.24	79	7.71	19.4
5	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	16	2009	KCR	8	.667	33	33	2.16	242	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	48	2.32	53	7.65	52.5
6	David Cone D. Cone	16	1994	KCR	5	.762	23	23	2.94	132	4	3	0	171.2	130	56	60	15	54	7	0	0	690	5	6.92	2.83	2.44	0.79	19.1	7.8	1.07	.239	3.15	61	3.79	81	6.82	17.2
7	Jeremy Guthrie J. Guthrie	15	2013	KCR	12	.556	33	33	4.04	111	3	2	0	211.2	236	95	99	30	59	8	0	1	905	7	4.72	2.51	1.88	1.28	12.3	6.5	1.39	.296	4.21	100	4.79	122	10.03	-20.6
8	Tim Belcher T. Belcher	15	1996	KCR	11	.577	35	35	3.92	113	4	1	0	238.2	262	104	117	28	68	6	0	4	1,021	7	4.26	2.56	1.66	1.06	11.1	6.7	1.38	.290	4.41	77	4.67	93	9.88	9.1
9	Kevin Appier K. Appier	15	1995	KCR	10	.600	31	31	3.89	185	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	81	3.48	74	7.29	27.8
10	Kevin Appier K. Appier	15	1992	KCR	8	.652	30	30	2.46	150	3	0	0	208.1	167	57	59	10	68	2	0	5	852	4	6.48	2.94	2.21	0.43	17.6	8.0	1.13	.252	2.55	61	2.97	78	7.21	20
11	James Shields J. Shields	14	2014	KCR	8	.636	34	34	3.21	180	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	82	3.59	96	8.88	4
12	Yordano Ventura Y. Ventura	14	2014	KCR	10	.583	31	30	3.20	159	0	0	0	183.0	168	65	70	14	69	5	0	1	782	11	7.82	3.39	2.30	0.69	20.3	8.8	1.30	.288	3.44	81	3.60	96	8.26	3
13	Gil Meche G. Meche	14	2008	KCR	11	.560	34	34	3.98	183	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	90	3.60	84	8.73	15.8
14	Tim Belcher T. Belcher	14	1998	KCR	14	.500	34	34	4.27	130	2	0	0	234.0	247	111	127	37	73	7	0	0	1,003	6	5.00	2.81	1.78	1.42	13.0	7.3	1.37	.278	4.88	90	5.10	110	9.50	-11.1
15	Kevin Appier K. Appier	14	1996	KCR	11	.560	32	32	3.62	207	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	71	3.39	68	8.18	37.6
16	Michael Wacha M. Wacha	13	2024	KCR	8	.619	29	29	3.35	145	0	0	0	166.2	154	62	65	17	45	5	0	1	685	3	7.83	2.43	3.22	0.92	21.2	6.6	1.19	.290	3.51	79	3.65	89	8.32	8.2
17	Yordano Ventura Y. Ventura	13	2015	KCR	8	.619	28	28	4.08	156	0	0	0	163.1	154	74	75	14	58	9	0	1	693	10	8.60	3.20	2.69	0.77	22.5	8.4	1.30	.307	4.13	100	3.56	90	8.49	7.2
18	Edinson Volquez E. Volquez	13	2015	KCR	9	.591	34	33	3.55	155	1	0	0	200.1	190	79	89	16	72	8	0	1	850	3	6.96	3.23	2.15	0.72	18.2	8.5	1.31	.290	4.00	87	3.82	96	8.54	3
19	Jeremy Guthrie J. Guthrie	13	2014	KCR	11	.542	32	32	4.13	124	1	0	0	202.2	215	93	100	23	49	14	0	0	864	3	5.51	2.18	2.53	1.02	14.4	5.7	1.30	.294	4.44	105	4.31	115	9.55	-12.9
20	James Shields J. Shields	13	2013	KCR	9	.591	34	34	3.15	196	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	78	3.46	88	8.46	11.7
21	Zack Greinke Z. Greinke	13	2008	KCR	10	.565	32	32	3.47	183	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	78	3.55	83	8.99	16.3
22	Tim Belcher T. Belcher	13	1997	KCR	12	.520	32	32	5.02	113	3	1	0	213.1	242	119	128	31	70	5	0	2	927	7	4.77	2.95	1.61	1.31	12.2	7.6	1.46	.298	5.40	109	4.99	108	10.21	-8.3
23	Kevin Appier K. Appier	13	1991	KCR	10	.565	34	31	3.42	158	6	3	0	207.2	205	79	97	13	61	2	1	3	881	7	6.85	2.64	2.59	0.56	17.9	6.9	1.28	.297	4.20	84	3.05	79	8.88	19.5
24	Bret Saberhagen B. Saberhagen	13	1991	KCR	8	.619	28	28	3.07	136	7	2	0	196.1	165	67	76	12	45	9	0	5	789	8	6.23	2.06	3.02	0.55	17.2	5.7	1.07	.261	3.48	75	3.08	79	7.56	17.7
25	Steve Farr S. Farr	13	1990	KCR	7	.650	57	6	1.98	94	1	1	1	127.0	99	28	32	6	48	5	20	9	515	2	6.66	3.40	1.96	0.43	18.3	9.3	1.16	.257	2.27	51	3.19	85	7.02	8.1

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113

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AVG

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Team Pitching Leaders

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Team Rankings

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	88	74	.543
Tigers	87	75	.537	1.0
Royals	82	80	.506	6.0
Twins	70	92	.432	18.0
White Sox	60	102	.370	28.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Fri 3/27	KCR	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Sat 3/28	KCR	@	ATL	7:15 PM
Sun 3/29	KCR	@	ATL	1:35 PM
Mon 3/30	MIN	@	KCR	4:10 PM
Wed 4/1	MIN	@	KCR	7:40 PM

Last Game

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82 - 80

Final

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76 - 86

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MLB 2025 Batting Leaders

HR Leaders

60

Raleigh

56

Schwarber

55

Ohtani

RBI Leaders

132

Schwarber

126

Alonso

125

Raleigh

Batting Average Leaders

.331

Judge

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Bichette

.311

Wilson

Hit Leaders

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Witt

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Bichette

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Arraez

Run Leaders

146

Ohtani

137

Judge

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OBP Leaders

.457

Judge

.399

Springer

.396

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SLG Leaders

.688

Judge

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Ohtani

.589

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SB Leaders

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Caballero

44

Ramírez

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Win Leaders

19

Fried

18

Crochet

18

Rodón

Strikeout Leaders

255

Crochet

241

Skubal

224

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ERA Leaders

1.97

Skenes

2.21

Skubal

2.43

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WHIP Leaders

0.89

Skubal

0.92

deGrom

0.93

Woo

K/9 Leaders

11.52

Cease

11.18

Crochet

11.10

Skubal

K/BB Leaders

7.30

Skubal

5.54

Crochet

5.50

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Walk Leaders

32

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Skubal

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FanDuel Points Leaders

2,712.2

Ohtani

2,418.4

Judge

2,278.5

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DraftKings Points Leaders

1,990.4

Ohtani

1,802

Judge

1,702

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Best Record ATS

95-67

94-68

101-79

95-76

90-75

Worst Record ATS

65-96

75-99

76-94

81-98

74-88

75-87

MLB 2025 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Phillies - y	96	66	.593
Mets	83	79	.512	13.0
Marlins	79	83	.488	17.0
Braves	76	86	.469	20.0
Nationals	66	96	.407	30.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	97	65	.599
Cubs - w	92	70	.568	5.0
Reds - w	83	79	.512	14.0
Cardinals	78	84	.481	19.0
Pirates	71	91	.438	26.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	93	69	.574
Padres - w	90	72	.556	3.0
Giants	81	81	.500	12.0
Diamondbacks	80	82	.494	13.0
Rockies	43	119	.265	50.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Blue Jays - y	94	68	.580
Yankees - w	94	68	.580
Red Sox - w	89	73	.549	5.0
Rays	77	85	.475	17.0
Orioles	75	87	.463	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	88	74	.543
Tigers - w	87	75	.537	1.0
Royals	82	80	.506	6.0
Twins	70	92	.432	18.0
White Sox	60	102	.370	28.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Mariners - y	90	72	.556
Astros	87	75	.537	3.0
Rangers	81	81	.500	9.0
Athletics	76	86	.469	14.0
Angels	72	90	.444	18.0

MLB 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Tue 9/16	CIN	@	STL	6-2
Tue 9/16	ATL	@	WSH	9-4
Tue 9/16	ATH	@	BOS	4-5
Tue 9/16	TOR	@	TBR	1-2
Tue 9/16	SEA	@	KCR	5-7

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 3/25	NYY	@	SFG	8:05 PM
Thu 3/26	LAA	@	HOU	4:00 AM
Thu 3/26	WSH	@	CHC	4:00 AM
Thu 3/26	PIT	@	NYM	1:15 PM
Thu 3/26	CWS	@	MIL	2:10 PM

Since 1990, Jason Vargas and Kevin Appier are tied for winning the most games for the Royals in a season, with 18 wins.

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