royals pitcher single season era leader 2000-2020

Between 2000 and 2020, Zack Greinke had the lowest ERA for the Royals in a season, with an ERA of 2.16 in 2009.

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NAMEERASEASONTMGWLW%GSSOCGSHOSVIPHERRHRBBHBPGFIBBTBFWPK/9BB/9K/BBHR/9K%BB%WHIPBABIPRAERA-FIPFIP-H/9PRAA
1Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
2.16
2009
KCR KCR
33
16
8
.667
33
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
2Kelvin Herrera
K. Herrera
2.35
2012
KCR KCR
76
4
3
.571
0
77
0
0
3
84.1
79
22
24
4
21
2
10
6
344
3
8.22
2.24
3.67
0.43
22.4
6.1
1.19
.313
2.56
57
2.70
66
8.43
13.1
3Brad Keller
B. Keller
2.47
2020
KCR KCR
9
5
3
.625
9
35
1
1
0
54.2
39
15
16
2
17
2
0
0
215
1
5.76
2.80
2.06
0.33
16.3
7.9
1.02
.233
2.63
54
3.42
78
6.42
6
4Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
2.53
2014
KCR KCR
31
9
12
.429
25
113
0
0
0
149.1
113
42
52
12
53
5
1
2
606
5
6.81
3.19
2.13
0.72
18.6
8.7
1.11
.239
3.13
64
3.82
102
6.81
-1.3
5Chris Young
C. Young
3.06
2015
KCR KCR
34
11
6
.647
18
83
0
0
0
123.1
91
42
44
16
43
0
3
0
500
5
6.06
3.14
1.93
1.17
16.6
8.6
1.09
.209
3.21
75
4.51
114
6.64
-7.9
6Brad Keller
B. Keller
3.08
2018
KCR KCR
41
9
6
.600
20
96
1
0
0
140.1
133
48
50
7
50
2
2
1
583
8
6.16
3.21
1.92
0.45
16.5
8.6
1.30
.294
3.21
71
3.55
86
8.53
9.4
7James Shields
J. Shields
3.15
2013
KCR KCR
34
13
9
.591
34
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
8Jeremy Guthrie
J. Guthrie
3.16
2012
KCR KCR
14
5
3
.625
14
56
0
0
0
91.0
84
32
37
9
19
2
0
0
366
1
5.54
1.88
2.95
0.89
15.3
5.2
1.13
.268
3.66
77
3.83
94
8.31
2.5
9Yordano Ventura
Y. Ventura
3.20
2014
KCR KCR
31
14
10
.583
30
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
10James Shields
J. Shields
3.21
2014
KCR KCR
34
14
8
.636
34
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
11Ervin Santana
E. Santana
3.24
2013
KCR KCR
32
9
10
.474
32
161
0
0
0
211.0
190
76
85
26
51
6
0
3
859
6
6.87
2.18
3.16
1.11
18.7
5.9
1.14
.267
3.63
80
3.93
100
8.10
-0.3
12Bruce Chen
B. Chen
3.27
2013
KCR KCR
34
9
4
.692
15
78
0
0
0
121.0
107
44
46
13
36
3
3
4
498
0
5.80
2.68
2.17
0.97
15.7
7.2
1.18
.255
3.42
81
4.12
105
7.96
-2.7
13Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
3.47
2008
KCR KCR
32
13
10
.565
32
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
14Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
3.51
2016
KCR KCR
42
12
3
.800
26
188
1
0
0
179.2
163
70
71
27
42
7
5
0
731
4
9.42
2.10
4.48
1.35
25.7
5.7
1.14
.291
3.56
83
3.82
92
8.17
6.7
15Edinson Volquez
E. Volquez
3.55
2015
KCR KCR
34
13
9
.591
33
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
16Gil Meche
G. Meche
3.67
2007
KCR KCR
34
9
13
.409
34
156
1
0
0
216.0
218
88
98
22
62
3
0
2
906
3
6.50
2.58
2.52
0.92
17.2
6.8
1.30
.296
4.08
80
4.01
91
9.08
9.1
17Ian Kennedy
I. Kennedy
3.68
2016
KCR KCR
33
11
11
.500
33
184
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
87
4.66
112
7.96
-11.4
18Zack Greinke
Z. Greinke
3.69
2007
KCR KCR
52
7
7
.500
14
106
0
0
1
122.0
122
50
52
12
36
3
7
5
507
3
7.82
2.66
2.94
0.89
20.9
7.1
1.30
.314
3.84
80
3.73
85
9.00
9
19Jason Vargas
J. Vargas
3.71
2014
KCR KCR
30
11
10
.524
30
128
1
1
0
187.0
197
77
82
19
41
6
0
4
790
1
6.16
1.97
3.12
0.91
16.2
5.2
1.27
.299
3.95
94
3.83
102
9.48
-1.9
20Darrell May
D. May
3.77
2003
KCR KCR
35
10
8
.556
32
115
2
1
0
210.0
197
88
98
31
53
2
1
1
868
5
4.93
2.27
2.17
1.33
13.2
6.1
1.19
.249
4.20
79
4.63
102
8.44
-1.8
21Bruce Chen
B. Chen
3.77
2011
KCR KCR
25
12
8
.600
25
97
1
0
0
155.0
152
65
71
18
50
7
0
2
654
2
5.63
2.90
1.94
1.05
14.8
7.6
1.30
.278
4.12
91
4.38
110
8.83
-6.7
22Joel Peralta
J. Peralta
3.80
2007
KCR KCR
62
1
3
.250
0
66
0
0
1
87.2
93
37
39
9
19
2
18
5
366
2
6.78
1.95
3.47
0.92
18.0
5.2
1.28
.311
4.00
83
3.78
86
9.55
6
23Danny Duffy
D. Duffy
3.81
2017
KCR KCR
24
9
10
.474
24
130
0
0
0
146.1
143
62
67
13
41
4
0
0
609
2
8.00
2.52
3.17
0.80
21.3
6.7
1.26
.309
4.12
86
3.45
80
8.79
13.9
24Brian Bannister
B. Bannister
3.87
2007
KCR KCR
27
12
9
.571
27
77
1
0
0
165.0
156
71
76
15
44
6
0
1
683
4
4.20
2.40
1.75
0.82
11.3
6.4
1.21
.261
4.15
84
4.39
100
8.51
0
25Paul Byrd
P. Byrd
3.90
2002
KCR KCR
33
17
11
.607
33
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
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