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MLB · AL Central

Kansas City Royals

KC · 2026

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Roster construction

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 984 961 +22 16th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 16.2% 15.0% +1.2% 18th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters -2.5 -2.9 +0.4 14th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters 4 6 −2 5th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 1922 1111 +810 26th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers 28.9% 16.5% +12.3% 26th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player 7.0 4.9 +2.1 2nd of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 13.3 11.4 +1.9 6th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players 17.4 15.8 +1.6 9th of 30
Total position-player WAR 20.4 19.4 +1.0 12th of 30
Total pitching WAR 3.9 15.1 −11.2 30th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three 65.2% 62.2% +3.0% 12th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup 0.41 0.45 −0.04 21st of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season 4 4 — 16th of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season 1 1 — 11th of 30
Hitters used 20 24 −4 27th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 28.4 28.3 +0.1 16th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 1171 1557 −386 18th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under 19.3% 24.4% −5.1% 18th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older 843 397 +445 5th of 30

Staff shape

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Pitchers used 37 32 +4 5th of 30
Rotation WAR 8.7 13.1 −4.4 25th of 30
Bullpen WAR -1.4 6.5 −7.9 29th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters 7.0 8.8 −1.8 22nd of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters 66.7% 71.5% −4.8% 23rd of 30
Quality starts 62 56 +5 11th of 30
Blown saves 28 26 +1 19th of 30

Results

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Run differential -120 0 −120 27th of 30
Run differential per game -0.74 0.00 −0.74 27th of 30
Runs scored per game 4.26 4.48 −0.22 22nd of 30
Runs allowed per game 5.00 4.48 +0.52 26th of 30
Winning percentage .426 .500 −.074 26th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage .427 .502 −.075 27th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation -0.2 -0.3 +0.1 16th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games .447 .499 −.052 21st of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more .353 .500 −.147 27th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings .364 .510 −.146 25th of 30
Home winning percentage .506 .529 −.023 18th of 30
Road winning percentage .346 .471 −.125 27th of 30
Winning percentage within the division .481 .500 −.019 17th of 30
Longest winning streak 9 6 +2 3rd of 30

Batting

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Games 162 161 — 1st of 30
Team Plate Appearances 6083 6128 −45 21st of 30
Team At Bats 5438 5444 −6 18th of 30
Team Runs 690 725 −35 22nd of 30
Team Hits 1346 1328 +17 10th of 30
Team Doubles 293 249 +43 1st of 30
Team Triples 19 22 −3 17th of 30
Team Home Runs 170 185 −15 21st of 30
Team Runs Batted In 656 693 −37 23rd of 30
Team Stolen Bases 130 109 +20 9th of 30
Team Walks 512 544 −32 23rd of 30
Team Strikeouts 1272 1356 −84 6th of 30
Team Walk Rate 8.4% 8.9% −0.5% 22nd of 30
Team Strikeout Rate 20.9% 22.1% −1.2% 6th of 30
Team Batting Average .248 .244 +.004 8th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage .316 .318 −.002 17th of 30
Team Slugging Percentage .402 .400 +.002 12th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging .718 .719 −.001 16th of 30

Pitching

Metric Value Lg avg Diff Rank Percentile
Team Wins 69 80 −11 26th of 30
Team Losses 93 80 +12 26th of 30
Team Saves 38 41 −3 21st of 30
Team Blown Saves 26 23 +2 19th of 30
Team Games 162 161 — 1st of 30
Team Games Started 162 161 — 1st of 30
Team Innings Pitched 1424.1 1435.2 −11.1 28th of 30
Team Innings per Game 8.8 8.9 −0.1 22nd of 30
Team Strikeouts 1173 1356 −183 28th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings 7.4 8.5 −1.1 28th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings 3.7 3.4 +0.3 23rd of 30
Team Earned Run Average 4.77 4.17 +0.60 27th of 30

Rank is among the MLB clubs with a value for that metric, best first. Descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) are ranked but not colored — for them, "high" isn't "good".