To paraphrase from a famous movie, the one constant through all the years has been baseball.  With less than two weeks until the start of the 2025 season, we continue our look at the all-time leaders in both offensive and defensive categories for all 30 teams. Today, we take a deeper dive into the Kansas City Royals.

The Royals began life in 1969, joining the American League following the abandonment of the Kansas City market by the A’s following the 1967 season.  I’ve seen 277 players wearing the Royal blue in the 68 games I’ve seen them play, first in 1985 at old Comiskey Park where Willie Wilson took a throw to second base off the noggin, to last June, where Kyle Teel made his major league debut and picked up his first major league hit.

Home Runs

Name	Total
Salvador Perez	10
Alex Gordon	6
Eric Hosmer	5

Hits

Name	Total
Salvador Perez	36
Eric Hosmer	31
Billy Butler	30
Alcides Escobar	30

Runs

Name	Total
Alex Gordon	17
Alcides Escobar	15
Salvador Perez	14

RBI

Name	Total
Salvador Perez	28
Whit Merrifield	19
Billy Butler	16

Doubles

Name	Total
Alcides Escobar	10
Salvador Perez	7
Whit Merrifield	6
Billy Butler	6
Alex Gordon	6

Triples

Name	Total
Alcides Escobar	1
Whit Merrifield	1
Gregor Blanco	1
Jorge Bonifacio	1

Batting Average (> 10 AB)

Name	Total
Wilson Betemit	0.545
Esteban German	0.500
Brayan Pena	0.500

Stolen Bases

Name	Total
Jarrod Dyson	4
Alcides Escobar	4
Whit Merrifield	4

Games

Name	Total
Salvador Perez	39
Alex Gordon	34
Alcides Escobar	30

And now, the defensive side of the ball.

Wins

Name	Total
Danny Duffy	5
Gil Meche	2
26 tied with	1

Losses

Name	Total
Luke Hochevar	2
Danny Duffy	2
Brad Keller	2

ERA (> 8 IP)

Name	Total
Zack Greinke	0.00
Joakim Soria	0.69
Kelvin Herrera	0.69

Strikeouts

Name	Total
Danny Duffy	38
Luke Hochevar	21
Greg Holland	21

Appearances

Name	Total
Kelvin Herrera	14
Wade Davis	13
Greg Holland	13

Saves

Name	Total
Greg Holland	5
Joakim Soria	4
Wade Davis	4