Kansas City Royals

KC · AL Central · 2026

Roster construction

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	763	738	+24	17th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters	16.9%	15.5%	+1.4%	17th of 30
WAR bled by sub-replacement hitters	-2.5	-2.4	−0.1	16th of 30
Count of sub-replacement hitters	4	5	−1	8th of 30
Batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	1697	859	+837	28th of 30
Share of batters faced by sub-replacement pitchers	34.9%	17.4%	+17.5%	28th of 30
WAR of the club's best position player	5.1	3.8	+1.4	4th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best position players	8.8	8.7	+0.1	13th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's five best position players	11.6	12.1	−0.5	17th of 30
Total position-player WAR	13.2	14.4	−1.2	19th of 30
Total pitching WAR	2.7	11.4	−8.7	28th of 30
Share of position-player WAR from the top three	66.7%	63.1%	+3.6%	10th of 30
Concentration of WAR across the lineup	0.34	0.41	−0.07	26th of 30
Position players with a 2+ WAR season	1	3	−2	26th of 30
Position players with a 4+ WAR season	1	0	—	2nd of 30
Hitters used	19	22	−3	24th of 30
Plate-appearance-weighted batting age	28.5	28.4	+0.1	15th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	879	1085	−206	17th of 30
Share of plate appearances given to hitters 25 and under	19.5%	22.9%	−3.4%	16th of 30
Plate appearances given to hitters 35 and older	651	300	+350	5th of 30

Staff shape

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Pitchers used	29	28	—	14th of 30
Rotation WAR	7.3	10.0	−2.7	25th of 30
Bullpen WAR	-1.9	3.8	−5.7	29th of 30
Combined WAR of the club's three best starters	5.8	7.0	−1.2	24th of 30
Share of innings thrown by starters	71.0%	70.9%	—	15th of 30
Quality starts	51	43	+7	7th of 30
Blown saves	24	19	+4	24th of 30

Results

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Run differential	-112	0	−112	28th of 30
Run differential per game	-0.93	0.00	−0.93	28th of 30
Runs scored per game	4.14	4.48	−0.34	23rd of 30
Runs allowed per game	5.07	4.48	+0.59	27th of 30
Winning percentage	.405	.500	−.095	27th of 30
Pythagorean winning percentage	.409	.502	−.092	29th of 30
Wins above Pythagorean expectation	-0.5	-0.2	−0.3	15th of 30
Winning percentage in one-run games	.432	.499	−.067	24th of 30
Winning percentage in games decided by five or more	.333	.499	−.166	28th of 30
Winning percentage in extra innings	.444	.515	−.071	19th of 30
Home winning percentage	.492	.525	−.033	19th of 30
Road winning percentage	.323	.475	−.152	30th of 30
Winning percentage within the division	.450	.499	−.049	23rd of 30
Longest winning streak	5	6	−1	16th of 30

Batting

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Games	121	120	—	1st of 30
Team Plate Appearances	4529	4542	−13	16th of 30
Team At Bats	4053	4034	+18	13th of 30
Team Runs	501	538	−37	23rd of 30
Team Hits	989	982	+6	14th of 30
Team Doubles	218	186	+31	2nd of 30
Team Triples	16	16	—	15th of 30
Team Home Runs	122	138	−16	23rd of 30
Team Runs Batted In	477	514	−37	24th of 30
Team Stolen Bases	94	81	+12	9th of 30
Team Walks	374	405	−31	25th of 30
Team Strikeouts	955	1004	−49	7th of 30
Team Walk Rate	8.3%	8.9%	−0.6%	25th of 30
Team Strikeout Rate	21.1%	22.1%	−1.0%	7th of 30
Team Batting Average	.244	.243	+.001	12th of 30
Team On-Base Percentage	.312	.318	−.006	22nd of 30
Team Slugging Percentage	.396	.401	−.005	19th of 30
Team On-Base Plus Slugging	.708	.719	−.011	21st of 30

Pitching

Metric	Value	Lg avg	Diff	Rank
Team Wins	49	60	−11	27th of 30
Team Losses	72	60	+11	27th of 30
Team Saves	29	31	−2	20th of 30
Team Games	121	120	—	1st of 30
Team Games Started	121	120	—	1st of 30
Team Innings Pitched	1063.1	1064.2	−1.1	16th of 30
Team Innings per Game	8.8	8.9	−0.1	21st of 30
Team Strikeouts	895	1004	−109	28th of 30
Team Strikeouts per 9 Innings	7.6	8.5	−0.9	27th of 30
Team Walks per 9 Innings	3.8	3.4	+0.4	24th of 30
Team Earned Run Average	4.84	4.16	+0.68	28th 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".