American League Central · 2026
Kansas City Royals 2026
- Team WAR
- 23.3 16.9 bat / 6.4 pitch
- Win %
- .425 pyth .429
- Run diff
- -115 4.26 / 4.98 per g
- wRC+
- 94
- ERA
- 4.75 FIP 4.71
- Home runs
- 167
The Kansas City Royals are 68-92 through 160 games of 2026, a .425 winning percentage — 26th of 30 record in baseball. They have scored 682 runs and have allowed 797, a run differential of -115. The offence ranks 23rd of 30 in MLB for runs scored, while their 4.75 staff ERA is 27th of 30. Their 94 team wRC+ is 6% below league average — 26th of 30 in MLB. Bobby Witt Jr. leads the position players at 5.0 WAR, and Noah Cameron the rotation at a 4.11 ERA.
Where the offence comes from
Roster contribution by share of the team total.
Batting
20 players, ranked by dbWAR.
| Bobby Witt Jr. | SS | 141 | 624 | 154 | 18 | 54 | 44 | .280 | .359 | .440 | .347 | 115 | 5.0 |
| Carter Jensen | C | 147 | 598 | 124 | 27 | 81 | 2 | .237 | .321 | .463 | .341 | 110 | 3.4 |
| Jac Caglianone | RF | 141 | 545 | 144 | 23 | 73 | 7 | .286 | .338 | .488 | .358 | 122 | 3.2 |
| Nick Loftin | 3B | 118 | 426 | 89 | 8 | 45 | 4 | .240 | .322 | .388 | .318 | 95 | 1.5 |
| Michael Massey | 2B | 127 | 448 | 113 | 13 | 48 | 3 | .270 | .301 | .427 | .316 | 94 | 1.4 |
| Vinnie Pasquantino | 1B | 112 | 473 | 102 | 15 | 60 | 5 | .246 | .330 | .413 | .327 | 101 | 1.2 |
| Lane Thomas | CF | 116 | 374 | 73 | 11 | 40 | 9 | .224 | .318 | .383 | .315 | 93 | 1.0 |
| Tyler Tolbert | SS | 69 | 144 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 22 | .294 | .357 | .405 | .341 | 110 | 0.9 |
| Maikel Garcia | 3B | 81 | 340 | 82 | 3 | 38 | 5 | .266 | .329 | .380 | .317 | 95 | 0.9 |
| John Rave | RF | 49 | 157 | 32 | 6 | 13 | 8 | .232 | .316 | .435 | .331 | 104 | 0.7 |
| Jonathan India | 2B | 16 | 58 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | .167 | .310 | .313 | .294 | 79 | 0.1 |
| Isaac Collins | LF | 141 | 511 | 93 | 6 | 40 | 8 | .214 | .321 | .324 | .299 | 82 | 0.0 |
| Josh Rojas | 3B | 39 | 110 | 24 | 2 | 14 | 1 | .238 | .278 | .337 | .273 | 65 | -0.0 |
| Luke Maile | C | 15 | 45 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .171 | .244 | .293 | .245 | 46 | -0.1 |
| Kameron Misner | CF | 15 | 44 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .220 | .256 | .244 | .229 | 36 | -0.2 |
| Matthew Lugo | LF | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .167 | -5 | -0.2 |
| Andrew Velazquez | SS | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .067 | .067 | .067 | .060 | -77 | -0.2 |
| Kyle Isbel | CF | 96 | 319 | 64 | 6 | 24 | 6 | .221 | .265 | .321 | .262 | 58 | -0.4 |
| Starling Marte | RF | 56 | 168 | 37 | 2 | 14 | 2 | .242 | .298 | .314 | .278 | 68 | -0.5 |
| Salvador Perez | DH | 150 | 620 | 131 | 21 | 77 | 1 | .229 | .273 | .382 | .285 | 74 | -0.9 |
Pitching
33 pitchers, ranked by dbWAR.
| Noah Cameron | 31 | 30 | 177.1 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 158 | 4.11 | 3.93 | 1.23 | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| Michael Wacha | 31 | 31 | 194.1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 154 | 3.33 | 4.32 | 1.11 | 7.1 | 2.3 |
| Seth Lugo | 32 | 32 | 172.1 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 134 | 5.17 | 4.38 | 1.47 | 7.0 | 1.9 |
| Kris Bubic | 13 | 9 | 54.0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 3.83 | 3.58 | 1.20 | 9.2 | 1.0 |
| Randy Dobnak | 15 | 13 | 74.1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 3.51 | 4.22 | 1.40 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| Daniel Lynch IV | 55 | 9 | 80.2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 4.13 | 4.33 | 1.14 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Jose Cuas | 23 | 0 | 22.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 2.42 | 2.88 | 1.75 | 10.1 | 0.5 |
| Stephen Kolek | 10 | 10 | 54.0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 34 | 4.50 | 4.55 | 1.24 | 5.7 | 0.5 |
| Nate Pearson | 41 | 0 | 45.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 4.17 | 3.92 | 1.37 | 8.1 | 0.5 |
| Luinder Avila | 21 | 12 | 70.0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 5.53 | 4.55 | 1.61 | 7.8 | 0.5 |
| Anthony Gose | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0.69 | 2.49 | 0.85 | 4.8 | 0.3 |
| Nolan Hoffman | 14 | 0 | 14.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3.77 | 3.45 | 1.53 | 6.9 | 0.2 |
| John Schreiber | 66 | 0 | 60.1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 3.28 | 4.63 | 1.24 | 6.0 | 0.1 |
| Nick Mears | 21 | 0 | 19.1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 5.12 | 4.60 | 1.50 | 7.0 | 0.0 |
| Josh Rojas | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 1.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Luke Maile | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3.10 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Beck Way | 19 | 1 | 23.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3.86 | 4.95 | 1.59 | 8.1 | -0.0 |
| Carlos Duran | 2 | 0 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.50 | 8.35 | 3.75 | 6.8 | -0.1 |
| Tony Gonsolin | 1 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16.88 | 7.60 | 2.63 | 16.9 | -0.1 |
| Connor Thomas | 18 | 0 | 24.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7.40 | 5.20 | 1.68 | 6.3 | -0.1 |
| Easton McGee | 9 | 0 | 11.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7.15 | 6.28 | 1.94 | 7.1 | -0.2 |
| Carlos Estévez | 1 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 162.00 | 60.10 | 18.00 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Steven Cruz | 56 | 2 | 58.2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 65 | 4.30 | 5.16 | 1.26 | 10.0 | -0.2 |
| Bailey Falter | 7 | 2 | 13.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10.38 | 7.26 | 2.46 | 5.5 | -0.3 |
| Cole Ragans | 8 | 8 | 35.1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 4.84 | 6.19 | 1.42 | 11.5 | -0.3 |
| Lucas Erceg | 51 | 0 | 47.1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 5.70 | 5.49 | 1.82 | 6.3 | -0.4 |
| Eric Cerantola | 4 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10.13 | 10.98 | 2.63 | 11.8 | -0.4 |
| Eli Morgan | 16 | 0 | 19.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5.12 | 6.52 | 1.71 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| Alex Lange | 58 | 0 | 59.2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 60 | 6.18 | 5.40 | 1.58 | 9.1 | -0.4 |
| Mitch Spence | 3 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 21.21 | 8.89 | 3.00 | 5.8 | -0.4 |
| Mason Black | 17 | 0 | 31.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4.31 | 6.49 | 1.60 | 5.5 | -0.6 |
| Tyler Tolbert | 5 | 0 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.07 | 16.82 | 4.29 | 0.0 | -0.6 |
| Matt Strahm | 41 | 0 | 35.2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 7.32 | 7.14 | 1.49 | 7.6 | -1.0 |
Attendance
Announced gate at 79 home dates, 2026.
- Average
- 18,729 79 home dates
- Median
- 17,055
- Total
- 1,479,615
- Best
- 39,320 2026-03-30
- Quietest
- 10,803 2026-09-03
- On the road
- 27,987 what they drew away
By situation
| Split | Games | Avg | Med | Low | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All home | 79 | 18,729 | 17,055 | 10,803 | 39,320 |
| Night | 53 | 18,284 | 16,434 | 10,803 | 32,326 |
| Day | 26 | 19,637 | 18,003 | 11,579 | 39,320 |
| Weekend | 35 | 21,841 | 22,152 | 11,579 | 32,326 |
| Weekday | 44 | 16,254 | 15,089 | 10,803 | 39,320 |
| On the road | 81 | 27,987 | 28,635 | 9,274 | 51,799 |
Through the season
| Month | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Mar | 1 | 39,320 |
| Apr | 15 | 15,023 |
| May | 16 | 19,940 |
| Jun | 10 | 21,500 |
| Jul | 11 | 19,388 |
| Aug | 13 | 19,549 |
| Sep | 13 | 16,423 |
By season
Announced gate — tickets distributed, which is the figure every reference publishes and is not the same as people through the turnstile. A game the feed reports no gate for is left out rather than counted as empty. Seasons before attendance was carried into the lake are absent from the trend rather than shown as zero.
Game time
First pitch to final out across 160 completed games, 2026.
- Regulation
- 2:37 149 games
- All games
- 2:39
- Extra innings
- 3:13 11 of them
- Longest
- 3:50 2026-04-20, 12 inn
- Shortest
- 1:55 2026-04-10
By situation
| Split | Games | Avg | Med | Fastest | Longest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 160 | 2:39 | 2:38 | 1:55 | 3:50 |
| Regulation | 149 | 2:37 | 2:36 | 1:55 | 3:36 |
| Extra innings | 11 | 3:13 | 3:12 | 2:38 | 3:50 |
| Home | 79 | 2:42 | 2:41 | 1:55 | 3:50 |
| Road | 81 | 2:36 | 2:34 | 2:05 | 3:30 |
| Day | 56 | 2:39 | 2:40 | 1:56 | 3:39 |
| Night | 104 | 2:40 | 2:37 | 1:55 | 3:50 |
Through the season
| Month | Games | Average |
|---|---|---|
| Mar | 1 | 2:14 |
| Apr | 15 | 2:53 |
| May | 16 | 2:35 |
| Jun | 10 | 2:52 |
| Jul | 11 | 2:35 |
| Aug | 13 | 2:37 |
| Sep | 13 | 2:45 |
By season
Regulation games only, in minutes. 157 minutes this season.
Elapsed time from first pitch to final out. The feed does not itemise delays, so a rain delay is inside these numbers with no way to subtract it. Games called early are excluded — five innings in ninety-three minutes is not a short game — but they still count in attendance, because the crowd turned up.
Kansas City Royals are 68-92, a .425 win rate, while their -115 run differential implies .429. That is essentially in line — the record reflects the run scoring.