Kansas City Royals award winners and league leaders

This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Kansas City Royals professional baseball team.

Regular-season awards[]

MVP Award[]

• 1980: George Brett

Cy Young Award[]

• 1985: Bret Saberhagen
• 1989: Bret Saberhagen
• 1994: David Cone
• 2009: Zack Greinke

Rookie of the Year[]

• 1969: Lou Piniella
• 1994: Bob Hamelin
• 1999: Carlos Beltrán
• 2003: Ángel Berroa

Comeback Player of the Year[]

• 2017: Mike Moustakas
• 2020: Salvador Pérez

Silver Slugger Award[]

• 1980: George Brett and Willie Wilson
• 1982: Hal McRae and Willie Wilson
• 1985: George Brett
• 1986: Frank White
• 1988: George Brett
• 1995: Gary Gaetti
• 1998: Dean Palmer
• 2012: Billy Butler
• 2015: Kendrys Morales
• 2016: Salvador Pérez
• 2017: Eric Hosmer
• 2018: Salvador Pérez

Rawlings Gold Glove Award[]

• 1971: Amos Otis
• 1973: Amos Otis
• 1974: Amos Otis
• 1977: Frank White and Al Cowens
• 1978: Frank White
• 1979: Frank White
• 1980: Frank White and Willie Wilson
• 1981: Frank White
• 1982: Frank White
• 1985: George Brett
• 1986: Frank White
• 1987: Frank White
• 1989: Bret Saberhagen and Bob Boone
• 2000: Jermaine Dye
• 2006: Mark Grudzielanek
• 2011: Alex Gordon
• 2012: Alex Gordon
• 2013: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alex Gordon
• 2014: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alex Gordon (Gordon-Rawlings Platinum Glove Award Winner)
• 2015: Salvador Pérez, Eric Hosmer, and Alcides Escobar
• 2016: Salvador Pérez
• 2017: Alex Gordon
• 2018: Alex Gordon and Salvador Pérez
• 2019: Alex Gordon
• 2020: Alex Gordon (Gordon-Rawlings Platinum Gold Glove Award Winner)

Edgar Martínez Award[]

• 1976: Hal McRae
• 1980: Hal McRae
• 1982: Hal McRae
• 2012: Billy Butler
• 2015: Kendrys Morales

Wilson Defensive Player of the Year Award[]

See explanatory note at Atlanta Braves.

Team (at all positions)

• (2012)
• (2013)

Left field (in MLB)

• Alex Gordon (2014)

Centerfield (in MLB)

• Lorenzo Cain (2014)

USA Today AL Top Rookie[]

• Eric Hosmer (2011)

Rolaids Relief Man of the Year[]

See footnote^[1]

Dan Quisenberry has won more Relief Man of the Year awards than any other player in baseball history.

• 1980: Dan Quisenberry
• 1982: Dan Quisenberry
• 1983: Dan Quisenberry
• 1984: Dan Quisenberry
• 1993: Jeff Montgomery

MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"[]

Note: These awards are voted on by five groups for all of Major League Baseball (i.e., not one per league).

Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015.

"Esurance MLB Awards" Best Major Leaguer, Postseason[]

• 2015 – Wade Davis

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Closer[]

• 2014 – Greg Holland

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Setup Man[]

• 2014 – Wade Davis

MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Executive[]

• 2014 – Dayton Moore
• 2015 – Dayton Moore

Baseball America All-Rookie Team[]

See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team

• 2011 – Eric Hosmer (1B)^[2]

Topps All-Star Rookie teams[]

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Manager of the Year[]

• 2003: Tony Peña

Postseason and all-star game awards[]

World Series MVP[]

• 1985: Bret Saberhagen
• 2015: Salvador Pérez

American League Championship Series MVP[]

• 1980: Frank White
• 1985: George Brett
• 2014: Lorenzo Cain
• 2015: Alcides Escobar

All-Star Game MVP[]

• 1989: Bo Jackson
• 2016: Eric Hosmer

Team award[]

• 1980 – William Harridge Trophy (American League championship)
• 1985
• 1985 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series championship)
• 1994 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
• 2014
• 2014 – Baseball America Organization of the Year
• 2015
• 2015

Other achievements[]

Baseball Hall of Fame[]

See: Kansas City Royals#Baseball Hall of Famers

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)[]

• George Brett — voted by MLB fans as the most outstanding player in the history of the franchise, based on on-field performance, leadership quality and character value

Ford C. Frick Award recipients[]

See: Kansas City Royals#Ford C. Frick Award recipients

Royals Hall of Fame[]

See: Kansas City Royals#Hall of Fame

Retired numbers[]

See: Kansas City Royals#Retired numbers

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Sporting News Sportsman of the Year[]

See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year

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Missouri Sports Hall of Fame[]

See: Kansas City Royals#Missouri Sports Hall of Fame

Kansas City Sports Walk of Stars[]

See: Barney Allis Plaza

• George Brett

Season leaders[]

Batting champions[]

George Brett is the only person in baseball history to win a batting title in three different decades.

• 1976: George Brett (.333)
• 1980: George Brett (.390)
• 1982: Willie Wilson (.332)
• 1990: George Brett (.329)

RBI[]

• 1982: Hal McRae

Wins (pitcher)[]

• 1977: Dennis Leonard
• 1989: Bret Saberhagen

ERA[]

• 1989: Bret Saberhagen
• 1993: Kevin Appier

See also[]

• Baseball awards
• List of MLB awards

Footnotes[]