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 Perez
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 Perez 2017: Eric Hosmer 2018: Salvador Perez 2020: Salvador Perez 2021: Salvador Perez 2024: Salvador Perez and Bobby Witt Jr. 2025: Bobby Witt Jr.
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 Perez, Eric Hosmer, and Alex Gordon 2014: Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, and Alex Gordon (Gordon-Rawlings Platinum Glove Award Winner) 2015: Salvador Perez, Eric Hosmer, and Alcides Escobar 2016: Salvador Perez 2017: Alex Gordon 2018: Alex Gordon and Salvador Perez 2019: Alex Gordon 2020: Alex Gordon (Gordon-Rawlings Platinum Gold Glove Award Winner) 2021: Andrew Benintendi and Michael A. Taylor 2024: Seth Lugo and Bobby Witt Jr. 2025: Maikel Garcia and Bobby Witt Jr.
Edgar Martínez Award 1976: Hal McRae 1980: Hal McRae 1982: Hal McRae 2012: Billy Butler 2015: Kendrys Morales
All-MLB Team 2020: Salvador Pérez (1st) 2021: Salvador Pérez (1st) 2024: Bobby Witt Jr. (1st), Seth Lugo (2nd) and Salvador Pérez (2nd) 2025: Bobby Witt Jr. (1st)
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 footnoteMLB appears to have dropped the Rolaids Relief Man of the Year Award as an official MLB award, after the 2006 season. Relief Man Award winners (1976-2006). Awards (The Official Site of MLB's Honors and Accolades). MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (MLB.com). Retrieved 2010-06-09. Established in 1976, it does not appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. 2010 Awards. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Retrieved 2011-08-21. The MLB Delivery Man of the Year Award (initially sponsored by DHL) was first given in 2005 and does appear on the MLB.com awards page for the most recent completed season. Prior to both awards, in 1960, The Sporting News established its Fireman of the Year Award, to recognize the best closer from each league. In 2001, the award was broadened to include all relievers and was re-named The Sporting News Reliever of the Year Award. In 2002, MLB began its This Year in Baseball Awards (TYIB Awards) (for all of MLB, not for each league), including Pitcher of the Year and Setup Man of the Year. In 2004, a Closer of the Year category was added and "Pitcher of the Year" was re-named "Starting Pitcher of the Year". In or about 2000, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum began its Hilton Smith Legacy Award for "Relievers of the Year". 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 – Wade Davis
MLB "GIBBY Awards" Best Closer – 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)
Topps All-Star Rookie teams
Manager of the Year 2003: Tony Peña
Postseason and all-star game awards
World Series MVP 1985: Bret Saberhagen 2015: Salvador Perez
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 – Commissioner's Trophy (World Series championship) – Baseball America Organization of the Year 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 5 - George Brett; 10 - Dick Howser; 20 - Frank White; 42 - Jackie Robinson * ( retired across all of MLB) <kcroyals.com>
Sporting News Sportsman of the Year See: Sporting News#Sportsman of the Year
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) 2024: Bobby Witt Jr. (.332)
RBI 1982: Hal McRae
Runs Scored 2000: Johnny Damon
Wins (pitcher) 1977: Dennis Leonard 1989: Bret Saberhagen
ERA 1989: Bret Saberhagen 1993: Kevin Appier 2009: Zack Greinke
See also Baseball awards List of MLB awards
Footnotes