# Kansas City Royals award winners and league leaders

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## 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
* 2020: Salvador Pérez
* 2021: Salvador Pérez
* 2024: Salvador Pérez and 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 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)
* 2021: Andrew Benintendi and Michael A. Taylor
* 2024: Seth Lugo and Bobby Witt Jr.

### 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
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)

### 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
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