The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They have competed in the American League (AL) since the team began play in 1969, and in the AL Central division since 1994. The team's list of records includes batting and pitching records set in single games, single seasons and careers, by both the team and individual players. Single season records Single season batting Batting Average: George Brett, .390 (1980) On-base percentage: George Brett, .454 (1980) Slugging Percentage: George Brett, .664 (1980) OPS: George Brett, 1.118 (1980) At Bats: Willie Wilson, 705 (1980) Runs: Johnny Damon, 136 (2000) Hits: Willie Wilson, 230 (1980) Total Bases: George Brett, 363 (1979) Doubles: Hal McRae, 54 (1977) Triples: Willie Wilson, 21 (1985) Home Runs: Jorge Soler, 48 (2019), Salvador Perez, 48 (2021) RBI: Mike Sweeney, 144 (2000) Walks: John Mayberry, 122 (1973) Strikeouts: Jorge Soler, 178 (2019) Stolen Bases: Willie Wilson, 83 (1979) Singles: Willie Wilson, 184 (1980) Runs Created: George Brett, 142 (1985) Extra-Base Hits: Hal McRae, 86 (1977) Times on Base: Mike Sweeney, 292 (2000) Sacrifice Hits: Tom Goodwin, 21 (1996) Intentional Walks: George Brett, 31 (1985) Grounded into Double Plays: Billy Butler, 32 (2010) At Bats per Strikeout: George Brett, 23.5 (1977) At Bats per Home Run: Bob Hamelin, 13.0 (1994) Outs: Carlos Beltrán, 504 (1999) Most times Hit By Pitch: David DeJesus, 23 (2007) Single season pitching ERA: Roger Nelson, 2.08 (1972) Wins: Bret Saberhagen, 23 (1989) Losses: Paul Splittorff and Darrell May, 19 (1974, 2004) Won-Loss %: Larry Gura, .800 (1978) Saves: Greg Holland 47 2013 WHIP: Roger Nelson, .871 (1972) Hits Allowed/9IP: Roger Nelson, 6.23 (1972) Walks/9IP: Doug Bird, 1.41 (1976) Strikeouts/9IP: Kevin Appier, 8.82 (1996) Games: Dan Quisenberry, 84 (1985) Innings: Dennis Leonard, 294 ⅔ (1978) Strikeouts: Dennis Leonard, 244 (1977) Games Started: Dennis Leonard, 40 (1978) Complete Games: Dennis Leonard, 21 (1977) Shutouts: Roger Nelson, 6 (1972) Home Runs Allowed: Darrell May, 38 (2004) Walks Allowed: Mark Gubicza, 120 (1987) Hits Allowed: Steve Busby, 284 (1974) Strikeout to Walk: Bret Saberhagen, 4.49 (1989) Earned Runs Allowed: José Lima, 131 (2005) Wild Pitches: Dan Reichert, 18 (2000) Batters Faced: Steve Busby, 1,220 (1974) Games Finished: Dan Quisenberry, 76 (1985) Career records Career batting Batting Average: George Brett, .305 On-base percentage: Kevin Seitzer, .380 Slugging Percentage: Danny Tartabull, .518 OPS: Danny Tartabull, .894 Games: George Brett, 2,707 At Bats: George Brett,