2026 Kansas City Royals

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Depth Chart Tables

ALL

Name	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP	WAR
Michael Wacha	40.0	7.2	2.6	1.2	.293	69.6%	4.45	4.25	0.5
Seth Lugo	39.0	7.4	3.0	1.2	.298	71.1%	4.43	4.37	0.4
Noah Cameron	37.0	7.8	2.9	1.2	.295	72.0%	4.13	4.09	0.5
Randy Dobnak	34.0	5.6	3.5	1.0	.311	68.3%	4.84	4.56	0.2
Daniel Lynch IV	18.0	6.9	3.2	1.2	.300	70.6%	4.50	4.44	0.2
Mason Black	9.0	6.9	4.0	1.4	.299	68.1%	5.23	5.05	0.0
	8.0	6.2	3.0	1.3	.301	69.3%	4.82	4.68	0.1
	6.0	5.7	4.1	1.4	.301	67.9%	5.53	5.37	0.0
Mitch Spence	4.0	6.6	3.0	1.2	.303	69.0%	4.75	4.54	0.0
	4.0	6.3	4.2	1.3	.295	69.7%	5.14	5.22	0.0
Tony Gonsolin	2.0	8.3	3.3	1.2	.301	70.8%	4.51	4.28	0.0
Total	202.0	6.9	3.1	1.2	.299	70.0%	4.56	4.43	2.0

Name	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP	WAR
Steven Cruz	14.0	9.2	3.9	1.2	.295	70.3%	4.46	4.24	0.1
Nate Pearson	14.0	8.5	4.6	1.1	.304	71.0%	4.56	4.45	0.0
John Schreiber	14.0	7.9	3.7	1.1	.297	70.0%	4.51	4.33	0.0
Alex Lange	13.0	9.6	4.9	0.9	.303	71.4%	4.24	4.10	0.0
Lucas Erceg	13.0	7.9	4.3	0.8	.305	70.5%	4.29	4.22	0.0
Craig Kimbrel	12.0	9.3	4.8	1.1	.295	71.1%	4.51	4.41	0.0
Connor Thomas	12.0	6.0	3.1	1.1	.301	70.1%	4.50	4.47	0.0
Jose Cuas	11.0	8.1	4.7	1.1	.304	69.4%	4.80	4.65	0.0
Carlos Duran	10.0	8.6	5.4	1.0	.301	71.8%	4.61	4.63	0.0
Easton McGee	9.0	7.0	3.0	1.1	.305	68.6%	4.54	4.22	0.0
Nolan Hoffman	9.0	8.0	4.3	1.1	.309	68.8%	4.81	4.55	0.0
Beck Way	7.0	6.8	4.7	1.1	.302	67.3%	5.22	5.06	0.0
Luke Little	6.0	9.6	5.4	0.9	.294	71.8%	4.17	4.28	0.0
Mason Black	5.0	6.9	4.1	1.3	.299	68.1%	5.23	5.05	0.0
Daniel Lynch IV	4.0	6.9	3.2	1.2	.299	70.6%	4.49	4.43	0.0
Nick Mears	4.0	8.4	4.0	1.0	.298	69.9%	4.45	4.08	0.0
Mitch Spence	3.0	6.6	3.0	1.2	.303	69.0%	4.75	4.53	0.0
Connor Seabold	3.0	7.3	3.3	1.2	.311	68.0%	4.97	4.62	0.0
Carlos Estevez	2.0	7.9	3.6	1.2	.281	70.3%	4.49	4.45	0.0
Tony Gonsolin	2.0	8.3	3.3	1.2	.301	70.8%	4.51	4.28	0.0
Total	122.0	8.1	4.2	1.1	.301	70.1%	4.56	4.43	0.1

ALL

Name	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	ERA	FIP	WAR
Michael Wacha	40.0	7.2	2.6	1.2	.293	69.6%	4.45	4.25	0.5
Noah Cameron	37.0	7.8	2.9	1.2	.295	72.0%	4.13	4.09	0.5
Seth Lugo	39.0	7.4	3.0	1.2	.298	71.1%	4.43	4.37	0.4
Randy Dobnak	34.0	5.6	3.5	1.0	.311	68.3%	4.84	4.56	0.2
Daniel Lynch IV	23.0	6.9	3.2	1.2	.300	70.6%	4.50	4.43	0.2
Steven Cruz	14.0	9.2	3.9	1.2	.295	70.3%	4.46	4.24	0.1
	8.0	6.2	3.0	1.3	.301	69.3%	4.82	4.68	0.1
Mitch Spence	7.0	6.6	3.0	1.2	.303	69.0%	4.75	4.54	0.0
Nate Pearson	14.0	8.5	4.6	1.1	.304	71.0%	4.56	4.45	0.0
Alex Lange	13.0	9.6	4.9	0.9	.303	71.4%	4.24	4.10	0.0
Mason Black	15.0	6.9	4.0	1.3	.299	68.1%	5.23	5.05	0.0
Lucas Erceg	13.0	7.9	4.3	0.8	.305	70.5%	4.29	4.22	0.0
John Schreiber	14.0	7.9	3.7	1.1	.297	70.0%	4.51	4.33	0.0
Luke Little	6.0	9.6	5.4	0.9	.294	71.8%	4.17	4.28	0.0
Nick Mears	4.0	8.4	4.0	1.0	.298	69.9%	4.45	4.08	0.0
	4.0	6.3	4.2	1.3	.295	69.7%	5.14	5.22	0.0
Carlos Estevez	2.0	7.9	3.6	1.2	.281	70.3%	4.49	4.45	0.0
Tony Gonsolin	4.0	8.3	3.3	1.2	.301	70.8%	4.51	4.28	0.0
Easton McGee	9.0	7.0	3.0	1.1	.305	68.6%	4.54	4.22	0.0
Nolan Hoffman	9.0	8.0	4.3	1.1	.309	68.8%	4.81	4.55	0.0
Connor Thomas	12.0	6.0	3.1	1.1	.301	70.1%	4.50	4.47	0.0
	6.0	5.7	4.1	1.4	.301	67.9%	5.53	5.37	0.0
Connor Seabold	3.0	7.3	3.3	1.2	.311	68.0%	4.97	4.62	0.0
Carlos Duran	10.0	8.6	5.4	1.0	.301	71.8%	4.61	4.63	0.0
Craig Kimbrel	12.0	9.3	4.8	1.1	.295	71.1%	4.51	4.41	0.0
Jose Cuas	11.0	8.1	4.7	1.1	.304	69.4%	4.80	4.65	0.0
Beck Way	7.0	6.8	4.7	1.1	.302	67.3%	5.22	5.06	0.0
Total	324.0	7.4	3.5	1.1	.300	70.1%	4.56	4.43	2.0