Viva Los Vanquished Kansas City Royals
Who won the most games against the Kansas City Royals?
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| Overall records | ||||||||||||||
| ANA | ARI | ATL | BAL | BOS | CHA | CHN | CIN | CLE | COL | DET | FLO | HOU | KCA | LAN |
| MIL | MIN | NYA | NYN | OAK | PHI | PIT | SDN | SEA | SFN | SLN | TBA | TEX | TOR | WAS |
Most wins, career
34 Bert Blyleven (4/12/19718/4/1992[g1]
25 Roger Clemens (8/21/19847/23/2007
24 Nolan Ryan (5/26/19728/30/1991
21 Mark Buehrle (6/7/20017/9/2010
21 Jim Palmer (5/11/19698/5/1982
21 Kenny Rogers (9/8/19907/22/2008
20 Charlie Hough (5/22/19825/19/1992
18 Tommy John (7/18/19694/27/1989
18 Mike Mussina (4/23/19928/17/2008
17 Chuck Finley (9/30/19869/18/2001
17 Jon Garland (6/20/20014/17/2008
17 CC Sabathia (5/2/20018/12/2010
16 Catfish Hunter (4/11/19695/2/1978
16 David Wells (4/16/19898/23/2005
16 Wilbur Wood (7/19/19694/9/1976
15 Floyd Bannister (9/8/19798/29/1987
15 Bartolo Colon (6/16/19985/21/2008
15 Ron Guidry (4/13/19774/8/1986
15 Randy Johnson (8/31/19909/6/2006
15 Jimmy Key (8/6/19864/9/1998
Most wins, relief
10 Sparky Lyle (5/29/19698/29/1977
9 Mike Timlin (7/15/19917/17/2006
7 Bill Campbell (9/3/19738/16/1977
7 Rollie Fingers (5/20/19727/1/1976
7 Rich Gossage (10/2/19746/18/1993
7 Arthur Rhodes (4/4/19965/23/2004
7 Bob Stanley (5/8/19788/4/1985
6 Jesse Crain (4/28/20055/28/2008
6 Bob Locker (6/22/19704/19/1972[g2]
6 J.C. Romero (4/1/20027/10/2005
6 Eddie Watt (5/16/19697/20/1972
Most wins, 1960s |
1969 |
|---|---|
| 4 Gene Brabender | |
| 3 Mike Cuellar | |
| 3 Al Downing | |
| 3 Catfish Hunter | |
| 3 Sparky Lyle | |
| 3 Andy Messersmith | |
| 3 Mike Nagy | |
| 3 Dick Woodson |
Most wins, 1970s |
1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nolan Ryan | ||||||||||
| 19 Bert Blyleven | ||||||||||
| 17 Jim Palmer | ||||||||||
| 14 Vida Blue | ||||||||||
| 14 Wilbur Wood | ||||||||||
| 13 Catfish Hunter | ||||||||||
| 12 Jim Kaat | ||||||||||
| 10 Joe Coleman | ||||||||||
| 10 Pat Dobson | ||||||||||
| 10 Mickey Lolich |
Most wins, 1980s |
1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Charlie Hough | ||||||||||
| 13 Floyd Bannister | ||||||||||
| 12 Bert Blyleven | ||||||||||
| 11 Ron Guidry | ||||||||||
| 11 Jack Morris | ||||||||||
| 11 Dave Stieb | ||||||||||
| 9 Roger Clemens | ||||||||||
| 9 Richard Dotson | ||||||||||
| 9 Tommy John | ||||||||||
| 9 Phil Niekro |
Most wins, 1990s |
1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Chuck Finley | ||||||||||
| 13 David Wells | ||||||||||
| 11 Scott Erickson | ||||||||||
| 11 Randy Johnson | ||||||||||
| 11 Jack McDowell | ||||||||||
| 10 Pat Hentgen | ||||||||||
| 10 Jimmy Key | ||||||||||
| 10 Mike Mussina | ||||||||||
| 10 Kenny Rogers |
Most wins, 2000s |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mark Buehrle | |||||||||||
| 17 Jon Garland | |||||||||||
| 17 CC Sabathia | |||||||||||
| 12 Bartolo Colon | |||||||||||
| 12 Cliff Lee | |||||||||||
| 12 Johan Santana | |||||||||||
| 11 Kenny Rogers | |||||||||||
| 10 Jeremy Bonderman | |||||||||||
| 10 Jose Contreras | |||||||||||
| 10 Mike Maroth | |||||||||||
| 10 Justin Verlander |
Fewest days to win 8 games
498 Nolan Ryan (5/15/1973-9/24/1974)
524 Nolan Ryan (4/6/1973-9/11/1974)
641 Jim Kaat (9/27/1973-6/29/1975)
652 Nolan Ryan (6/25/1973-4/7/1975)
676 Wilbur Wood (9/21/1970[g1]-7/27/1972[g1])
Fewest days to win 7 games
429 Wilbur Wood (5/26/1971-7/27/1972[g1])
433 Carl Pavano (5/21/2009-7/27/2010)
437 Jim Kaat (4/19/1974-6/29/1975)
443 Mickey Lolich (4/28/1971-7/13/1972)
457 Nolan Ryan (6/25/1973-9/24/1974)
Fewest days to win 6 games
333 Nolan Ryan (5/10/1974-4/7/1975)
333 Wilbur Wood (5/26/1971-4/22/1972[g1])
339 Carl Pavano (8/23/2009-7/27/2010)
351 Bert Blyleven (5/23/1976-5/8/1977)
357 Wilbur Wood (9/21/1970[g1]-9/12/1971)
Fewest days to win 5 games
110 Wilbur Wood (5/26/1971, 6/23/1971, 7/4/1971, 9/5/1971, 9/12/1971
138 Nolan Ryan (5/10/1974, 5/23/1974, 8/3/1974, 9/11/1974, 9/24/1974
142 Cliff Lee (4/24/2008[g2], 5/30/2008, 8/21/2008, 9/7/2008, 9/12/2008
282 Bert Blyleven (7/31/1976-5/8/1977)
285 Eric Milton (8/4/2001-5/15/2002)
Fewest days to win 4 games
82 Wilbur Wood (6/23/1971, 7/4/1971, 9/5/1971, 9/12/1971
83 Dave Stieb (4/29/1982, 5/9/1982, 7/8/1982, 7/20/1982
87 Gene Brabender (6/21/1969, 7/6/1969, 9/5/1969, 9/15/1969
88 Doc Medich (4/24/1974, 5/3/1974, 7/11/1974, 7/20/1974
91 Mickey Lolich (4/28/1971, 5/7/1971, 7/19/1971, 7/27/1971
Fewest days to win 3 games
3 Chuck McElroy (6/10/1996, 6/11/1996, 6/12/1996
21 Daniel Cabrera (6/30/2004, 7/10/2004, 7/20/2004
23 Cliff Lee (8/21/2008, 9/7/2008, 9/12/2008
40 Zach Miner (7/21/2008, 8/23/2008, 8/29/2008
40 Wilbur Wood (5/26/1971, 6/23/1971, 7/4/1971
Fewest days to win 2 games
2 Bill Caudill (4/10/1985, 4/11/1985
2 Jesse Crain (5/27/2008, 5/28/2008
2 Kelvim Escobar (8/22/2000, 8/23/2000
2 Rollie Fingers (9/23/1972, 9/24/1972[g2]
2 Mike Henneman (5/19/1989, 5/20/1989
2 Jay Howell (6/10/1985, 6/11/1985
2 Bob Lacey (9/27/1977[g1], 9/28/1977
2 Chuck McElroy (6/10/1996, 6/11/1996
2 Chuck McElroy (6/11/1996, 6/12/1996
2 Steve Olin (7/25/1992, 7/26/1992
Longest drought between wins
5887 Joe Niekro (4/26/19716/9/1987
5049 Curt Schilling (7/11/19905/8/2004
4727 Doug Jones (7/7/19876/16/2000
4357 Eddie Guardado (7/5/19966/10/2008
4051 Doug Drabek (8/15/19869/18/1997
4036 Darren Oliver (4/17/19975/6/2008
3958 Alberto Reyes (9/23/1997[g1]7/26/2008
3732 Dennis Martinez (7/4/19859/23/1995
3643 Al Leiter (9/6/19958/28/2005
3618 Rich Gossage (7/22/1983[g1]6/18/1993
Includes all games played between 1969 and 2010.
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