| Year | League | Division | Wins | Losses | Ties | PCT. | Finish | AVG. | ERA | Manager | Ballpark |
| 1969 | AL | West | 69 | 93 | 1 | .426 | 4 | .240 | 3.72 | Joe Gordon | Municipal Stadium II |
| 1970 | AL | West | 65 | 97 | 0 | .401 | 4 | .244 | 3.78 | Charlie Metro Bob Lemon |
Municipal Stadium II |
| 1971 | AL | West | 85 | 76 | 0 | .528 | 2 | .250 | 3.25 | Bob Lemon | Municipal Stadium II |
| 1972 | AL | West | 76 | 78 | 0 | .494 | 4 | .255 | 3.24 | Bob Lemon | Municipal Stadium II |
| 1973 | AL | West | 88 | 74 | 0 | .543 | 2 | .261 | 4.19 | Jack McKeon | Royals Stadium |
| 1974 | AL | West | 77 | 85 | 0 | .475 | 5 | .259 | 3.51 | Jack McKeon | Royals Stadium |
| 1975 | AL | West | 91 | 71 | 0 | .562 | 2 | .261 | 3.47 | Jack McKeon Whitey Herzog |
Royals Stadium |
| 1976 | AL | West | 90 | 72 | 0 | .556 | 1 | .269 | 3.21 | Whitey Herzog | Royals Stadium |
| 1977 | AL | West | 102 | 60 | 0 | .630 | 1 | .277 | 3.52 | Whitey Herzog | Royals Stadium |
| 1978 | AL | West | 92 | 70 | 0 | .568 | 1 | .268 | 3.44 | Whitey Herzog | Royals Stadium |
| 1979 | AL | West | 85 | 77 | 0 | .525 | 2 | .282 | 4.45 | Whitey Herzog | Royals Stadium |
| 1980 | AL | West | 97 | 65 | 0 | .599 | 1 | .286 | 3.83 | Jim Frey | Royals Stadium |
| 1981 | AL | West | 50 | 53 | 0 | .485 | 4 | .267 | 3.56 | Jim Frey Dick Howser |
Royals Stadium |
| 1982 | AL | West | 90 | 72 | 0 | .556 | 2 | .285 | 4.08 | Dick Howser | Royals Stadium |
| 1983 | AL | West | 79 | 83 | 1 | .488 | 2 | .271 | 4.25 | Dick Howser | Royals Stadium |
| 1984 | AL | West | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 1 | .268 | 3.92 | Dick Howser | Royals Stadium |
| 1985 | AL | West | 91 | 71 | 0 | .562 | 1 | .252 | 3.49 | Dick Howser | Royals Stadium |
| 1986 | AL | West | 76 | 86 | 0 | .469 | 3 | .252 | 3.82 | Dick Howser Mike Ferraro |
Royals Stadium |
| 1987 | AL | West | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 2 | .262 | 3.86 | Billy Gardner John Wathan |
Royals Stadium |
| 1988 | AL | West | 84 | 77 | 0 | .522 | 3 | .259 | 3.65 | John Wathan | Royals Stadium |
| 1989 | AL | West | 92 | 70 | 0 | .568 | 2 | .261 | 3.55 | John Wathan | Royals Stadium |
| 1990 | AL | West | 75 | 86 | 0 | .466 | 6 | .267 | 3.93 | John Wathan | Royals Stadium |
| 1991 | AL | West | 82 | 80 | 0 | .506 | 6 | .264 | 3.92 | John Wathan Bob Schaefer Hal McRae |
Royals Stadium |
| 1992 | AL | West | 72 | 90 | 0 | .444 | 5 | .256 | 3.81 | Hal McRae | Royals Stadium |
| 1993 | AL | West | 84 | 78 | 0 | .519 | 3 | .263 | 4.04 | Hal McRae | Royals Stadium |
| 1994 | AL | Central | 64 | 51 | 0 | .557 | 3 | .269 | 4.23 | Hal McRae | Royals Stadium |
| 1995 | AL | Central | 70 | 74 | 0 | .486 | 2 | .260 | 4.49 | Bob Boone | Royals Stadium |
| 1996 | AL | Central | 75 | 86 | 0 | .466 | 5 | .267 | 4.55 | Bob Boone | Royals Stadium |
| 1997 | AL | Central | 67 | 94 | 0 | .416 | 5 | .264 | 4.71 | Bob Boone Tony Muser |
Royals Stadium |
| 1998 | AL | Central | 72 | 89 | 0 | .447 | 3 | .263 | 5.16 | Tony Muser | Royals Stadium |
| 1999 | AL | Central | 64 | 97 | 0 | .398 | 4 | .282 | 5.35 | Tony Muser | Royals Stadium |
| 2000 | AL | Central | 77 | 85 | 0 | .475 | 4 | .288 | 5.48 | Tony Muser | Royals Stadium |
| 2001 | AL | Central | 65 | 97 | 0 | .401 | 5 | .266 | 4.87 | Tony Muser | Royals Stadium |
| 2002 | AL | Central | 62 | 100 | 0 | .383 | 4 | .256 | 5.21 | Tony Muser John Mizerock Tony Pena |
Royals Stadium |
| 2003 | AL | Central | 83 | 79 | 0 | .512 | 3 | .274 | 5.06 | Tony Pena | Royals Stadium |
| 2004 | AL | Central | 58 | 104 | 0 | .358 | 5 | .259 | 5.15 | Tony Pena | Royals Stadium |
| 2005 | AL | Central | 56 | 106 | 0 | .346 | 5 | .263 | 5.49 | Tony Pena Bob Schaefer Buddy Bell |
Kauffman Stadium |
| 2006 | AL | Central | 62 | 100 | 0 | .383 | 5 | .271 | 5.65 | Buddy Bell | Kauffman Stadium |
| 2007 | AL | Central | 69 | 93 | 0 | .426 | 5 | .261 | 4.48 | Buddy Bell | Kauffman Stadium |
| 2008 | AL | Central | 75 | 87 | 0 | .463 | 4 | .269 | 4.48 | Trey Hillman | Kauffman Stadium |
| 40 Seasons | 3078 | 3263 | 2 | .485 | |||||||