Kansas City Royals: Top 15 Pitchers in Wins All-Time

Kansas City Royals all-time wins leaders: 16. Doug Bird (49 wins)

Drafted in the third round of the 1969 MLB Draft, Doug Bird rounds out the list in most wins of all time for the Kansas City Royals.

Bird wasn’t a constant member of the starting rotation and actually began his Royals career as a reliever in the bullpen. He predominantly pitched out of the bullpen from 1973-1975 and again in 1977 and 1978. He had a total of 58 saves with the Royals and worked in relief for the team in the playoffs from 1976-1978.

Bird posted a 49-36 record during his six year career in Kansas City and had an average ERA of 3.56.

During those playoff games, Bird pitched 7.2 innings, allowing ten hits and two runs in a total of six games. His average ERA in the playoffs was 2.35.

1976 was the year in which Bird started the most games for the Royals with 27.

Perhaps the reason why Doug Bird was able to crack this list was due to the six years he spent in Royal blue. Bird posted a 49-36 record during his six-year career in Kansas City and had an average ERA of 3.56.

Bird and the Royals parted ways after the 1978 season when he went to the Philadelphia Phillies and then to the New York Yankees shortly after. He also played with the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox before calling it a career in 1983.