List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders
This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers with 200 or more career wins. In the sport of baseball, a win is a statistic credited to the pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead. A starting pitcher must complete five innings to earn a win; if this does not happen, the official scorer awards the win based on guidelines set forth in the official rules.
Cy Young holds the MLB win record with 511; Walter Johnson is second with 417. Young and Johnson are the only players to earn 400 or more wins. Among pitchers whose entire careers were in the post-1920 live-ball era, Warren Spahn has the most wins with 363. Only 24 pitchers have accumulated 300 or more wins in their careers. Roger Clemens is the only pitcher with 300 wins or more not elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
MLB officially only keeps statistics from the National League and the American League. This table includes statistics from other major leagues as well which are defunct now, including the American Association (AA), the National Association of Base Ball Players and the National Association of Professional Baseball Players.
Key
| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career wins. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player (2020 Ws) | Player name, along with number of wins accumulated during the 2020 Major League Baseball season. |
| W | Total career wins. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
List
- Stats updated as of the 2020 season
| Rank | Player (2020 Ws) | W |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cy Young * | 511 |
| 2 | Walter Johnson * | 417 |
| 3 | Grover Cleveland Alexander * | 373 |
| Christy Mathewson * | 373 | |
| 5 | Pud Galvin * | 365 |
| 6 | Warren Spahn * | 363 |
| 7 | Kid Nichols * | 361 |
| 8 | Greg Maddux * | 355 |
| 9 | Roger Clemens | 354 |
| 10 | Tim Keefe * | 342 |
| 11 | Steve Carlton * | 329 |
| 12 | John Clarkson * | 328 |
| 13 | Eddie Plank * | 326 |
| 14 | Nolan Ryan * | 324 |
| Don Sutton * | 324 | |
| 16 | Phil Niekro * | 318 |
| 17 | Gaylord Perry * | 314 |
| 18 | Tom Seaver * | 311 |
| 19 | Charles Radbourn * | 309 |
| 20 | Mickey Welch * | 307 |
| 21 | Tom Glavine * | 305 |
| 22 | Randy Johnson * | 303 |
| 23 | Lefty Grove * | 300 |
| Early Wynn * | 300 | |
| 25 | Bobby Mathews | 297 |
| 26 | Tommy John | 288 |
| 27 | Bert Blyleven * | 287 |
| 28 | Robin Roberts * | 286 |
| 29 | Ferguson Jenkins * | 284 |
| Tony Mullane | 284 | |
| 31 | Jim Kaat | 283 |
| 32 | Red Ruffing * | 273 |
| 33 | Burleigh Grimes * | 270 |
| Mike Mussina * | 270 | |
| 35 | Jamie Moyer | 269 |
| 36 | Jim Palmer * | 268 |
| 37 | Bob Feller * | 266 |
| Eppa Rixey * | 266 | |
| 39 | Jim McCormick | 265 |
| 40 | Gus Weyhing | 264 |
| Rank | Player (2020 Ws) | W |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Ted Lyons * | 260 |
| 42 | Andy Pettitte | 256 |
| 43 | Red Faber * | 254 |
| Jack Morris * | 254 | |
| 45 | Carl Hubbell * | 253 |
| 46 | Albert Spalding * | 252 |
| 47 | Bob Gibson * | 251 |
| CC Sabathia | 251 | |
| 49 | Vic Willis * | 249 |
| 50 | Bartolo Colón | 247 |
| Jack Quinn | 247 | |
| 52 | Joe McGinnity * | 246 |
| Amos Rusie * | 246 | |
| 54 | Dennis Martínez | 245 |
| Jack Powell | 245 | |
| 56 | Juan Marichal * | 243 |
| 57 | Herb Pennock * | 241 |
| 58 | Frank Tanana | 240 |
| 59 | Mordecai Brown * | 239 |
| David Wells | 239 | |
| 61 | Clark Griffith * | 237 |
| Waite Hoyt * | 237 | |
| 63 | Whitey Ford * | 236 |
| 64 | Tommy Bond | 234 |
| 65 | Charlie Buffinton | 233 |
| 66 | Sad Sam Jones | 229 |
| Luis Tiant | 229 | |
| Will White | 229 | |
| 69 | George Mullin | 228 |
| 70 | Justin Verlander (1) | 226 |
| 71 | Jim Bunning * | 224 |
| Catfish Hunter * | 224 | |
| 73 | Hooks Dauss | 223 |
| Paul Derringer | 223 | |
| Mel Harder | 223 | |
| 76 | Tim Hudson | 222 |
| Jerry Koosman | 222 | |
| 78 | Joe Niekro | 221 |
| 79 | Jerry Reuss | 220 |
| 80 | Pedro Martínez * | 219 |
| Rank | Player (2020 Ws) | W |
|---|---|---|
| Kenny Rogers | 219 | |
| 82 | Bob Caruthers | 218 |
| Earl Whitehill | 218 | |
| 84 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 217 |
| Mickey Lolich | 217 | |
| 86 | Wilbur Cooper | 216 |
| Charlie Hough | 216 | |
| Curt Schilling | 216 | |
| 89 | Stan Coveleski * | 215 |
| Jim Perry | 215 | |
| 91 | Mark Buehrle | 214 |
| Rick Reuschel | 214 | |
| 93 | John Smoltz * | 213 |
| 94 | Chief Bender * | 212 |
| 95 | Kevin Brown | 211 |
| Bobo Newsom | 211 | |
| Billy Pierce | 211 | |
| Bob Welch | 211 | |
| 99 | Jesse Haines * | 210 |
| 100 | Vida Blue | 209 |
| Eddie Cicotte | 209 | |
| Don Drysdale * | 209 | |
| Milt Pappas | 209 | |
| 104 | Zack Greinke (3) | 208 |
| 105 | Bob Lemon * | 207 |
| Carl Mays | 207 | |
| Hal Newhouser * | 207 | |
| 108 | Orel Hershiser | 204 |
| Al Orth | 204 | |
| 110 | Lew Burdette | 203 |
| Roy Halladay * | 203 | |
| Silver King | 203 | |
| Jack Stivetts | 203 | |
| 114 | Rube Marquard * | 201 |
| Charlie Root | 201 | |
| 116 | Chuck Finley | 200 |
| George Uhle | 200 | |
| Tim Wakefield | 200 |
See also
Notes
- A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or not played for a full season.