List of Major League Baseball managers by wins
This article contains a list of all Major League Baseball managers with at least 1,000 career regular-season wins, as well as a second list of managers who have regular season win percentages of at least .540 and managed at least 450 games, equivalent to slightly under three full seasons.[1] Both lists are current through the close of the 2020 regular season.
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Connie Mack, who managed the Philadelphia Athletics for 50 years, is the all-time leader in both wins and losses. Due to their length of service, seven of the top ten managers (in wins) also appear in the top ten in losses.
Tony La Russa is the active wins leader with 2,728 managed wins. The active manager closest to surpassing 1,000 wins is Bud Black, who has a record of 924–985 (.484).
The only managers with over 1,000 losses but fewer than 1,000 wins are Terry Collins, who is 995–1017 (.495) and Phil Garner, who is 985–1054 (.483).
Managers with 1,000 or more wins
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Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
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* | Denote manager is active |
Rank | Name | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
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1 | Connie Mack![]() |
3,731 | 3,948 | .486 |
2 | John McGraw![]() |
2,763 | 1,948 | .586 |
3 | Tony La Russa*![]() |
2,728 | 2,365 | .536 |
4 | Bobby Cox![]() |
2,504 | 2,001 | .556 |
5 | Joe Torre![]() |
2,326 | 1,997 | .538 |
6 | Sparky Anderson![]() |
2,194 | 1,834 | .545 |
7 | Bucky Harris![]() |
2,158 | 2,219 | .493 |
8 | Joe McCarthy![]() |
2,125 | 1,333 | .615 |
9 | Walter Alston![]() |
2,040 | 1,613 | .558 |
10 | Leo Durocher![]() |
2,008 | 1,709 | .540 |
11 | Bruce Bochy | 2,003 | 2,029 | .497 |
12 | Casey Stengel![]() |
1,905 | 1,842 | .508 |
13 | Gene Mauch | 1,902 | 2,037 | .483 |
14 | Bill McKechnie![]() |
1,896 | 1,723 | .524 |
15 | Dusty Baker * | 1,892 | 1,667 | .532 |
16 | Lou Piniella | 1,835 | 1,713 | .517 |
17 | Jim Leyland | 1,769 | 1,728 | .506 |
18 | Terry Francona * | 1,702 | 1,434 | .543 |
19 | Mike Scioscia | 1,650 | 1,428 | .536 |
20 | Ralph Houk | 1,619 | 1,531 | .514 |
21 | Fred Clarke![]() |
1,602 | 1,181 | .576 |
22 | Tommy Lasorda![]() |
1,599 | 1,439 | .526 |
23 | Dick Williams![]() |
1,571 | 1,451 | .520 |
24 | Buck Showalter | 1,551 | 1,517 | .506 |
25 | Clark Griffith![]() |
1,491 | 1,367 | .520 |
26 | Earl Weaver![]() |
1,480 | 1,060 | .583 |
27 | Miller Huggins![]() |
1,413 | 1,134 | .555 |
28 | Al Lopez![]() |
1,410 | 1,004 | .584 |
29 | Jimmy Dykes | 1,406 | 1,541 | .477 |
30 | Wilbert Robinson![]() |
1,399 | 1,398 | .500 |
31 | Davey Johnson | 1,372 | 1,071 | .562 |
32 | Chuck Tanner | 1,352 | 1,381 | .495 |
33 | Ned Hanlon![]() |
1,313 | 1,164 | .530 |
34 | Cap Anson![]() |
1,295 | 947 | .578 |
35 | Charlie Grimm | 1,287 | 1,067 | .547 |
36 | Frank Selee![]() |
1,284 | 862 | .598 |
37 | Whitey Herzog![]() |
1,281 | 1,125 | .532 |
38 | Joe Maddon * | 1,278 | 1,102 | .537 |
39 | Clint Hurdle | 1,269 | 1,345 | .485 |
40 | Bob Melvin * | 1,260 | 1,196 | .513 |
41 | Billy Martin | 1,253 | 1,013 | .553 |
42 | Bill Rigney | 1,239 | 1,321 | .484 |
43 | Joe Cronin![]() |
1,236 | 1,055 | .540 |
44 | Harry Wright![]() |
1,225 | 885 | .581 |
45 | Ned Yost | 1,203 | 1,341 | .473 |
46 | Ron Gardenhire | 1,200 | 1,280 | .484 |
47 | Mike Hargrove | 1,188 | 1,173 | .503 |
48 | Bobby Valentine | 1,186 | 1,165 | .504 |
49 | Hughie Jennings![]() |
1,184 | 995 | .543 |
50 | Lou Boudreau![]() |
1,162 | 1,224 | .487 |
51 | John McNamara | 1,160 | 1,233 | .485 |
52 | Tom Kelly | 1,140 | 1,244 | .478 |
53 | Frankie Frisch![]() |
1,138 | 1,078 | .514 |
54 | Art Howe | 1,129 | 1,137 | .498 |
55 | Danny Murtaugh | 1,115 | 950 | .540 |
56 | Frank Robinson![]() |
1,065 | 1,176 | .475 |
57 | Jack McKeon | 1,051 | 990 | .515 |
58 | Billy Southworth![]() |
1,044 | 704 | .597 |
59 | Red Schoendienst![]() |
1,041 | 955 | .522 |
60 | Steve O'Neill | 1,040 | 821 | .559 |
61 | Felipe Alou | 1,033 | 1,021 | .503 |
62 | Jim Fregosi | 1,028 | 1,095 | .484 |
63 | Joe Girardi * | 1,016 | 826 | .552 |
64 | Chuck Dressen | 1,008 | 973 | .509 |
65 | Charlie Manuel | 1,000 | 826 | .548 |
Win percentage

Managers included have managed at least 450 games – a group including 272 managers – and regular season win percentages of at least .541. Note that the total number of games listed for each manager in this table includes tie games though ties are not included in "decided game" statistics. The lowest winning percentage for a qualifying manager is Doc Prothro: .301 (138–320–2) in 460 games.
Rank | Name | Win Pct. | Games | Wins | Losses |
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1 | Joe McCarthy![]() |
.615 | 3,487 | 2,125 | 1,333 |
2 | Dave Roberts * | .614 | 710 | 436 | 274 |
3 | Jim Mutrie | .611 | 1,114 | 658 | 419 |
4 | Charles Comiskey![]() |
.608 | 1,410 | 839 | 540 |
5 | Frank Selee![]() |
.598 | 2,180 | 1,284 | 862 |
6 | Billy Southworth![]() |
.597 | 1,770 | 1,044 | 704 |
7 | Frank Chance![]() |
.593 | 1,622 | 946 | 648 |
8 | John McGraw![]() |
.586 | 4,769 | 2,763 | 1,948 |
9 | Al Lopez![]() |
.584 | 2,425 | 1,410 | 1,004 |
10 | Earl Weaver![]() |
.583 | 2,541 | 1,480 | 1,060 |
11 | Mickey Cochrane![]() |
.582 | 600 | 348 | 250 |
12 | Harry Wright![]() |
.581 | 2,185 | 1,225 | 885 |
13= | Cap Anson![]() |
.578 | 2,288 | 1,295 | 947 |
13= | Eddie Dyer | .578 | 777 | 446 | 325 |
13= | Pants Rowland | .578 | 591 | 339 | 247 |
16 | Fred Clarke![]() |
.576 | 2,829 | 1,602 | 1,181 |
17 | Ossie Vitt | .570 | 462 | 262 | 198 |
18 | Bill McGunnigle | .569 | 586 | 327 | 248 |
19 | John Montgomery Ward![]() |
.563 | 751 | 412 | 320 |
20 | Davey Johnson | .562 | 2,445 | 1,372 | 1,071 |
21 | Pat Moran | .561 | 1,344 | 748 | 586 |
22 | Steve O'Neill | .559 | 1,879 | 1,040 | 821 |
23= | Walter Alston![]() |
.558 | 3,658 | 2,040 | 1,613 |
23= | A. J. Hinch | .558 | 1,022 | 570 | 452 |
25= | Bobby Cox![]() |
.556 | 4,508 | 2,504 | 2,001 |
25= | Larry Dierker | .556 | 783 | 435 | 348 |
27= | Miller Huggins![]() |
.555 | 2,570 | 1,413 | 1,134 |
27= | Patsy Tebeau | .555 | 1,339 | 726 | 583 |
27= | Bill Terry | .555 | 1,496 | 823 | 661 |
30= | Buck Ewing![]() |
.553 | 903 | 489 | 395 |
30= | Billy Martin | .553 | 2,267 | 1,253 | 1,013 |
32= | Joe Girardi * | .552 | 1,842 | 1,016 | 826 |
32= | Grady Little | .552 | 648 | 358 | 290 |
34= | Walter Johnson![]() |
.550 | 966 | 529 | 432 |
34= | Nap Lajoie![]() |
.550 | 700 | 377 | 309 |
36= | Jimmy Collins![]() |
.548 | 842 | 455 | 376 |
36= | Charlie Manuel | .548 | 1,826 | 1,000 | 826 |
36 | Mike Matheny * | .548 | 1,125 | 617 | 508 |
36= | Bill Shettsline | .548 | 677 | 367 | 303 |
40 | Charlie Grimm | .547 | 2,368 | 1,287 | 1,067 |
41= | George Gibson | .546 | 759 | 413 | 344 |
41= | Sam Mele | .546 | 963 | 524 | 436 |
43 | Sparky Anderson![]() |
.545 | 4,030 | 2,194 | 1,834 |
44= | Dick Howser | .544 | 933 | 507 | 425 |
44= | Willie Randolph | .544 | 555 | 302 | 253 |
46= | Terry Francona * | .543 | 3,136 | 1,702 | 1,434 |
46= | Hughie Jennings![]() |
.543 | 2,203 | 1,184 | 995 |
46= | Tris Speaker![]() |
.543 | 1,139 | 617 | 520 |
The closest active qualifying manager to the end of this list is Joe Maddon with a .537 record (1,278–1,102–1 in 2,381 games). The following active managers have a higher winning percentage than Maddon, but have not reached 450 managed games.
Name | Win Pct. | Games | Wins | Losses |
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Rocco Baldelli | .617 | 222 | 137 | 85 |
Jayce Tingler | .617 | 60 | 37 | 23 |
Aaron Boone | .615 | 384 | 236 | 148 |
David Ross | .567 | 60 | 34 | 26 |
Mike Shildt | .561 | 289 | 162 | 127 |
See also
References
- "MLB Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2019.