List of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins

This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball winningest pitchers. 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. The main exception is that 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 Major League Baseball 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.

Contents

Key

Rank Rank amongst leaders in career wins. A blank field indicates a tie.
2011 Ws Number of wins accumulated during the 2011 Major League Baseball season
W Total career wins
Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

List

Listed are all Major League Baseball players with 108 or more wins, the current cutoff for the top 500 (includes ties for the top 500, whenever applicable). Players in bold face are active as of the 2011 Major League Baseball season (including free agents), with the number in parentheses designating the number of wins they have earned to date in the 2011 season.

These stats are updated through the 2011 season

Rank Player (2011 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 Charley 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 Jim Palmer 268
36 Jamie Moyer 267
37 Bob Feller 266
Eppa Rixey 266
39 Jim McCormick 265
40 Gus Weyhing 264
41 Ted Lyons 260
42 Red Faber 254
Jack Morris 254
44 Carl Hubbell 253
Al Spalding 253
46 Bob Gibson 251
47 Vic Willis 249
48 Jack Quinn 247
49 Joe McGinnity 246
50 Dennis Martínez 245
Jack Powell 245
Amos Rusie 245
53 Juan Marichal 243
54 Herb Pennock 240
Andy Pettitte 240
Frank Tanana 240
57 Mordecai Brown 239
David Wells 239
59 Clark Griffith 237
Waite Hoyt 237
61 Whitey Ford 236
62 Tommy Bond 234
63 Charlie Buffinton 233
64 Sad Sam Jones 229
Luis Tiant 229
Will White 229
67 George Mullin 228
68 Jim Bunning 224
Catfish Hunter 224
70 Paul Derringer 223
Mel Harder 223
72 Hooks Dauss 222
Jerry Koosman 222
74 Joe Niekro 221
75 Jerry Reuss 220
76 Pedro Martínez 219
Kenny Rogers 219
78 Bob Caruthers 218
Earl Whitehill 218
80 Freddie Fitzsimmons 217
Mickey Lolich 217
82 Wilbur Cooper 216
Charlie Hough 216
Curt Schilling 216
85 Stan Coveleski 215
Jim Perry 215
87 Rick Reuschel 214
88 John Smoltz 213
89 Chief Bender 212
90 Kevin Brown 211
Bobo Newsom 211
Billy Pierce 211
Bob Welch 211
94 Jesse Haines 210
95 Vida Blue 209
Don Drysdale 209
Milt Pappas 209
98 Eddie Cicotte 208
99 Bob Lemon 207
Carl Mays 207
Hal Newhouser 207
102 Orel Hershiser 204
Al Orth 204
104 Lew Burdette 203
Silver King 203
Jack Stivetts 203
107 Rube Marquard 201
Charley Root 201
109 Chuck Finley 200
George Uhle 200
Tim Wakefield (7) 200
112 Jack Chesbro 198
Bucky Walters 198
114 Dennis Eckersley 197
Larry French 197
Bob Friend 197
Jesse Tannehill 197
Adonis Terry 197
Dazzy Vance 197
120 Claude Osteen 196
Bob Shawkey 196
122 Joe Bush 195
Ed Walsh 195
124 Babe Adams 194
Doyle Alexander 194
Tommy Bridges 194
David Cone 194
Dwight Gooden 194
Larry Jackson 194
Sam Leever 194
Dolf Luque 194
132 Wes Ferrell 193
Curt Simmons 193
Rube Waddell 193
135 Lon Warneke 192
136 Dutch Leonard 191
Jim Whitney 191
138 Lefty Gomez 189
Deacon Phillippe 189
Doc White 189
141 Roy Halladay (19) 188
Lee Meadows 188
Rick Wise 188
144 Brickyard Kennedy 187
Urban Shocker 187
146 Bill Donovan 186
Jimmy Key 186
Tom Zachary 186
149 Mike Cuellar 185
Mike Torrez 185
151 Dave McNally 184
Art Nehf 184
153 Red Ames 183
Bill Hutchinson 183
155 Ed Reulbach 182
Allie Reynolds 182
157 Tim Hudson (16) 181
158 Mark Langston 179
159 Hippo Vaughn 178
160 John Candelaria 177
Larry Corcoran 177
Virgil Trucks 177
163 Guy Bush 176
Frank Dwyer 176
CC Sabathia (19) 176
Dave Stieb 176
Frank Viola 176
168 Chick Fraser 175
Rank Player (2011 Ws) W
169 Liván Hernández (8) 174
Ken Holtzman 174
Camilo Pascual 174
Slim Sallee 174
173 Guy Hecker 173
Sadie McMahon 173
Fernando Valenzuela 173
176 Murry Dickson 172
177 George Bradley 171
Danny Darwin 171
Ed Morris 171
Eddie Rommel 171
Rick Sutcliffe 171
182 Bill Dinneen 170
Ron Guidry 170
Dizzy Trout 170
185 Kevin Appier 169
Bill Doak 169
Bill Lee 169
188 Bob Forsch 168
Dave Stewart 168
190 Alvin Crowder 167
Mike Flanagan 167
Pink Hawley 167
Bret Saberhagen 167
194 Bob Buhl 166
John Burkett 166
Howard Ehmke 166
Ed Lopat 166
Derek Lowe (9) 166
Paul Splittorff 166
200 Sandy Koufax 165
Bill Sherdel 165
Javier Vázquez (13) 165
203 Red Donahue 164
Frank Killen 164
Mel Stottlemyre 164
John Montgomery Ward 164
Wilbur Wood 164
208 Kevin Millwood (4) 163
Scott Sanderson 163
210 Nig Cuppy 162
Bill Gullickson 162
Vern Law 162
Al Leiter 162
Earl Moore 162
Claude Passeau 162
216 Mark Buehrle (13) 161
Bartolo Colón (8) 161
Bump Hadley 161
Mike Moore 161
220 Ted Breitenstein 160
Addie Joss 160
222 Roy Oswalt (9) 159
223 Jack Coombs 158
Curt Davis 158
Willis Hudlin 158
Jeff Pfeffer 158
Steve Rogers 158
Schoolboy Rowe 158
Hal Schumacher 158
230 Ice Box Chamberlain 157
Jim Lonborg 157
Red Lucas 157
233 Andy Benes 155
Doug Drabek 155
Rube Walberg 155
236 Mark Baldwin 154
237 Jouett Meekin 153
238 Jesse Barnes 152
Rudy May 152
Jack Taylor 152
241 Tom Candiotti 151
Burt Hooton 151
Rick Rhoden 151
Jim Slaton 151
245 Rube Benton 150
Dizzy Dean 150
247 Dick McBride 149
Don Newcombe 149
249 Mike Hampton 148
Firpo Marberry 148
Johnny Podres 148
Brad Radke 148
Aaron Sele 148
254 Dave Foutz 147
255 Stan Bahnsen 146
Tim Belcher 146
Bob Knepper 146
Ron Reed 146
259 Jack Billingham 145
Candy Cummings 145
Freddy García (12) 145
Charlie Getzien 145
Mudcat Grant 145
Bruce Hurst 145
Barry Zito (3) 145
266 Chris Carpenter (11) 144
Claude Hendrix 144
Dennis Leonard 144
269 Harry Gumbert 143
Ray Kremer 143
Rip Sewell 143
Kevin Tapani 143
Steve Trachsel 143
Hoyt Wilhelm 143
275 Johnny Allen 142
Joe Coleman 142
Bert Cunningham 142
Scott Erickson 142
Mike Garcia 142
Kevin Gross 142
Bobby Witt 142
282 Woodie Fryman 141
Matt Kilroy 141
Lindy McDaniel 141
Sam McDowell 141
Mike Morgan 141
287 Jim Clancy 140
Charlie Leibrandt 140
Sonny Siebert 140
290 Larry Dierker 139
Red Ehret 139
Dutch Leonard 139
Johnny Sain 139
Frank Smith 139
Fred Toney 139
Hooks Wiltse 139
297 Dock Ellis 138
Kid Gleason 138
Tom Gordon 138
Scott McGregor 138
Todd Stottlemyre 138
Jeff Suppan 138
303 Mike Caldwell 137
Joe Dobson 137
Dutch Ruether 137
Jack Sanford 137
307 Ron Darling 136
Harvey Haddix 136
Harry Staley 136
310 Ramón Martínez 135
Joe Nuxhall 135
Ray Sadecki 135
Chris Short 135
314 Floyd Bannister 134
Mike Boddicker 134
Pete Donohue 134
Jim Maloney 134
Pat Malone 134
Mike McCormick 134
Steve Renko 134
Nap Rucker 134
Gerry Staley 134
323 Harry Brecheen 133
Ray Caldwell 133
Howie Camnitz 133
Darryl Kile 133
Fritz Peterson 133
Johan Santana 133
329 Jon Garland (1) 132
Mark Gubicza 132
Danny MacFayden 132
George Mogridge 132
Vic Raschi 132
Woody Williams 132
335 Pat Hentgen 131
Harry Howell 131
Rank Player (2011 Ws) W
Tom Hughes 131
Jon Lieber 131
Denny McLain 131
Win Mercer 131
Juan Pizarro 131
Howie Pollet 131
343 Elden Auker 130
Cy Falkenberg 130
Noodles Hahn 130
Andy Messersmith 130
Kirk Rueter 130
Jason Schmidt 130
349 Pedro Astacio 129
Nelson Briles 129
Ned Garver 129
Charles Nagy 129
Bob Purkey 129
George Zettlein 129
355 Dean Chance 128
Mort Cooper 128
Frank Kitson 128
John Lackey (12) 128
Frank Lary 128
360 Joaquín Andújar 127
Jim Bagby 127
Larry Benton 127
George Earnshaw 127
Jack McDowell 127
Preacher Roe 127
Bob Rush 127
Lefty Tyler 127
Randy Wolf (13) 127
369 Johnny Antonelli 126
Larry Gura 126
Esteban Loaiza 126
John Smiley 126
Ed Whitson 126
374 Josh Beckett (13) 125
Ted Lilly (12) 125
Jon Matlack 125
Clarence Mitchell 125
Dan Petry 125
Carlos Zambrano (9) 125
380 Bob Ewing 124
Goose Gossage 124
Ross Grimsley 124
Mike Krukow 124
Lefty Leifield 124
Doc Medich 124
Terry Mulholland 124
Denny Neagle 124
Chan Ho Park 124
Gary Peters 124
Mike Scott 124
391 Tom Browning 123
John Denny 123
Al Downing 123
Steve Gromek 123
Ad Gumbert 123
Hideo Nomo 123
Mel Parnell 123
Dick Ruthven 123
Greg Swindell 123
400 Ray Culp 122
Pat Dobson 122
Dick Donovan 122
Carl Erskine 122
Larry Jansen 122
405 Steve Barber 121
Gary Bell 121
Bud Black 121
Ed Brandt 121
A. J. Burnett (11) 121
Jeff Fassero 121
Matt Morris 121
Dick Rudolph 121
Tully Sparks 121
Earl Wilson 121
415 Van Mungo 120
Jack Taylor 120
Bob Veale 120
418 Bob Groom 119
Bill Lee 119
Cliff Lee (17) 119
Sal Maglie 119
Brad Penny (11) 119
Ken Raffensberger 119
Bobby Shantz 119
Johnny Vander Meer 119
Milt Wilcox 119
427 Kirby Higbe 118
Jimmy Ring 118
Bill Singer 118
430 Ken Hill 117
Thornton Lee 117
Pedro Ramos 117
Tommy Thomas 117
John Tudor 117
Mike Witt 117
Smoky Joe Wood 117
437 Bill Bernhard 116
Kid Carsey 116
Larry Cheney 116
Earl Hamilton 116
Joe Horlen 116
Jaime Navarro 116
José Rijo 116
Dummy Taylor 116
445 Dave Burba 115
Dick Ellsworth 115
Bruce Kison 115
Bob Ojeda 115
Togie Pittinger 115
Bob Stanley 115
Jeff Tesreau 115
452 Hal Carlson 114
Sid Fernandez 114
Rollie Fingers 114
Ken Forsch 114
Ron Kline 114
Bill Monbouquette 114
Fritz Ostermueller 114
Marty Pattin 114
Toad Ramsey 114
Shane Reynolds 114
Billy Rhines 114
Sherry Smith 114
464 Tony Cloninger 113
Storm Davis 113
Dave Goltz 113
Russ Ortiz 113
468 Bronson Arroyo (9) 112
Ryan Dempster (10) 112
Fred Goldsmith 112
Danny Jackson 112
Syl Johnson 112
Darren Oliver (5) 112
474 Jim Bibby 111
Watty Clark 111
Richard Dotson 111
Sam Gray 111
Bill Hands 111
Pete Harnisch 111
Shane Rawley 111
Walt Terrell 111
Geoff Zahn 111
483 Jack Lynch 110
Gary Nolan 110
Bob Tewksbury 110
486 Paul Byrd 109
Spud Chandler 109
Denny Galehouse 109
Don Gullett 109
Jim Hearn 109
Rick Honeycutt 109
Jake Peavy (7) 109
Mark Portugal 109
Don Robinson 109
Ed Stein 109
Stan Williams 109
497 Hank Borowy 108
Ray Burris 108
Rip Collins 108
Bill Dietrich 108
Dick Drago 108
Max Lanier 108
Orval Overall 108
Bob Shaw 108
Bryn Smith 108


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