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[1][2][3] holds the MLB win record with 511; Walter Johnson[4] 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[5] has the most wins with 363. Only 24 pitchers have accumulated 300 or more wins in their careers.[6] Roger Clemens[7] 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
[edit]| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career wins. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| Player (2025 Ws) | Player name, along with the number of wins accumulated during the 2025 Major League Baseball season. |
| W | Total career wins. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes active player.[note 1] |
List
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- Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Player (2025 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 (2025 Ws) | W |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Justin Verlander (0) | 262 |
| 42 | Ted Lyons* | 260 |
| 43 | Andy Pettitte | 256 |
| 44 | Red Faber* | 254 |
| Jack Morris* | 254 | |
| 46 | Carl Hubbell* | 253 |
| 47 | Albert Spalding* | 252 |
| 48 | Bob Gibson* | 251 |
| CC Sabathia | 251 | |
| 50 | Vic Willis* | 249 |
| 51 | Bartolo Colón | 247 |
| Jack Quinn | 247 | |
| 53 | Joe McGinnity* | 246 |
| Amos Rusie* | 246 | |
| 55 | Dennis Martínez | 245 |
| Jack Powell | 245 | |
| 57 | Juan Marichal* | 243 |
| 58 | Herb Pennock* | 241 |
| 59 | Frank Tanana | 240 |
| 60 | Mordecai Brown* | 239 |
| David Wells | 239 | |
| 62 | Clark Griffith* | 237 |
| Waite Hoyt* | 237 | |
| 64 | Whitey Ford* | 236 |
| 65 | Tommy Bond | 234 |
| 66 | Charlie Buffinton | 233 |
| 67 | Sad Sam Jones | 229 |
| Luis Tiant | 229 | |
| Will White | 229 | |
| 70 | George Mullin | 228 |
| 71 | Zack Greinke (0) | 225 |
| 72 | Jim Bunning* | 224 |
| Catfish Hunter* | 224 | |
| 74 | Hooks Dauss | 223 |
| Paul Derringer | 223 | |
| Mel Harder | 223 | |
| 77 | Tim Hudson | 222 |
| Jerry Koosman | 222 | |
| 79 | Joe Niekro | 221 |
| 80 | Jerry Reuss | 220 |
| Rank | Player (2025 Ws) | W |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Pedro Martínez* | 219 |
| Kenny Rogers | 219 | |
| 83 | Bob Caruthers | 218 |
| Earl Whitehill | 218 | |
| 85 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 217 |
| Mickey Lolich | 217 | |
| 87 | Wilbur Cooper | 216 |
| Charlie Hough | 216 | |
| Max Scherzer (0) | 216 | |
| Curt Schilling | 216 | |
| 91 | Stan Coveleski* | 215 |
| Jim Perry | 215 | |
| 93 | Mark Buehrle | 214 |
| Rick Reuschel | 214 | |
| 95 | John Smoltz* | 213 |
| 96 | Chief Bender* | 212 |
| Clayton Kershaw (0) | 212 | |
| 98 | Kevin Brown | 211 |
| Bobo Newsom | 211 | |
| Billy Pierce | 211 | |
| Bob Welch | 211 | |
| 102 | Jesse Haines* | 210 |
| 103 | Vida Blue | 209 |
| Eddie Cicotte | 209 | |
| Don Drysdale* | 209 | |
| Milt Pappas | 209 | |
| 107 | Bob Lemon* | 207 |
| Carl Mays | 207 | |
| Hal Newhouser* | 207 | |
| 110 | Orel Hershiser | 204 |
| Al Orth | 204 | |
| 112 | Lew Burdette | 203 |
| Roy Halladay* | 203 | |
| Silver King | 203 | |
| Jack Stivetts | 203 | |
| 116 | Charlie Root | 201 |
| Rube Marquard* | 201 | |
| 118 | Chuck Finley | 200 |
| Jon Lester | 200 | |
| George Uhle | 200 | |
| Adam Wainwright | 200 | |
| Tim Wakefield | 200 |
See also
[edit]
- Baseball statistics
- List of Major League Baseball annual wins leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career games started leaders
- List of Major League Baseball career games finished leaders
- 300 win club
Notes
[edit]- ^ A player is considered inactive if he has announced his retirement or has not played for a full season.
References
[edit]- ^ "Cy Young Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ Nowlin - Southwick, Bill - David. "Cy Young Bio". Society For American Baseball Research. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Cy Young Hall of Fame Profile". National Baseball Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Walter Johnson Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Warren Spahn Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Career Leaders & Records for Wins". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
- ^ "Roger Clemens Career Stats". Baseball Reference. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- "Career Leaders & Records for Wins". Baseball-Reference.com.