List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders

This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball pitchers, based on 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. 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.

Key

Rank	Rank amongst leaders in career wins. A blank field indicates a tie.
2012 Wins	Number of wins accumulated during the 2012 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 109 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 2012 Major League Baseball season (including free agents), with the number in parentheses designating the number of wins they have earned to date in the 2012 season.

These stats are updated through Aug 4, 2012

Rank	Player (2012 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	Jamie Moyer (2)	269
36	Jim Palmer^†	268
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
	Andy Pettitte (3)	243
55	Herb Pennock^†	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

Rank	Player (2012 Ws)	W
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	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
	Roy Halladay (5)	193
	Curt Simmons	193
	Rube Waddell^†	193
136	Tim Hudson (11)	192
	Lon Warneke	192
138	Dutch Leonard	191
	Jim Whitney	191
140	Lefty Gomez^†	189
	Deacon Phillippe	189
	Doc White	189
143	Lee Meadows	188
	Rick Wise	188
145	Brickyard Kennedy	187
	CC Sabathia (11)	187
	Urban Shocker	187
148	Bill Donovan	186
	Jimmy Key	186
	Tom Zachary	186
151	Mike Cuellar	185
	Mike Torrez	185
153	Dave McNally	184
	Art Nehf	184
155	Red Ames	183
	Bill Hutchinson	183
157	Ed Reulbach	182
	Allie Reynolds	182
159	Mark Langston	179
160	Hippo Vaughn	178
161	John Candelaria	177
	Larry Corcoran	177
	Liván Hernández (3)	177
	Virgil Trucks	177
165	Guy Bush	176
	Frank Dwyer	176
	Dave Stieb	176
	Frank Viola	176
169	Chick Fraser	175
	Guy Hecker	175
171	Ken Holtzman	174
	Derek Lowe (8)	174
	Camilo Pascual	174
	Slim Sallee	174
175	Sadie McMahon	173
	Fernando Valenzuela	173
177	Murry Dickson	172
178	George Bradley	171
	Danny Darwin	171
	Ed Morris	171
	Eddie Rommel	171
	Rick Sutcliffe	171
183	Mark Buehrle (9)	170
	Bill Dinneen	170
	Ron Guidry	170
	Dizzy Trout	170
187	Kevin Appier	169
	Bartolo Colón (8)	169
	Bill Doak	169
	Bill Lee	169
191	Bob Forsch	168
	Dave Stewart	168
193	Alvin Crowder	167
	Mike Flanagan	167
	Pink Hawley	167
	Kevin Millwood (4)	167
	Bret Saberhagen	167
198	Bob Buhl	166
	John Burkett	166
	Howard Ehmke	166
	Ed Lopat	166
	Paul Splittorff	166

Rank	Player (2012 Ws)	W
203	Sandy Koufax^†	165
	Bill Sherdel	165
	Javier Vázquez	165
206	Red Donahue	164
	Frank Killen	164
	Mel Stottlemyre	164
	Monte Ward^†	164
	Wilbur Wood	164
211	Roy Oswalt (4)	163
	Scott Sanderson	163
213	Nig Cuppy	162
	Bill Gullickson	162
	Vern Law	162
	Al Leiter	162
	Earl Moore	162
	Claude Passeau	162
219	Bump Hadley	161
	Mike Moore	161
221	Ted Breitenstein	160
	Addie Joss^†	160
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
	Barry Zito (8)	153
239	Jesse Barnes	152
	Rudy May	152
	Jack Taylor	152
242	Tom Candiotti	151
	Burt Hooton	151
	Rick Rhoden	151
	Jim Slaton	151
246	Rube Benton	150
	Dizzy Dean^†	150
248	Freddy García (4)	149
	Dick McBride	149
	Don Newcombe	149
251	Mike Hampton	148
	Firpo Marberry	148
	Johnny Podres	148
	Brad Radke	148
	Aaron Sele	148
256	Dave Foutz	147
257	Stan Bahnsen	146
	Tim Belcher	146
	Bob Knepper	146
	Ron Reed	146
261	Jack Billingham	145
	Candy Cummings^†	145
	Charlie Getzien	145
	Mudcat Grant	145
	Bruce Hurst	145
266	Chris Carpenter	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
	Jeff Suppan (2)	140
291	Larry Dierker	139
	Red Ehret	139
	Dutch Leonard	139
	Johnny Sain	139
	Johan Santana (6)	139
	Frank Smith	139
	Fred Toney	139
	Hooks Wiltse	139
299	Dock Ellis	138
	Kid Gleason	138
	Tom Gordon	138
	Scott McGregor	138
	Todd Stottlemyre	138

References

MLB.com - All-time win leaders
MLB.com - Active leaders

Key

List

See also

References