List of Major League Baseball career wins leaders

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 In Major League Baseball, win, generally refers to a pitcher leaving his game with a lead, not there, when he began pitching, and the team holding this lead.

The winningest pitcher of all time, and the only pitcher to win over 500 games, is Cy Young with 511 career wins. He was 511-316 all-time. Walter Johnson with 417 is 2nd, and Pete Alexander tied with Christy Mathewson at 373 finish up the Top 3.

Roger Clemens of the Houston Astros tops all active pitchers with 333. Greg Maddux is the only other active pitcher with 300 wins, at 310. Many experts believe that Tom Glavine at 266 may be the last pitcher to reach 300 wins for a very long time, if even he can. Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina also are thought to have a chance, depending on how long their careers can last. Maddux was the 22nd 300-game winner when he reached the mark in 2004. (See: 300 win club)

Note: All statistics are current following the games on June 19, 2005. Players names in bold are still active.


The club

Pitcher (2005 wins) Wins Teams played for Seasons played
Cy Young 511 Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis, Boston (AL), Cleveland, Boston (NL) 1890-1911
Walter Johnson 417 Washington (AL) 1907-1927
Grover Cleveland Alexander 373 Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (NL), St. Louis 1911-1930
Christy Mathewson 373 N.Y. Giants, Cincinnati 1900-1916
Jim "Pud" Galvin 364 St. Louis Brown Stockings/Cardinals, Buffalo Bisons, Pittsburgh 1875-1892
Warren Spahn 363 Boston/Milwaukee, New York (NL), San Francisco 1942-1965
Kid Nichols 361 Boston (NL), St. Louis, Philadelphia (NL) 1890-1906
Tim Keefe 342 Troy Trojans, N.Y. Metropolitans, N.Y. Gothams/Giants, Philadelphia (NL) 1880-1893
Roger Clemens (5) 333 Boston (AL), Toronto, New York (AL), Houston 1984-
Steve Carlton 329 St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago (AL), San Francisco, Cleveland, Minnesota 1965-1988
John Clarkson 328 Worcester Worcesters, Chicago (NL), Boston (NL), Cleveland Spiders 1882-1894
Eddie Plank 326 Philadelphia (AL), St. Louis Terriers, St. Louis (AL) 1901-1917
Nolan Ryan 324 New York (NL), California, Houston, Texas 1966, 1968-1993
Don Sutton 324 Los Angeles, Houston, Milwaukee (AL), California, Oakland
Phil Niekro 318 Milwaukee/Atlanta, New York (AL), Cleveland, Toronto 1964-1987
Gaylord Perry 314 San Francisco, Cleveland, Texas, San Diego, New York (AL), Atlanta, Seattle, Kansas City 1962-1983
Tom Seaver 311 New York (NL), Cincinnati, Chicago (AL), Boston (AL) 1967-1986
Greg Maddux (6) 311 Chicago (NL), Atlanta 1986-
Charley Radbourn 309 Providence Grays, Boston (NL), Boston Reds, Cincinnati 1881-1891
Mickey Welch 307 Troy Trojans, N.Y. Gothams/Giants 1880-1892
Lefty Grove 300 Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL) 1925-1941
Early Wynn 300 [[Minnesota Twins Washington]], Cleveland, Chicago (AL)
Bobby Mathews 297 Fort Wayne Kekiongas, Baltimore Lord Baltimores, N.Y. Mutuals, Providence Grays, Boston (NL), Philadelphia (Amer. Assoc.) 1871-1887
Tommy John 288 Cleveland, Chicago (AL), Los Angeles, New York (AL), California, Oakland 1963-1989
Bert Blyleven 287 Minnesota, Texas, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, California 1970-1992
Robin Roberts 286 Philadelphia (NL), Baltimore, Houston, Chicago (NL) 1948-1966
Fergie Jenkins 284 Philadelphia, Chicago (NL), Texas, Boston (AL) 1965-1983
Tony Mullane 284 Detroit Wolverines, Louisville Colonels, St. Louis, Toledo Blue Stockings, Cincinnati, Baltimore Orioles (NL), Cleveland Spiders 1881-1894
Jim Kaat 283 Washington/Minnesota, Chicago (AL), Philadelphia, New York (AL), St. Louis 1959-1983
Red Ruffing 273 Boston (AL), New York (AL), Chicago (AL) 1924-1947
Burleigh Grimes 270 Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, N.Y. Giants, Boston (NL), St. Louis, Chicago (NL), New York (AL) 1916-1934
Jim Palmer 268 Baltimore 1965-1984
Tom Glavine (4) 266 Atlanta, New York (NL) 1987-
Bob Feller 266 Cleveland 1936-1956
Eppa Rixey 266 Philadelphia (NL), Cincinnati 1912-1933
Jim McCormick 265 Indianapolis Blues, Cleveland Spiders, Cincinnati Outlaw Reds, Chicago (NL), Providence Grays, Pittsburgh 1878-1887)
Gus Weyhing 264 Philadelphia (Amer. Assoc.), Brooklyn Wonders, Philadelphia (NL), Louisville Colonels, Pittsburgh, Washington (AL), Brooklyn, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland 1887-1901
Ted Lyons 260 Chicago (AL) 1923-1942, 1946
Red Faber 254 Chicago (AL) 1914-1933
Jack Morris 254 Detroit, Minnesota, Toronto, Cleveland 1977-1994
Carl Hubbell 253 N.Y. Giants 1928-1943
Randy Johnson (7) 253 Montreal, Seattle, Houston, Arizona, New York (AL) 1988-
Al Spalding 252 Boston (NL), Chicago (NL) 1871-1878
Bob Gibson 251 St. Louis 1959-1975
Vic Willis 249 Boston (NL), Pittsburgh, St. Louis 1898-1910
Jack Quinn 247 New York (AL), Boston (NL), Baltimore Terrapins, Chicago (AL), Boston (AL), Philadelphia (AL), Brooklyn, Cincinnati 1909-1915, 1918-1933
Joe McGinnity 246 Baltimore (NL), Brooklyn, Baltimore/New York (AL) 1899-1908
Amos Rusie 246 Indianapolis Hoosiers, N.Y. Giants, Cincinnati 1889-1895, 1897-1898, 1901
Dennis Martinez 245 Baltimore, Montreal, Cleveland, Seattle, Atlanta 1976-1998
Jack Powell 245 Cleveland Spiders, St. Louis (NL), St. Louis (AL), Baltimore/New York (AL) 1897-1912
Juan Marichal 243 San Francisco, Boston (AL), Los Angeles 1960-1975
Herb Pennock 240 Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL), Baltimore/New York (AL) 1912-1934
Frank Tanana 240 California, Boston (AL), Texas, Detroit, Baltimore/New York (AL), New York (NL) 1973-1993
Mordecai Brown 239 St. Louis (NL), Chicago (NL), Cincinnati, Brooklyn Feds, St. Louis Terriers, Chicago Whales 1903-1916
Clark Griffith 237 Boston Reds, St. Louis (NL), Chicago (NL), Chicago (AL), New York (AL), Cincinnati, Washington (AL) 1891, 1893-1907, 1909, 1912-1914
Waite Hoyt 237 N.Y. Giants, Boston (AL), New York (AL), Detroit, Philadelphia (AL), Brooklyn, Pittsburgh 1918-1938
Whitey Ford 236 New York (AL) 1950, 1953-1967
Tommy Bond 234 Brooklyn Atlantics, Hartford Dark Blues, Boston (NL), Worcester Worcesters, Boston Unions, Indianapolis Blues 1874-1882, 1884
Charlie Buffinton 233 Boston (NL), Philadelphia (NL), Boston Reds, Baltimore (NL) 1882-1892
"Sad" Sam Jones 229 Cleveland, Boston (AL), New York (AL), St. Louis (AL), Washington (AL), Chicago (AL) 1914-1935
Luis Tiant 229 Cleveland, Minnesota, Boston (AL), New York (AL), California 1964-1982
Will White 229 Boston (NL), Cincinnati, Detroit Wolverines 1877-1886
George Mullin 228 Detroit, Washington (AL), Indianapolis Hoosiers/Newark Peppers 1902-1915
Jim Bunning 224 Detroit, Philadelphia (NL), Pittsburgh, Los Angeles 1955-1971
Catfish Hunter 224 Kansas City/Oakland, New York (AL) 1965-1979
Paul Derringer 223 St. Louis (NL), Cincinnati, Chicago (NL) 1931-1945
Mel Harder 223 Cleveland 1928-1947
Hooks Dauss 222 Detroit 1912-1926
Jerry Koosman 222 New York (NL), Minnesota, Chicago (AL), Philadelphia 1967-1985
Joe Niekro 221 Chicago (NL), San Diego, Detroit, Atlanta, Houston, New York (AL), Minnesota 1967-1988
Jerry Reuss 220 St. Louis (NL), Houston, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, California, Cincinnati, Chicago (AL), Milwaukee 1969-1990
Mike Mussina (8) 219 Baltimore, New York (AL) 1991-
Bob Caruthers 218 St. Louis Browns (Amer. Assoc.), Brooklyn, St. Louis (NL) 1884-1892
Earl Whitehill 218 Detroit, Washington (AL), Cleveland, Chicago (NL) 1923-1939
David Wells (6) 218 Toronto, Detroit, Cincinnati, Baltimore, New York (AL), Chicago (AL), San Diego, Boston (AL) 1987-
Freddie Fitzsimmons 217 N.Y. Giants, Brooklyn 1925-1943
Mickey Lolich 217 Detroit, New York (NL), San Diego 1963-1976, 1978-1979
Wilbert Cooper 216 Pittsburgh, Chicago (NL), Detroit 1912-1926
Charlie Hough 216 Los Angeles, Texas, Chicago (AL), Florida 1970-1994
Stan Coveleski 215 Philadelphia (AL), Cleveland, Washington (AL), New York (AL) 1912, 1916-1928
Jim Perry 215 Cleveland, Minnesota, Detroit, Oakland 1959-1975
Rick Reuschel 214 Chicago (NL), New York (AL), Pittsburgh, San Francisco 1972-1981, 1983-1991
Chief Bender 212 Philadelphia (AL), Baltimore Terrapins, Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (AL) 1903-1917, 1925
Kevin Brown (4) 211 Texas, Baltimore, Florida, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York (AL) 1986, 1988-
Bobo Newsom 211 Brooklyn, Chicago (NL), St. Louis (AL), Washington (AL), Boston (AL), Detroit, Philadelphia (AL), New York (AL), N.Y. Giants 1929-1930, 1932, 1934-1938, 1952-1953
Billy Pierce 211 Detroit, Chicago (AL), San Francisco 1945, 1948-1964
Bob Welch 211 Los Angeles, Oakland 1978-1994
Jesse Haines 210 Cincinnati, St. Louis (NL) 1918, 1920-1937
Vida Blue 209 Oakland, San Francisco, Kansas City 1969-1986
Don Drysdale 209 Brooklyn/Los Angeles 1956-1969
Milt Pappas 209 Baltimore, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Chicago (NL) 1957-1973
Eddie Cicotte 208 Detroit, Boston (AL), Chicago (AL) 1905, 1908-1920
Bob Lemon 207 Cleveland 1946-1958
Carl Mays 207 Boston (AL), New York (AL), Cincinnati, N.Y. Giants 1915-1929
Hal Newhouser 207 Detroit, Cleveland 1939-1955
Orel Hershiser 204 Los Angeles, Cleveland, San Francisco, New York (NL) 1983-2000
Al Orth 204 Philadelphia (NL), Washington (AL), New York (AL) 1895-1909
Lew Burdette 203 New York (AL), Boston/Milwaukee (NL), St. Louis (NL), Chicago (NL), Philadelphia (NL), California 1950-1967
Silver King 203 Kansas City Cowboys, St. Louis (NL), Chicago Pirates, Pittsburgh, N.Y. Giants, Cincinnati, Washington (NL) 1886-1893, 1896-1897
Jack Stivetts 203 St. Louis (Amer. Assoc.), Boston (NL), Cleveland Spiders 1889-1899

Sources

MLB.com
BaseballReference.com

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