The 300 Wins Club is more of a personal plateau than an actual award given to any single pitcher. The passage of time has placed more significance on the attainment of this goal and memorabilia shows are often conducted and advertised using the term 300 Wins Club member.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a detailed look at this truly elite club of powerful pitchers that few belong to, and many only dream of coming near.
"Pitching has become tougher and more demanding and it's harder to throw consistently for as long a period as it would take to win three-hundred (300) games. It would take a tremendous amount of dedication to do that." - Former Pitcher & New York Yankees Pitching Coach Mel Stottlemyre
300 Wins ClubIn Order By Most Wins | Ties Are Alphabetized | Top 1,000 Career Wins |
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# | 300 Wins Club | Wins | Threw | Victory #300 Details | |||||
Team | LG | Age | Date | Box | Opponent | Score | ||||
7. | Cy Young | 511 | Right | Boston | AL | 34 | 07-12-1901 | Baltimore | 5-3 |
10. | Walter Johnson | 417 | Right | Washington | AL | 32 | 05-14-1920 | Detroit | 9-8 |
11. | Grover Alexander | 373 | Right | Chicago | NL | 37 | 09-20-1924 | New York | 7-3 |
8. | Christy Mathewson | 373 | Right | New York | NL | 32 | 06-13-1912 | Boston | 10-3 |
13. | Warren Spahn | 363 | Left | Milwaukee | NL | 40 | 08-11-1961 | Chicago | 2-1 |
1. | Pud Galvin | 361 | Right | Pittsburgh | NL | 31 | 10-05-1888 | Indianapolis | 5-4 |
6. | Kid Nichols | 361 | Right | Boston | NL | 30 | 07-07-1900 | Chicago | 11-4 |
22. | Greg Maddux | 355 | Right | Chicago | NL | 38 | 08-07-2004 | San Francisco | 8-4 |
21. | Roger Clemens | 354 | Right | New York | AL | 40 | 06-13-2003 | St. Louis | 5-2 |
2. | Tim Keefe | 342 | Right | New York | PL | 33 | 06-04-1890 | Boston | 9-4 |
16. | Steve Carlton | 329 | Left | Philadelphia | NL | 38 | 09-23-1983 | St. Louis | 6-2 |
5. | John Clarkson | 328 | Right | Cleveland | NL | 31 | 09-21-1892 | Pittsburgh | 3-2 |
9. | Eddie Plank | 326 | Left | St. Louis | FL | 39 | 09-11-1915 | Kansas City | 3-2 |
20. | Nolan Ryan | 324 | Right | Texas | AL | 43 | 07-31-1990 | Milwaukee | 11-3 |
19. | Don Sutton | 324 | Right | California | AL | 41 | 06-18-1986 | Texas | 4-1 |
18. | Phil Niekro | 318 | Right | New York | AL | 46 | 10-06-1985 | Toronto | 8-0 |
15. | Gaylord Perry | 314 | Right | Seattle | AL | 43 | 05-06-1982 | New York | 7-3 |
17. | Tom Seaver | 311 | Right | Chicago | AL | 40 | 08-04-1985 | New York | 4-1 |
4. | Old Hoss Radbourn | 309 | Right | Cincinnati | NL | 36 | 06-02-1891 | Brooklyn | 4-0 |
3. | Mickey Welch | 307 | Right | New York | NL | 31 | 07-28-1890 | Brooklyn | 3-0 |
23. | Tom Glavine | 305 | Left | New York | NL | 41 | 08-05-2007 | Chicago | 8-3 |
24. | Randy Johnson | 303 | Left | San Francisco | NL | 45 | 06-04-2009 | Washington | 5-4 |
12. | Lefty Grove | 300 | Left | Boston | AL | 41 | 07-25-1941 | Cleveland | 10-6 |
14. | Early Wynn | 300 | Right | Cleveland | AL | 43 | 07-13-1963 | Kansas City | 7-4 |
# | 300 Wins Club | Wins | Threw | Team | LG | Age | Date | Box | Opponent | Score |
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300 Wins ClubIn Chronological Order | Ties Are Alphabetized | Top 1,000 Career Wins |
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# | 300 Wins Club | Wins | Threw | Team | LG | Age | Date | Box | Opponent | Score |
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1. | Pud Galvin | 361 | Right | Pittsburgh | NL | 31 | 10-05-1888 | Indianapolis | 5-4 |
2. | Tim Keefe | 342 | Right | New York | PL | 33 | 06-04-1890 | Boston | 9-4 |
3. | Mickey Welch | 307 | Right | New York | NL | 31 | 07-28-1890 | Brooklyn | 3-0 |
4. | Old Hoss Radbourn | 309 | Right | Cincinnati | NL | 36 | 06-02-1891 | Brooklyn | 4-0 |
5. | John Clarkson | 328 | Right | Cleveland | NL | 31 | 09-21-1892 | Pittsburgh | 3-2 |
6. | Kid Nichols | 361 | Right | Boston | NL | 30 | 07-07-1900 | Chicago | 11-4 |
7. | Cy Young | 511 | Right | Boston | AL | 34 | 07-12-1901 | Baltimore | 9-1 |
8. | Christy Mathewson | 373 | Right | New York | NL | 32 | 06-13-1912 | Boston | 10-3 |
9. | Eddie Plank | 326 | Left | St. Louis | FL | 39 | 09-11-1915 | Kansas City | 3-2 |
10. | Walter Johnson | 417 | Right | Washington | AL | 32 | 05-14-1920 | Detroit | 9-8 |
11. | Grover Alexander | 373 | Right | Chicago | NL | 37 | 09-20-1924 | New York | 7-3 |
12. | Lefty Grove | 300 | Left | Boston | AL | 41 | 07-25-1941 | Cleveland | 10-6 |
13. | Warren Spahn | 363 | Left | Milwaukee | NL | 40 | 08-11-1961 | Chicago | 2-1 |
14. | Early Wynn | 300 | Right | Cleveland | AL | 43 | 07-13-1963 | Kansas City | 7-4 |
15. | Gaylord Perry | 314 | Right | Seattle | AL | 43 | 05-06-1982 | New York | 7-3 |
16. | Steve Carlton | 329 | Left | Philadelphia | NL | 38 | 09-23-1983 | St. Louis | 6-2 |
17. | Tom Seaver | 311 | Right | Chicago | AL | 40 | 08-04-1985 | New York | 4-1 |
18. | Phil Niekro | 318 | Right | New York | AL | 46 | 10-06-1985 | Toronto | 8-0 |
19. | Don Sutton | 324 | Right | California | AL | 41 | 06-18-1986 | Texas | 4-1 |
20. | Nolan Ryan | 324 | Right | Texas | AL | 43 | 07-31-1990 | Milwaukee | 11-3 |
21. | Roger Clemens | 354 | Right | New York | AL | 40 | 06-13-2003 | St. Louis | 5-2 |
22. | Greg Maddux | 355 | Right | Chicago | NL | 38 | 08-07-2004 | San Francisco | 8-4 |
23. | Tom Glavine | 305 | Left | New York | NL | 41 | 08-05-2007 | Chicago | 8-3 |
24. | Randy Johnson | 303 | Left | San Francisco | NL | 45 | 06-04-2009 | Washington | 5-4 |
# | 300 Wins Club | Wins | Threw | Team | LG | Age | Date | Box | Opponent | Score |
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300 Wins Club | Bold = Hall of Fame Pitcher | Research by Baseball Almanac |
Pud Galvin was the first pitcher to reach the three-hundred wins plateau, but did you know that Kid Nichols was the youngest and Phil Niekro was the oldest?
Did you know that John Clarkson and Christy Mathewson are the only two pitchers to reach the three-hundred wins, before they appeared in five-hundred games?
Phil Niekro had fewer than two-hundred wins on his fortieth birthday, yet he managed to become the first — and through today — the only 300 Wins Club pitcher to toss a complete game shutout during his three-hundredth win!