Wins All Time Leaders by Baseball Almanac

Career Leaders for Wins

The goal every pitcher has when he places his pitching foot on the rubber and lets the ball loose is to win. Never an easy item to accomplish on the Major League level and always a challenge to maintain a a good winning percentage.

Wins never have, nor will they ever become easy to obtain and Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all time wins leaders. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"I'll never be considered one of the all time greats." - Jim Kaat (#28 Ranked Major League Wins Leader)

Wins All Time Leaders 'Top 100'
Name	Wins	Rank
Cy Young	511	1
Walter Johnson	417	2
Grover Alexander	373	3
Christy Mathewson	373
Warren Spahn	363	5
Pud Galvin	361	6
Kid Nichols	361
Greg Maddux	355	8
Roger Clemens	354	9
Tim Keefe	342	10
Steve Carlton	329	11
John Clarkson	328	12
Eddie Plank	326	13
Nolan Ryan	324	14
Don Sutton	324
Phil Niekro	318	16
Gaylord Perry	314	17
Tom Seaver	311	18
Old Hoss Radbourn	309	19
Mickey Welch	307	20
Tom Glavine	305	21
Randy Johnson	303	22
Lefty Grove	300	23
Early Wynn	300
Tommy John	288	25
Bert Blyleven	287	26
Robin Roberts	286	27
Fergie Jenkins	284	28
Tony Mullane	284
Jim Kaat	283	30
Red Ruffing	273	31
Burleigh Grimes	270	32
Mike Mussina	270
Jim Palmer	268	34
Bob Feller	266	35
Eppa Rixey	266
Jim McCormick	265	37
Gus Weyhing	264	38
Ted Lyons	260	39
Jamie Moyer	258	40
Red Faber	254	41
Jack Morris	254
Carl Hubbell	253	43
Bob Gibson	251	44
Vic Willis	249	45
Jack Quinn	247	46
Joe McGinnity	246	47
Dennis Martinez	245	48
Jack Powell	245
Amos Rusie	245
Juan Marichal	243	51
Herb Pennock	240	52
Frank Tanana	240
Mordecai Brown	239	54
David Wells	239
Clark Griffith	237	56
Waite Hoyt	237
Whitey Ford	236	58
Charlie Buffinton	233	59
Sam Jones	229	60
Andy Pettitte	229
Luis Tiant	229
Will White	229
George Mullin	228	64
Jim Bunning	224	65
Catfish Hunter	224
Paul Derringer	223	67
Mel Harder	223
Hooks Dauss	222	69
Jerry Koosman	222
Joe Niekro	221	71
Jerry Reuss	220	72
Pedro Martinez	219	73
Kenny Rogers	219
Bob Caruthers	218	75
Earl Whitehill	218
Freddie Fitzsimmons	217	77
Mickey Lolich	217
Wilbur Cooper	216	79
Charlie Hough	216
Curt Schilling	216
Stan Coveleski	215	82
Jim Perry	215
Rick Reuschel	214	84
John Smoltz	213	85
Chief Bender	212	86
Kevin Brown	211	87
Bobo Newsom	211
Billy Pierce	211
Bob Welch	211
Jesse Haines	210	91
Vida Blue	209	92
Don Drysdale	209
Milt Pappas	209
Eddie Cicotte	208	95
Bob Lemon	207	96
Carl Mays	207
Hal Newhouser	207
Orel Hershiser	204	99
Silver King	204	100
Al Orth	204
Name	Wins	Rank
Current Through 2009 Season

Did you know that Pud Galvin, who finished his career with three-hundred sixty-one (361) wins, was the first pitcher to win at least three-hundred (300) games? He is also, by default, the founder / first member of the 300 Wins Club.

Cy Young, who is ranked number one (1) in all time wins with five-hundred eleven (511) career victories, is also the all time loss leader in Major League history.

Every eligible pitcher with three-hundred (300) or more wins is enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Do writers place as much importance on strikeouts? Check the 3,000 Strikeouts Club and see for yourself.

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