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
Roger Clemens	354	8
Greg Maddux	347	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	303	21
Lefty Grove	300	22
Early Wynn	300
Tommy John	288	24
Bert Blyleven	287	25
Robin Roberts	286	26
Fergie Jenkins	284	27
Randy Johnson	284
Tony Mullane	284
Jim Kaat	283	30
Red Ruffing	273	31
Burleigh Grimes	270	32
Jim Palmer	268	33
Bob Feller	266	34
Eppa Rixey	266
Jim McCormick	265	36
Gus Weyhing	264	37
Ted Lyons	260	38
Red Faber	254	39
Jack Morris	254
Carl Hubbell	253	41
Bob Gibson	251	42
Mike Mussina	250	43
Vic Willis	249	44
Jack Quinn	247	45
Joe McGinnity	246	46
Dennis Martinez	245	47
Jack Powell	245
Amos Rusie	245
Juan Marichal	243	50
Herb Pennock	240	51
Frank Tanana	240
Mordecai Brown	239	53
David Wells	239
Clark Griffith	237	55
Waite Hoyt	237
Whitey Ford	236	57
Charlie Buffinton	233	58
Jamie Moyer	230	59
Sam Jones	229	60
Luis Tiant	229
Will White	229
George Mullin	228	63
Jim Bunning	224	64
Catfish Hunter	224
Paul Derringer	223	66
Mel Harder	223
Hooks Dauss	222	68
Jerry Koosman	222
Joe Niekro	221	70
Jerry Reuss	220	71
Bob Caruthers	218	72
Earl Whitehill	218
Freddie Fitzsimmons	217	74
Mickey Lolich	217
Wilbur Cooper	216	76
Charlie Hough	216
Curt Schilling	216
Stan Coveleski	215	79
Jim Perry	215
Rick Reuschel	214	81
Chief Bender	212	82
Kevin Brown	211	83
Bobo Newsom	211
Billy Pierce	211
Bob Welch	211
Jesse Haines	210	87
Kenny Rogers	210
Vida Blue	209	89
Don Drysdale	209
Pedro Martinez	209
Milt Pappas	209
Eddie Cicotte	208	93
Bob Lemon	207	94
Carl Mays	207
Hal Newhouser	207
John Smoltz	207
Orel Hershiser	204	98
Silver King	204
Al Orth	204	100
Name	Wins	Rank
Current Through 2007 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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