Wins Single Season Leaders by Baseball Almanac

Single Season Leaders for Wins

The goal every pitcher has when he places his pitching foot on the rubber and lets the ball loose. Never an easy item to accomplish on the major league level and always a challenge to maintain a a good winning percentage. Wins never come or came easy and these are the pitchers that won the most in a single season of games.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the top one-hundred (100) all-time single season leaders in Major League wins. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.

"(Bob) Feller isn't quite as fast as I was." - Hall of Fame Pitcher Walter Johnson (Tied at #47 Ranked Single Season Wins Leader)

Wins Single Season Leaders 'Top 500'
Name	Wins	Year	Team	League	Rank
Old Hoss Radbourn	59	1884	Providence Grays	NL	1
John Clarkson	53	1885	Chicago White Stockings	NL	2
Guy Hecker	52	1884	Louisville Colonels	AA	3
John Clarkson	49	1889	Boston Beaneaters	NL	4
Charlie Buffinton	48	1884	Boston Beaneaters	NL	5
Old Hoss Radbourn	48	1883	Providence Grays	NL
Al Spalding	47	1876	Chicago White Stockings	NL	7
John Ward	47	1879	Providence Grays	NL
Pud Galvin	46	1883	Buffalo Bisons	NL	9
Pud Galvin	46	1884	Buffalo Bisons	NL
Matt Kilroy	46	1887	Baltimore Orioles	AA
George Bradley	45	1876	St. Louis Brown Stockings	NL	12
Silver King	45	1888	St. Louis Browns	AA
Jim McCormick	45	1880	Cleveland Blues	NL
Bill Hutchison	44	1891	Chicago Colts	NL	15
Mickey Welch	44	1885	New York Giants	NL
Tommy Bond	43	1879	Boston Red Stockings	NL	17
Larry Corcoran	43	1880	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Billy Taylor	43	1884	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Billy Taylor	43	1884	St. Louis Maroons	UA
Will White	43	1879	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Will White	43	1883	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Lady Baldwin	42	1886	Detroit Wolverines	NL	22
Bill Hutchison	42	1890	Chicago Colts	NL
Tim Keefe	42	1886	New York Giants	NL
Jack Chesbro	41	1904	New York Highlanders	AL	25
Dave Foutz	41	1886	St. Louis Browns	AA
Tim Keefe	41	1883	New York Metropolitans	AA
Ed Morris	41	1886	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Charlie Sweeney	41	1884	Providence Grays	NL
Charlie Sweeney	41	1884	St. Louis Maroons	UA
Tommy Bond	40	1877	Boston Red Stockings	NL	30
Tommy Bond	40	1878	Boston Red Stockings	NL
Bob Caruthers	40	1885	St. Louis Browns	AA
Bob Caruthers	40	1889	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	AA
Jim McCormick	40	1884	Cleveland Blues	NL
Jim McCormick	40	1884	Cincinnati Outlaw Reds	UA
Bill Sweeney	40	1884	Baltimore Monumentals	UA
Ed Walsh	40	1908	Chicago White Sox	AL
Will White	40	1882	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Ed Morris	39	1885	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA	38
John Ward	39	1880	Providence Grays	NL
Mickey Welch	39	1884	New York Gothams	NL
John Clarkson	38	1887	Chicago White Stockings	NL	41
Kid Gleason	38	1890	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Toad Ramsey	38	1886	Louisville Colonels	AA
Pud Galvin	37	1879	Buffalo Bisons	NL	44
Tim Keefe	37	1884	New York Metropolitans	AA
Jack Lynch	37	1884	New York Metropolitans	AA
Christy Mathewson	37	1908	New York Giants	NL
Toad Ramsey	37	1887	Louisville Colonels	AA
Jim Whitney	37	1883	Boston Beaneaters	NL
John Clarkson	36	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL	50
Bill Hutchison	36	1892	Chicago Colts	NL
Walter Johnson	36	1913	Washington Senators	AL
Frank Killen	36	1893	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Jim McCormick	36	1882	Cleveland Blues	NL
Sadie McMahon	36	1890	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Sadie McMahon	36	1890	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Tony Mullane	36	1884	Toledo Blue Stockings	AA
Amos Rusie	36	1894	New York Giants	NL
Cy Young	36	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Larry Corcoran	35	1884	Chicago White Stockings	NL	59
Jim Devlin	35	1877	Louisville Grays	NL
Tim Keefe	35	1888	New York Giants	NL
Tim Keefe	35	1887	New York Giants	NL
Silver King	35	1889	St. Louis Browns	AA
Joe McGinnity	35	1904	New York Giants	NL
Sadie McMahon	35	1891	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Tony Mullane	35	1883	St. Louis Browns	AA
Kid Nichols	35	1892	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Ed Seward	35	1888	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Jack Stivetts	35	1892	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Cy Young	35	1895	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Mark Baldwin	34	1890	Chicago Pirates	PL	71
Larry Corcoran	34	1883	Chicago White Stockings	NL
George Haddock	34	1891	Boston Red Stockings	AA
Ed Morris	34	1884	Columbus Colts	AA
Kid Nichols	34	1893	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Elmer Smith	34	1887	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Scott Stratton	34	1890	Louisville Colonels	AA
Mickey Welch	34	1880	Troy Trojans	NL
Will White	34	1884	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Joe Wood	34	1912	Boston Red Sox	AL
Cy Young	34	1893	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Grover Alexander	33	1916	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	82
John Clarkson	33	1891	Boston Beaneaters	NL
John Clarkson	33	1888	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Dave Foutz	33	1885	St. Louis Browns	AA
Walter Johnson	33	1912	Washington Senators	AL
Christy Mathewson	33	1904	New York Giants	NL
Jouett Meekin	33	1894	New York Giants	NL
Tony Mullane	33	1886	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Henry Porter	33	1885	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Old Hoss Radbourn	33	1882	Providence Grays	NL
Amos Rusie	33	1891	New York Giants	NL
Amos Rusie	33	1893	New York Giants	NL
Jack Stivetts	33	1891	St. Louis Browns	AA
Mickey Welch	33	1886	New York Giants	NL
Cy Young	33	1901	Boston Americans	AL
Elton Chamberlain	32	1889	St. Louis Browns	AA	97
Jesse Duryea	32	1889	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Bob Emslie	32	1884	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Tim Keefe	32	1885	New York Giants	NL
Silver King	32	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA
Kid Nichols	32	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Lee Richmond	32	1880	Worcester Ruby Legs	NL
Gus Weyhing	32	1892	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Cy Young	32	1902	Boston Americans	AL
Grover Alexander	31	1915	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	106
Jim Bagby	31	1920	Cleveland Indians	AL
Tommy Bond	31	1876	Hartford Dark Blues	NL
Jack Coombs	31	1910	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Larry Corcoran	31	1881	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Lefty Grove	31	1931	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Pink Hawley	31	1895	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Bill Hoffer	31	1895	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Terry Larkin	31	1879	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Christy Mathewson	31	1905	New York Giants	NL
Jim McCormick	31	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Joe McGinnity	31	1903	New York Giants	NL
Denny McLain	31	1968	Detroit Tigers	AL
Tony Mullane	31	1887	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Kid Nichols	31	1897	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Kid Nichols	31	1898	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Amos Rusie	31	1892	New York Giants	NL
Gus Weyhing	31	1891	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Jim Whitney	31	1881	Boston Red Stockings	NL
Grover Alexander	30	1917	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	125
Bob Caruthers	30	1886	St. Louis Browns	AA
Pete Conway	30	1888	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Dizzy Dean	30	1934	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jim Devlin	30	1876	Louisville Grays	NL
Charlie Ferguson	30	1886	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Hank Gastright	30	1890	Columbus Colts	AA
Charlie Getzien	30	1886	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Guy Hecker	30	1885	Louisville Colonels	AA
Frank Killen	30	1896	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Silver King	30	1890	Chicago Pirates	PL
Tom Lovett	30	1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Bobby Mathews	30	1885	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Bobby Mathews	30	1883	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Bobby Mathews	30	1884	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Christy Mathewson	30	1903	New York Giants	NL
Tony Mullane	30	1882	Louisville Eclipse	AA
Kid Nichols	30	1891	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Kid Nichols	30	1896	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Dupee Shaw	30	1884	Boston Unions	UA
Dupee Shaw	30	1884	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Gus Weyhing	30	1889	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Gus Weyhing	30	1890	Brooklyn Wonders	PL
Will White	30	1878	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Mordecai Brown	29	1908	Chicago Cubs	NL	148
Charlie Buffinton	29	1891	Boston Red Stockings	AA
Bob Caruthers	29	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA
Bob Caruthers	29	1888	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Eddie Cicotte	29	1919	Chicago White Sox	AL
George Derby	29	1881	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Pud Galvin	29	1886	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	AA
Charlie Getzien	29	1887	Detroit Wolverines	NL
George Haddock	29	1892	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Claude Hendrix	29	1914	Chicago Whales	FL
Frank Killen	29	1892	Washington Senators	NL
Matt Kilroy	29	1889	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Matt Kilroy	29	1886	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Terry Larkin	29	1877	Hartford Dark Blues	NL
Terry Larkin	29	1878	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Ed Morris	29	1888	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
George Mullin	29	1909	Detroit Tigers	AL
Hal Newhouser	29	1944	Detroit Tigers	AL
Amos Rusie	29	1890	New York Giants	NL
Grover Alexander	28	1911	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	167
Bob Barr	28	1890	Rochester Rochesters	AA
Charlie Buffinton	28	1888	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Charlie Buffinton	28	1889	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Dan Casey	28	1887	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jack Chesbro	28	1902	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Eddie Cicotte	28	1917	Chicago White Sox	AL
Jack Coombs	28	1911	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Bert Cunningham	28	1898	Louisville Colonels	NL
Nig Cuppy	28	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Hugh Daily	28	1884	Chicago/Pittsburgh Browns/Stogies	UA
Hugh Daily	28	1884	Washington Nationals	UA
Dizzy Dean	28	1935	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Pud Galvin	28	1881	Buffalo Bisons	NL
Pud Galvin	28	1882	Buffalo Bisons	NL
Pud Galvin	28	1887	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Fred Goldsmith	28	1882	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Lefty Grove	28	1930	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Jay Hughes	28	1899	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Walter Johnson	28	1914	Washington Senators	AL
Tim Keefe	28	1889	New York Giants	NL
Phil Knell	28	1891	Columbus Colts	AA
Jim McCormick	28	1883	Cleveland Blues	NL
Jumbo McGinnis	28	1883	St. Louis Browns	AA
Joe McGinnity	28	1899	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Joe McGinnity	28	1900	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Old Hoss Radbourn	28	1885	Providence Grays	NL
Billy Rhines	28	1890	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Robin Roberts	28	1952	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Amos Rusie	28	1897	New York Giants	NL
Dazzy Vance	28	1924	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Gus Weyhing	28	1888	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Cy Young	28	1903	Boston Americans	AL
Cy Young	28	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Grover Alexander	27	1914	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	200
Grover Alexander	27	1920	Chicago Cubs	NL
Mark Baldwin	27	1889	Columbus Colts	AA
Ted Breitenstein	27	1894	St. Louis Browns	NL
Mordecai Brown	27	1909	Chicago Cubs	NL
Steve Carlton	27	1972	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Larry Corcoran	27	1882	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Bob Feller	27	1940	Cleveland Indians	AL
Pink Hawley	27	1898	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Hardie Henderson	27	1884	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Walter Johnson	27	1915	Washington Senators	AL
Addie Joss	27	1907	Cleveland Naps	AL
Sandy Koufax	27	1966	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Dolf Luque	27	1923	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Christy Mathewson	27	1910	New York Giants	NL
Carl Mays	27	1921	New York Yankees	AL
Joe McGinnity	27	1906	New York Giants	NL
Doc McJames	27	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Don Newcombe	27	1956	Brooklyn Dodgers	NL
Kid Nichols	27	1890	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Al Orth	27	1906	New York Highlanders	AL
Togie Pittinger	27	1902	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Henry Porter	27	1886	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Old Hoss Radbourn	27	1886	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Old Hoss Radbourn	27	1890	Boston Red Stockings	PL
Eddie Rommel	27	1922	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Tom Seaton	27	1913	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Urban Shocker	27	1921	St. Louis Browns	AL
Ed Stein	27	1892	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Jack Stivetts	27	1890	St. Louis Browns	AA
Dizzy Trout	27	1944	Detroit Tigers	AL
George Uhle	27	1926	Cleveland Indians	AL
Lee Viau	27	1888	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Rube Waddell	27	1905	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Ed Walsh	27	1911	Chicago White Sox	AL
Ed Walsh	27	1912	Chicago White Sox	AL
Bucky Walters	27	1939	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Bob Welch	27	1990	Oakland Athletics	AL
Mickey Welch	27	1889	New York Giants	NL
Doc White	27	1907	Chicago White Sox	AL
Vic Willis	27	1899	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Vic Willis	27	1902	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Cy Young	27	1891	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Mark Baldwin	26	1892	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	243
Tommy Bond	26	1880	Boston Red Stockings	NL
Mordecai Brown	26	1906	Chicago Cubs	NL
Joe Bush	26	1922	New York Yankees	AL
Larry Cheney	26	1912	Chicago Cubs	NL
John Clarkson	26	1890	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Alvin Crowder	26	1932	Washington Senators	AL
Nig Cuppy	26	1895	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Ed Daily	26	1885	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bob Feller	26	1946	Cleveland Indians	AL
Charlie Ferguson	26	1885	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Russ Ford	26	1910	New York Highlanders	AL
Lefty Gomez	26	1934	New York Yankees	AL
Clark Griffith	26	1895	Chicago Colts	NL
Guy Hecker	26	1886	Louisville Colonels	AA
Guy Hecker	26	1883	Louisville Eclipse	AA
Carl Hubbell	26	1936	New York Giants	NL
Bill James	26	1914	Boston Braves	NL
Fred Klobedanz	26	1897	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Sandy Koufax	26	1965	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Ted Lewis	26	1898	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Juan Marichal	26	1968	San Francisco Giants	NL
Rube Marquard	26	1912	New York Giants	NL
Christy Mathewson	26	1911	New York Giants	NL
Carl Mays	26	1920	New York Yankees	AL
Jim McCormick	26	1881	Cleveland Blues	NL
Joe McGinnity	26	1901	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Jouett Meekin	26	1896	New York Giants	NL
Frank Mountain	26	1883	Columbus Colts	AA
Tony Mullane	26	1888	Cincinnati Red Stockings	AA
Hal Newhouser	26	1946	Detroit Tigers	AL
Kid Nichols	26	1895	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Eddie Plank	26	1912	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Eddie Plank	26	1904	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Jack Quinn	26	1914	Baltimore Terrapins	FL
Charlie Root	26	1927	Chicago Cubs	NL
Dick Rudolph	26	1914	Boston Braves	NL
Ed Stein	26	1894	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Jack Stivetts	26	1894	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Jack Taylor	26	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Adonis Terry	26	1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Jeff Tesreau	26	1914	New York Giants	NL
George Uhle	26	1923	Cleveland Indians	AL
Sam Weaver	26	1882	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Sam Weaver	26	1883	Louisville Eclipse	AA
Mickey Welch	26	1888	New York Giants	NL
Gus Weyhing	26	1887	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Cy Young	26	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Cy Young	26	1899	St. Louis Perfectos	NL
Cy Young	26	1904	Boston Americans	AL
Al Atkinson	25	1886	Philadelphia Athletics	AA	293
Jersey Bakley	25	1888	Cleveland Blues	AA
Jesse Barnes	25	1919	New York Giants	NL
Larry Benton	25	1928	New York Giants	NL
George Bradley	25	1884	Cincinnati Outlaw Reds	UA
Mordecai Brown	25	1910	Chicago Cubs	NL
Charlie Buffinton	25	1883	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Howie Camnitz	25	1909	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Elton Chamberlain	25	1888	Louisville Colonels	AA
Elton Chamberlain	25	1888	St. Louis Browns	AA
John Clarkson	25	1892	Boston Beaneaters	NL
John Clarkson	25	1892	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Nig Cuppy	25	1896	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Paul Derringer	25	1939	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Bill Donovan	25	1907	Detroit Tigers	AL
Bill Donovan	25	1901	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Don Drysdale	25	1962	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Red Ehret	25	1890	Louisville Colonels	AA
Red Faber	25	1921	Chicago White Sox	AL
Cy Falkenberg	25	1914	Indianapolis Hoosiers	FL
Bob Feller	25	1941	Cleveland Indians	AL
Wes Ferrell	25	1935	Boston Red Sox	AL
Wes Ferrell	25	1930	Cleveland Indians	AL
Dave Ferriss	25	1946	Boston Red Sox	AL
Whitey Ford	25	1961	New York Yankees	AL
Dave Foutz	25	1887	St. Louis Browns	AA
Fred Goldsmith	25	1883	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Burleigh Grimes	25	1928	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Lefty Grove	25	1932	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Ron Guidry	25	1978	New York Yankees	AL
Hardie Henderson	25	1885	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Bill Hoffer	25	1896	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Nat Hudson	25	1888	St. Louis Browns	AA
Mickey Hughes	25	1888	Brooklyn Trolley Dodgers	AA
Catfish Hunter	25	1974	Oakland Athletics	AL
Fergie Jenkins	25	1974	Texas Rangers	AL
Walter Johnson	25	1911	Washington Senators	AL
Walter Johnson	25	1916	Washington Senators	AL
Walter Johnson	25	1910	Washington Senators	AL
Jim Kaat	25	1966	Minnesota Twins	AL
Brickyard Kennedy	25	1893	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Ed Killian	25	1907	Detroit Tigers	AL
Sandy Koufax	25	1963	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Gus Krock	25	1888	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Sam Leever	25	1903	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Mickey Lolich	25	1971	Detroit Tigers	AL
Juan Marichal	25	1966	San Francisco Giants	NL
Juan Marichal	25	1963	San Francisco Giants	NL
Christy Mathewson	25	1909	New York Giants	NL
Christy Mathewson	25	1913	New York Giants	NL
George McConnell	25	1915	Chicago Whales	FL
Jumbo McGinnis	25	1882	St. Louis Brown Stockings	AA
Sadie McMahon	25	1894	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Win Mercer	25	1896	Washington Senators	NL
Johnny Morrison	25	1923	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Hal Newhouser	25	1945	Detroit Tigers	AL
Mel Parnell	25	1949	Boston Red Sox	AL
Jeff Pfeffer	25	1916	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Deacon Phillippe	25	1903	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Old Hoss Radbourn	25	1881	Providence Grays	NL
Lee Richmond	25	1881	Worcester Ruby Legs	NL
Eppa Rixey	25	1922	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Tom Seaton	25	1914	Brooklyn Tip-Tops	FL
Tom Seaver	25	1969	New York Mets	NL
Ed Seward	25	1887	Philadelphia Athletics	AA
Cy Seymour	25	1898	New York Giants	NL
Frank Smith	25	1909	Chicago White Sox	AL
Phenomenal Smith	25	1887	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Steve Stone	25	1980	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Jesse Tannehill	25	1898	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Rube Waddell	25	1904	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Mickey Welch	25	1883	New York Gothams	NL
Stump Wiedman	25	1882	Detroit Wolverines	NL
Vic Willis	25	1898	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Cy Young	25	1898	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Vida Blue	24	1971	Oakland Athletics	AL	366
Ron Bryant	24	1973	San Francisco Giants	NL
Steve Carlton	24	1980	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Kid Carsey	24	1895	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Dan Casey	24	1886	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Roger Clemens	24	1986	Boston Red Sox	AL
Tony Cloninger	24	1965	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Wilbur Cooper	24	1920	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Joe Corbett	24	1897	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Stan Coveleski	24	1919	Cleveland Indians	AL
Stan Coveleski	24	1920	Cleveland Indians	AL
Alvin Crowder	24	1933	Washington Senators	AL
Mike Cuellar	24	1970	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Nig Cuppy	24	1894	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Hooks Dauss	24	1915	Detroit Tigers	AL
Dizzy Dean	24	1936	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Frank Dwyer	24	1896	Cincinnati Reds	NL
George Earnshaw	24	1929	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Red Faber	24	1915	Chicago White Sox	AL
Bob Feller	24	1939	Cleveland Indians	AL
Whitey Ford	24	1963	New York Yankees	AL
Kid Gleason	24	1891	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Fred Goldsmith	24	1881	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Lefty Gomez	24	1932	New York Yankees	AL
Dwight Gooden	24	1985	New York Mets	NL
Clark Griffith	24	1901	Chicago White Stockings	AL
Clark Griffith	24	1898	Chicago Orphans	NL
Bob Groom	24	1912	Washington Senators	AL
Lefty Grove	24	1933	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Lefty Grove	24	1928	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Jesse Haines	24	1927	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Claude Hendrix	24	1912	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
La Marr Hoyt	24	1983	Chicago White Sox	AL
Larry Jackson	24	1964	Chicago Cubs	NL
Fergie Jenkins	24	1971	Chicago Cubs	NL
Randy Johnson	24	2002	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Addie Joss	24	1908	Cleveland Naps	AL
Brickyard Kennedy	24	1894	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Rube Marquard	24	1911	New York Giants	NL
Christy Mathewson	24	1914	New York Giants	NL
Christy Mathewson	24	1907	New York Giants	NL
Jumbo McGinnis	24	1884	St. Louis Browns	AA
Denny McLain	24	1969	Detroit Tigers	AL
Dave McNally	24	1970	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Gaylord Perry	24	1972	Cleveland Indians	AL
Jim Perry	24	1970	Minnesota Twins	AL
Wiley Piatt	24	1898	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
George Pipgras	24	1928	New York Yankees	AL
Eddie Plank	24	1907	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Eddie Plank	24	1905	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Old Hoss Radbourn	24	1887	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Toad Ramsey	24	1890	St. Louis Browns	AA
Ed Reulbach	24	1908	Chicago Cubs	NL
Schoolboy Rowe	24	1934	Detroit Tigers	AL
Babe Ruth	24	1917	Boston Red Sox	AL
Johnny Sain	24	1948	Boston Braves	NL
Jack Sanford	24	1962	San Francisco Giants	NL
Jim Scott	24	1915	Chicago White Sox	AL
Bobby Shantz	24	1952	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Bob Shawkey	24	1916	New York Yankees	AL
Urban Shocker	24	1922	St. Louis Browns	AL
John Smoltz	24	1996	Atlanta Braves	NL
Harry Staley	24	1891	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Harry Staley	24	1891	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
George Suggs	24	1914	Baltimore Terrapins	FL
Ed Summers	24	1908	Detroit Tigers	AL
Jesse Tannehill	24	1899	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Fred Toney	24	1917	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Justin Verlander	24	2011	Detroit Tigers	AL
Tom Vickery	24	1890	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Frank Viola	24	1988	Minnesota Twins	AL
Rube Waddell	24	1902	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Ed Walsh	24	1907	Chicago White Sox	AL
Jim Whitney	24	1882	Boston Red Stockings	NL
Jim Whitney	24	1887	Washington Senators	NL
Wilbur Wood	24	1972	Chicago White Sox	AL
Wilbur Wood	24	1973	Chicago White Sox	AL
Frank Allen	23	1915	Pittsburgh Rebels	FL	442
Nick Altrock	23	1905	Chicago White Sox	AL
Jim Bagby	23	1917	Cleveland Indians	AL
Red Barrett	23	1945	Boston Braves	NL
Red Barrett	23	1945	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Chief Bender	23	1910	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Bill Bernhard	23	1904	Cleveland Blues	AL
Ted Breitenstein	23	1897	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Tommy Bridges	23	1936	Detroit Tigers	AL
Dick Burns	23	1884	Cincinnati Outlaw Reds	UA
Steve Carlton	23	1982	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Steve Carlton	23	1977	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Bob Caruthers	23	1890	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL
Jack Chesbro	23	1906	New York Highlanders	AL
Joe Coleman	23	1973	Detroit Tigers	AL
Wilbur Cooper	23	1922	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Stan Coveleski	23	1921	Cleveland Indians	AL
Mike Cuellar	23	1969	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Hugh Daily	23	1883	Cleveland Blues	NL
Bill Dinneen	23	1904	Boston Americans	AL
Don Drysdale	23	1965	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Jack Dunn	23	1899	Brooklyn Superbas	NL
Red Faber	23	1920	Chicago White Sox	AL
Cy Falkenberg	23	1913	Cleveland Naps	AL
Wes Ferrell	23	1932	Cleveland Indians	AL
Mike Flanagan	23	1979	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Jocko Flynn	23	1886	Chicago White Stockings	NL
Frank Foreman	23	1889	Baltimore Orioles	AA
Pud Galvin	23	1888	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Pud Galvin	23	1889	Pittsburgh Alleghenys	NL
Charlie Getzien	23	1890	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Bob Gibson	23	1970	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Vean Gregg	23	1911	Cleveland Naps	AL
Clark Griffith	23	1896	Chicago Colts	NL
Burleigh Grimes	23	1920	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Ad Gumbert	23	1890	Boston Red Stockings	PL
Noodles Hahn	23	1902	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Noodles Hahn	23	1899	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Bob Harmon	23	1911	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jack Harper	23	1901	St. Louis Cardinals	NL
Jack Harper	23	1904	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Orel Hershiser	23	1988	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL
Waite Hoyt	23	1928	New York Yankees	AL
Carl Hubbell	23	1935	New York Giants	NL
Carl Hubbell	23	1933	New York Giants	NL
Jay Hughes	23	1898	Baltimore Orioles	NL
Catfish Hunter	23	1975	New York Yankees	AL
Danny Jackson	23	1988	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Larry Jansen	23	1951	New York Giants	NL
Walter Johnson	23	1918	Washington Senators	AL
Walter Johnson	23	1924	Washington Senators	AL
Walter Johnson	23	1917	Washington Senators	AL
Sam Jones	23	1921	Boston Red Sox	AL
Ed Killian	23	1905	Detroit Tigers	AL
Ellis Kinder	23	1949	Boston Red Sox	AL
Silver King	23	1892	New York Giants	NL
Frank Lary	23	1961	Detroit Tigers	AL
Bob Lemon	23	1954	Cleveland Indians	AL
Bob Lemon	23	1950	Cleveland Indians	AL
Tom Lovett	23	1891	Brooklyn Bridegrooms	NL	500
Jack Lynch	23	1885	New York Metropolitans	AA
Nick Maddox	23	1908	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Sal Maglie	23	1951	New York Giants	NL
Jim Maloney	23	1963	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Rube Marquard	23	1913	New York Giants	NL
Pedro Martinez	23	1999	Boston Red Sox	AL
Christy Mathewson	23	1912	New York Giants	NL
Sadie McMahon	23	1893	Baltimore Orioles	NL
George McQuillan	23	1908	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Roscoe Miller	23	1901	Detroit Tigers	AL
Frank Mountain	23	1884	Columbus Colts	AA
Tony Mullane	23	1891	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Phil Niekro	23	1969	Atlanta Braves	NL
Orval Overall	23	1907	Chicago Cubs	NL
Jim Palmer	23	1975	Baltimore Orioles	AL
Herb Pennock	23	1926	New York Yankees	AL
Gaylord Perry	23	1970	San Francisco Giants	NL
Jeff Pfeffer	23	1914	Brooklyn Robins	NL
Wiley Piatt	23	1899	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Togie Pittinger	23	1905	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Eddie Plank	23	1911	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Eddie Plank	23	1903	Philadelphia Athletics	AL
Jack Powell	23	1899	St. Louis Perfectos	NL
Jack Powell	23	1904	New York Highlanders	AL
Jack Powell	23	1898	Cleveland Spiders	NL
Bob Purkey	23	1962	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Robin Roberts	23	1954	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Robin Roberts	23	1953	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Robin Roberts	23	1955	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Amos Rusie	23	1895	New York Giants	NL
Babe Ruth	23	1916	Boston Red Sox	AL
Bret Saberhagen	23	1989	Kansas City Royals	AL
Curt Schilling	23	2002	Arizona Diamondbacks	NL
Hal Schumacher	23	1934	New York Giants	NL
Dupee Shaw	23	1885	Providence Grays	NL
Frank Smith	23	1907	Chicago White Sox	AL
Warren Spahn	23	1963	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Warren Spahn	23	1953	Milwaukee Braves	NL
Jack Taylor	23	1902	Chicago Cubs	NL
Jack Taylor	23	1894	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Ralph Terry	23	1962	New York Yankees	AL
Hippo Vaughn	23	1917	Chicago Cubs	NL
Bucky Walters	23	1944	Cincinnati Reds	NL
Gus Weyhing	23	1893	Philadelphia Phillies	NL
Jim Whitney	23	1884	Boston Beaneaters	NL
Lefty Williams	23	1919	Chicago White Sox	AL
Vic Willis	23	1908	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Vic Willis	23	1906	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL
Hooks Wiltse	23	1908	New York Giants	NL
Bill Wise	23	1884	Washington Nationals	UA
Joe Wood	23	1911	Boston Red Sox	AL
Early Wynn	23	1954	Cleveland Indians	AL
Early Wynn	23	1952	Cleveland Indians	AL
Barry Zito	23	2002	Oakland Athletics	AL
Name	Wins	Year	Team	League	Rank
Current Through 2013 Season

Did you know that Denny McLain, who won thirty-one (31) games in 1968 and does not appear on this top one-hundred single season leaders for wins chart, is the only modern pitcher with more than thirty (30+) wins during a single season?

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The modern Major League standard for a "great" season is a pitcher with twenty (20) or more victories, yet they would not begin to make this chart until about number three-hundred eighty (380).

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