This is a list of the top 500 Major League Baseball winningest pitchers. In the sport of baseball, a win is a statistic credited to the pitcher for the winning team who was in the game when his team last took the lead. The main exception is that a starting pitcher must complete five innings to earn a win; if this does not happen, the official scorer awards the win based on guidelines set forth in the official rules.
Cy Young holds the Major League Baseball win record with 511. Second is Walter Johnson with 417. Young and Johnson are the only players to earn 400 or more wins.
List[]
Listed are all Major League Baseball players with 111 or more wins, the current cutoff for the top 500 (includes ties for the top 500, whenever applicable).
The stats are updated as of April 28, 2019.
Current players are in BOLD, and a * means they are in the Hall of Fame.
Rank | Player | Wins | Rank | Player | Wins |
1 | Cy Young* | 511 | 249 | Jouett Meekin | 152 |
2 | Walter Johnson* | 417 | Jake Peavy | 152 | |
3 | Grover Cleveland Alexander* | 373 | Jack Taylor | 152 | |
Christy Mathewson* | 373 | 254 | Tom Candiotti | 151 | |
5 | Pud Galvin* | 365 | Burt Hooton | 151 | |
6 | Warren Spahn* | 363 | Rick Rhoden | 151 | |
7 | Kid Nichols* | 362 | Jim Slaton | 151 | |
8 | Greg Maddux* | 355 | 258 | Rube Benton | 150 |
9 | Roger Clemens | 354 | Dizzy Dean* | 150 | |
10 | Tim Keefe* | 342 | Adam Wainwright | 150 | |
11 | Steve Carlton* | 329 | Jered Weaver | 150 | |
12 | John Clarkson* | 328 | 262 | Dick McBride | 149 |
13 | Eddie Plank* | 326 | Don Newcombe | 149 | |
14 | Nolan Ryan* | 324 | Ervin Santana | 149 | |
Don Sutton* | 324 | 265 | Bronson Arroyo | 148 | |
16 | Phil Niekro* | 318 | Mike Hampton | 148 | |
17 | Gaylord Perry* | 314 | Firpo Marberry | 148 | |
18 | Tom Seaver* | 311 | Johnny Podres | 148 | |
19 | Old Hoss Radbourn* | 310 | Brad Radke | 148 | |
20 | Mickey Welch* | 307 | Aaron Sele | 148 | |
21 | Tom Glavine* | 305 | 271 | Dave Foutz | 147 |
22 | Randy Johnson* | 303 | Kyle Lohse | 147 | |
23 | Lefty Grove* | 300 | 273 | Stan Bahnsen | 146 |
Early Wynn* | 300 | Tim Belcher | 146 | ||
25 | Bobby Mathews | 297 | Bob Knepper | 146 | |
26 | Tommy John | 288 | Ron Reed | 146 | |
27 | Bert Blyleven* | 287 | 277 | Jack Billingham | 145 |
28 | Robin Roberts* | 286 | Candy Cummings* | 145 | |
29 | Fergie Jenkins* | 284 | Pretzels Getzien | 145 | |
Tony Mullane | 284 | Mudcat Grant | 145 | ||
31 | Jim Kaat | 283 | Bruce Hurst | 145 | |
32 | Red Ruffing* | 273 | James Shields | 145 | |
33 | Burleigh Grimes* | 270 | 283 | Chris Carpenter | 144 |
Mike Mussina* | 270 | Claude Hendrix | 144 | ||
35 | Jamie Moyer | 269 | Dennis Leonard | 144 | |
36 | Jim Palmer* | 268 | David Price | 144 | |
37 | Bob Feller* | 266 | 287 | Harry Gumbert | 143 |
Eppa Rixey* | 266 | Ray Kremer | 143 | ||
39 | Jim McCormick | 265 | Cliff Lee | 143 | |
40 | Gus Weyhing | 264 | Rip Sewell | 143 | |
41 | Ted Lyons* | 260 | Kevin Tapani | 143 | |
42 | Andy Pettitte | 256 | Steve Trachsel | 143 | |
43 | Red Faber* | 254 | Hoyt Wilhelm* | 143 | |
Jack Morris* | 254 | 294 | Johnny Allen | 142 | |
45 | Carl Hubbell* | 253 | Joe Coleman | 142 | |
46 | Al Spalding* | 252 | Bert Cunningham | 142 | |
47 | Bob Gibson* | 251 | Scott Erickson | 142 | |
48 | Vic Willis* | 249 | Mike Garcia | 142 | |
49 | Bartolo Colon | 247 | Kevin Gross | 142 | |
Jack Quinn | 247 | Bobby Witt | 142 | ||
CC Sabathia | 247 | 301 | Woodie Fryman | 141 | |
52 | Joe McGinnity* | 246 | Matt Kilroy | 141 | |
Amos Rusie* | 246 | Lindy McDaniel | 141 | ||
54 | Dennis Martinez | 245 | Sam McDowell | 141 | |
Jack Powell | 245 | Mike Morgan | 141 | ||
56 | Juan Marichal* | 243 | 306 | Jim Clancy | 140 |
57 | Herb Pennock* | 241 | Charlie Leibrandt | 140 | |
58 | Frank Tanana | 240 | Sonny Siebert | 140 | |
59 | Mordecai Brown* | 239 | Jeff Suppan | 140 | |
David Wells | 239 | 310 | Larry Dierker | 139 | |
61 | Clark Griffith* | 237 | Red Ehret | 139 | |
Waite Hoyt* | 237 | Dutch Leonard | 139 | ||
63 | Whitey Ford* | 236 | Johnny Sain | 139 | |
64 | Tommy Bond | 234 | Johan Santana | 139 | |
65 | Charlie Buffinton | 233 | Frank Smith | 139 | |
66 | Sad Sam Jones | 229 | Fred Toney | 139 | |
Luis Tiant | 229 | Hooks Wiltse | 139 | ||
Will White | 229 | 318 | Josh Beckett | 138 | |
69 | George Mullin | 228 | Dock Ellis | 138 | |
70 | Jim Bunning* | 224 | Kid Gleason | 138 | |
Catfish Hunter* | 224 | Tom Gordon | 138 | ||
72 | Hooks Dauss | 223 | Scott McGregor | 138 | |
Paul Derringer | 223 | Todd Stottlemyre | 138 | ||
Mel Harder | 223 | 324 | Mike Caldwell | 137 | |
75 | Tim Hudson | 222 | Joe Dobson | 137 | |
Jerry Koosman | 222 | Dutch Ruether | 137 | ||
77 | Joe Niekro | 221 | Jack Sanford | 137 | |
78 | Jerry Reuss | 220 | 328 | Ron Darling | 136 |
79 | Pedro Martinez* | 219 | Jon Garland | 136 | |
Kenny Rogers | 219 | Harvey Haddix | 136 | ||
81 | Bob Caruthers | 218 | Rick Porcello | 136 | |
Earl Whitehill | 218 | Harry Staley | 136 | ||
83 | Freddie Fitzsimmons | 217 | 333 | Ramon Martinez | 135 |
Mickey Lolich | 217 | Joe Nuxhall | 135 | ||
85 | Wilbur Cooper | 216 | Ray Sadecki | 135 | |
Charlie Hough | 216 | Chris Short | 135 | ||
Curt Schilling | 216 | 337 | Floyd Bannister | 134 | |
88 | Stan Coveleski* | 215 | Mike Boddicker | 134 | |
Jim Perry | 215 | Ray Caldwell | 134 | ||
90 | Mark Buehrle | 214 | Pete Donohue | 134 | |
Rick Reuschel | 214 | Jim Maloney | 134 | ||
92 | John Smoltz* | 213 | Pat Malone | 134 | |
93 | Chief Bender* | 212 | Mike McCormick | 134 | |
94 | Kevin Brown | 211 | Steve Renko | 134 | |
Bobo Newsom | 211 | Nap Rucker | 134 | ||
Billy Pierce | 211 | Gerry Staley | 134 | ||
Bob Welch | 211 | 347 | Harry Brecheen | 133 | |
98 | Jesse Haines* | 210 | Howie Camnitz | 133 | |
99 | Vida Blue | 209 | Darryl Kile | 133 | |
Eddie Cicotte | 209 | Fritz Peterson | 133 | ||
Don Drysdale* | 209 | Randy Wolf | 133 | ||
Milt Pappas | 209 | 352 | Ryan Dempster | 132 | |
103 | Justin Verlander | 208 | Mark Gubicza | 132 | |
104 | Bob Lemon* | 207 | Tom Hughes | 132 | |
Carl Mays | 207 | Danny MacFayden | 132 | ||
Hal Newhouser* | 207 | Win Mercer | 132 | ||
107 | Orel Hershiser | 204 | George Mogridge | 132 | |
Al Orth | 204 | Vic Raschi | 132 | ||
109 | Lew Burdette | 203 | Woody Williams | 132 | |
Roy Halladay* | 203 | Carlos Zambrano | 132 | ||
Silver King | 203 | 361 | Pat Hentgen | 131 | |
Jack Stivetts | 203 | Harry Howell | 131 | ||
113 | Rube Marquard* | 201 | Jon Lieber | 131 | |
Charley Root | 201 | Denny McLain | 131 | ||
115 | Chuck Finley | 200 | Juan Pizarro | 131 | |
George Uhle | 200 | Howie Pollet | 131 | ||
Tim Wakefield | 200 | 367 | Elden Auker | 130 | |
118 | Jack Chesbro | 198 | Cy Falkenberg | 130 | |
Bucky Walters | 198 | Noodles Hahn | 130 | ||
120 | Dennis Eckersley* | 197 | Ted Lilly | 130 | |
Larry French | 197 | Andy Messersmith | 130 | ||
Bob Friend | 197 | Kirk Rueter | 130 | ||
Jesse Tannehill | 197 | Jason Schmidt | 130 | ||
Adonis Terry | 197 | 374 | Pedro Astacio | 129 | |
Dazzy Vance* | 197 | Nelson Briles | 129 | ||
126 | Bullet Joe Bush | 196 | Ned Garver | 129 | |
Claude Osteen | 196 | Frank Kitson | 129 | ||
128 | Bob Shawkey | 195 | Charles Nagy | 129 | |
Ed Walsh* | 195 | Bob Purkey | 129 | ||
130 | Babe Adams | 194 | George Zettlein | 129 | |
Doyle Alexander | 194 | 381 | Larry Benton | 128 | |
Tommy Bridges | 194 | Dean Chance | 128 | ||
David Cone | 194 | Mort Cooper | 128 | ||
Dwight Gooden | 194 | Aaron Harang | 128 | ||
Larry Jackson | 194 | Frank Lary | 128 | ||
Sam Leever | 194 | 386 | Joaquin Andujar | 127 | |
Dolf Luque | 194 | Jim Bagby | 127 | ||
138 | Wes Ferrell | 193 | George Earnshaw | 127 | |
Curt Simmons | 193 | Gio Gonzalez | 127 | ||
Rube Waddell* | 193 | Jack McDowell | 127 | ||
141 | Lon Warneke | 192 | Preacher Roe | 127 | |
142 | Zack Greinke | 191 | Bob Rush | 127 | |
Dutch Leonard | 191 | Lefty Tyler | 127 | ||
Jim Whitney | 191 | 394 | Johnny Antonelli | 126 | |
145 | Lefty Gomez* | 189 | Larry Gura | 126 | |
Deacon Phillippe | 189 | Esteban Loaiza | 126 | ||
Doc White | 189 | John Smiley | 126 | ||
148 | John Lackey | 188 | Ed Whitson | 126 | |
Lee Meadows | 188 | 399 | Johnny Cueto | 125 | |
Rick Wise | 188 | Jon Matlack | 125 | ||
151 | Brickyard Kennedy | 187 | Clarence Mitchell | 125 | |
Urban Shocker | 187 | Dan Petry | 125 | ||
153 | Jimmy Key | 186 | 403 | Bob Ewing | 124 |
Tom Zachary | 186 | Rich Gossage* | 124 | ||
155 | Mike Cuellar | 185 | Ross Grimsley | 124 | |
Bill Donovan | 185 | Mike Krukow | 124 | ||
Mike Torrez | 185 | Lefty Leifield | 124 | ||
158 | Dave McNally | 184 | Jason Marquis | 124 | |
Art Nehf | 184 | Doc Medich | 124 | ||
160 | Red Ames | 183 | Terry Mulholland | 124 | |
161 | Bill Hutchinson | 183 | Denny Neagle | 124 | |
Ed Reulbach | 182 | Chan Ho Park | 124 | ||
Allie Reynolds | 182 | Gary Peters | 124 | ||
164 | Mark Langston | 179 | Mike Scott | 124 | |
165 | Livan Hernandez | 178 | 415 | Tom Browning | 123 |
Jon Lester | 178 | John Denny | 123 | ||
Hippo Vaughn | 178 | Al Downing | 123 | ||
168 | John Candelaria | 177 | Steve Gromek | 123 | |
Larry Corcoran | 177 | Ad Gumbert | 123 | ||
Frank Dwyer | 177 | Hideo Nomo | 123 | ||
Virgil Trucks | 177 | Mel Parnell | 123 | ||
172 | Guy Bush | 176 | Dick Ruthven | 123 | |
Derek Lowe | 176 | Greg Swindell | 123 | ||
Dave Stieb | 176 | 424 | Ray Culp | 122 | |
Frank Viola | 176 | Pat Dobson | 122 | ||
176 | Chick Fraser | 175 | Dick Donovan | 122 | |
Guy Hecker | 175 | Carl Erskine | 122 | ||
178 | Ken Holtzman | 174 | Larry Jansen | 122 | |
Camilo Pascual | 174 | 429 | Steve Barber | 121 | |
Slim Sallee | 174 | Gary Bell | 121 | ||
181 | Sadie McMahon | 173 | Bud Black | 121 | |
Fernando Valenzuela | 173 | Ed Brandt | 121 | ||
183 | Murry Dickson | 172 | Jeff Fassero | 121 | |
184 | George Bradley | 171 | Yovani Gallardo | 121 | |
Danny Darwin | 171 | Matt Morris | 121 | ||
Ed Morris | 171 | Brad Penny | 121 | ||
Eddie Rommel | 171 | Dick Rudolph | 121 | ||
Rick Sutcliffe | 171 | Tully Sparks | 121 | ||
189 | Bill Dinneen | 170 | Earl Wilson | 121 | |
Ron Guidry | 170 | 440 | R.A. Dickey | 120 | |
Dizzy Trout | 170 | Van Mungo | 120 | ||
192 | Kevin Appier | 169 | Jack Taylor | 120 | |
Bill Doak | 169 | Bob Veale | 120 | ||
Felix Hernandez | 169 | 444 | Bob Groom | 119 | |
Bill Lee | 169 | Bill Lee | 119 | ||
Kevin Millwood | 169 | Sal Maglie | 119 | ||
197 | Bob Forsch | 168 | Ken Raffensberger | 119 | |
Dave Stewart | 168 | Bobby Shantz | 119 | ||
199 | General Crowder | 167 | Jeff Tesreau | 119 | |
Mike Flanagan | 167 | Johnny Vander Meer | 119 | ||
Pink Hawley | 167 | Milt Wilcox | 119 | ||
Bret Saberhagen | 167 | 452 | Kirby Higbe | 118 | |
203 | Bob Buhl | 166 | Darren Oliver | 118 | |
John Burkett | 166 | Jimmy Ring | 118 | ||
Howard Ehmke | 166 | Bill Singer | 118 | ||
Eddie Lopat | 166 | 456 | Ken Hill | 117 | |
Paul Splittorff | 166 | Thornton Lee | 117 | ||
208 | Sandy Koufax* | 165 | Pedro Ramos | 117 | |
Bill Sherdel | 165 | Tommy Thomas | 117 | ||
Javier Vazquez | 165 | John Tudor | 117 | ||
Barry Zito | 165 | Mike Witt | 117 | ||
212 | A.J. Burnett | 164 | Smoky Joe Wood | 117 | |
Red Donahue | 164 | 463 | Bill Bernhard | 116 | |
Frank Killen | 164 | Kid Carsey | 116 | ||
Mel Stottlemyre | 164 | Larry Cheney | 116 | ||
John Ward* | 164 | Joe Horlen | 116 | ||
Wilbur Wood | 164 | Jaime Navarro | 116 | ||
218 | Nig Cuppy | 163 | Jose Rijo | 116 | |
Earl Moore | 163 | Dummy Taylor | 116 | ||
Roy Oswalt | 163 | 470 | Dave Burba | 115 | |
Scott Sanderson | 163 | Dick Ellsworth | 115 | ||
222 | Bill Gullickson | 162 | Earl Hamilton | 115 | |
Vern Law | 162 | Bruce Kison | 115 | ||
Al Leiter | 162 | Bob Ojeda | 115 | ||
Claude Passeau | 162 | Togie Pittinger | 115 | ||
226 | Bump Hadley | 161 | Bob Stanley | 115 | |
Mike Moore | 161 | 477 | Hal Carlson | 114 | |
228 | Theodore Britenstein | 160 | Sid Fernandez | 114 | |
Addie Joss* | 160 | Rollie Fingers* | 114 | ||
Max Scherzer | 160 | Ken Forsch | 114 | ||
231 | Cole Hamels | 159 | Ubaldo Jimenez | 114 | |
232 | Jack Coombs | 158 | Ron Kline | 114 | |
Curt Davis | 158 | Bill Monbouquette | 114 | ||
Willis Hudlin | 158 | Ricky Nolasco | 114 | ||
Jeff Pfeffer | 158 | Fritz Ostermueller | 114 | ||
Steve Rogers | 158 | Marty Pattin | 114 | ||
Schoolboy Rowe | 158 | Shane Reynolds | 114 | ||
Hal Schumacher | 158 | Sherry Smith | 114 | ||
239 | Ice Box Chamberlain | 157 | 489 | Tony Cloninger | 113 |
Jim Lonborg | 157 | Storm Davis | 113 | ||
Red Lucas | 157 | Dave Goltz | 113 | ||
242 | Freddy Garcia | 156 | Russ Ortiz | 113 | |
243 | Andy Benes | 155 | Toad Ramsey | 113 | |
Doug Drabek | 155 | Billy Rhines | 113 | ||
Rube Walberg | 155 | 495 | Fred Goldsmith | 112 | |
246 | Mark Baldwin | 154 | Danny Jackson | 112 | |
Clayton Kershaw | 154 | Syl Johnson | 112 | ||
248 | Dan Haren | 153 | Jim Bibby | 111 | |
249 | Jesse Barnes | 152 | Madison Bumgarner | 111 | |
Rudy May | 152 | Watty Clark | 111 |
Close to the Top 500[]
As of April 28, 2019, these active players are within fifteen wins of entering the top 500, now with a cutoff of 111 career wins:
- J.A. Happ (110)
- Francisco Liriano (108)
- Edwin Jackson (104)
- Jorge De La Rosa (104)
- Chris Sale (103)
- Jake Arrieta (102)
- Corey Kluber (98)
- Anibal Sanchez (97)
- Jason Hammel (96)
- Stephen Strasburg (96)