LIST OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL LEADERS IN CAREER WINS

The following is the 'list of Major League Baseball leaders in career wins' as of September 8, 2007.

Contents

The Club

Closest Active Players to top 100

Sources

The Club

† pitchers who are still active

Rank	Pitcher	Wins	Teams played for	Seasons played
1	Cy Young	511	Cleveland (NL), St. Louis (NL), Boston (AL), Cleveland (AL), Boston (NL)	1890-1911
2	Walter Johnson	417	Washington (AL)	1907-27
3	Christy Mathewson	373	N.Y. Giants, Cincinnati (NL)	1900-16
	Grover "Pete" Alexander	373	Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (NL), St. Louis (NL)	1911-30
5	Jim "Pud" Galvin	364	St. Louis (NL), Pittsburgh Burghers, Pittsburgh	1875-92
6	Warren Spahn	363	Boston/Milwaukee, New York (NL), San Francisco	1942-65
7	Kid Nichols	361	Boston (NL), St. Louis (NL), Philadelphia (NL)	1890-1906
8	Roger Clemens†	354	Boston (AL), Toronto, New York (AL), Houston (NL)	1984-
9	Greg Maddux†	345	Atlanta, Chicago (NL), Los Angeles (NL), San Diego	1986-
10	Tim Keefe	342	Troy, New York (AA), N.Y. Gothams/Giants, Philadelphia (NL)	1880-93
11	Steve Carlton	329	St. Louis (NL), Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (AL), San Francisco, Cleveland (AL), Minnesota	1965-88
12	John Clarkson	328	Worcester, Chicago (NL), Boston (NL), Cleveland (NL)	1882-94
13	Eddie Plank	326	Philadelphia (AL), St. Louis (FL), St. Louis (AL)	1901-17
14	Don Sutton	324	Los Angeles, Houston, Milwaukee (AL), California, Oakland	1966-88
	Nolan Ryan	324	New York (NL), California, Houston, Texas	1966, 1968-93
16	Phil Niekro	318	Milwaukee/Atlanta, New York (AL), Cleveland (AL), Toronto	1964-87
17	Gaylord Perry	314	San Francisco, Cleveland (AL), Texas, San Diego, New York (AL), Atlanta, Seattle, Kansas City	1962-83
18	Tom Seaver	311	New York (NL), Cincinnati (NL), Chicago (AL), Boston (AL)	1967-86
19	Charley Radbourn	309	Providence, Boston (NL), Boston (AA), Cincinnati (NL)	1881-91
20	Mickey Welch	307	Troy, N.Y. Gothams/Giants	1880-92
21	Tom Glavine†	303	Atlanta, New York (NL)	1987-
22	Lefty Grove	300	Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL)	1925-41
	Early Wynn	300	Washington (AL), Cleveland (AL), Chicago (AL)	1939, 1941-63
24	Bobby Mathews	297	Fort Wayne, Baltimore (AA), N.Y. Mutuals, Providence, Boston (NL), Philadelphia (AA)	1871-87
25	Tommy John	288	Cleveland (AL), Chicago (AL), Los Angeles, New York (AL), California, Oakland	1963-89
26	Bert Blyleven	287	Minnesota, Texas, Pittsburgh, Cleveland (AL), California	1970-92
27	Robin Roberts	286	Philadelphia (NL), Baltimore (AL), Houston, Chicago (NL)	1948-66
28	Tony Mullane	284	Detroit (NL), Louisville, St. Louis (NL), Toledo, Cincinnati (NL), Baltimore (NL), Cleveland (NL)	1881-94
	Fergie Jenkins	284	Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (NL), Texas, Boston (AL)	1965-83
	Randy Johnson†	284	Montreal, Seattle, Houston, Arizona, New York (AL)	1988-
31	Jim Kaat	283	Washington/Minnesota, Chicago (AL), Philadelphia (NL), New York (AL), St. Louis (NL)	1959-83
32	Red Ruffing	273	Boston (AL), New York (AL), Chicago (AL)	1924-47
33	Burleigh Grimes	270	Pittsburgh, Brooklyn (NL), N.Y. Giants, Boston (NL), St. Louis (NL), Chicago (NL), New York (AL)	1916-34
34	Jim Palmer	268	Baltimore (AL)	1965-84
35	Eppa Rixey	266	Philadelphia (NL), Cincinnati (NL)	1912-33
	Bob Feller	266	Cleveland (AL)	1936-56
37	Jim McCormick	265	Indianapolis, Cleveland (NL), Cincinnati (UA), Chicago (NL), Providence, Pittsburgh	1878-87
38	Gus Weyhing	264	Philadelphia (AA), Brooklyn (PL), Philadelphia (NL), Louisville, Pittsburgh, Washington (AL), Brooklyn (NL), St. Louis (NL), Cincinnati (NL), Cleveland (AL)	1887-1901
39	Ted Lyons	260	Chicago (AL)	1923-42, 1946
40	Red Faber	254	Chicago (AL)	1914-33
	Jack Morris	254	Detroit (AL), Minnesota, Toronto, Cleveland (AL)	1977-94
42	Carl Hubbell	253	N.Y. Giants	1928-43
43	Al Spalding	252	Boston (NL), Chicago (NL)	1871-78
44	Bob Gibson	251	St. Louis (NL)	1959-75
45	Vic Willis	249	Boston (NL), Pittsburgh, St. Louis (NL)	1898-1910
46	Jack Quinn	247	New York (AL), Boston (NL), Baltimore (Fed. Lg.), Chicago (AL), Boston (AL), Philadelphia (AL), Brooklyn (NL), Cincinnati	1909-15, 1918-33
	Mike Mussina†	247	Baltimore (AL), New York (AL)	1991-
48	Amos Rusie	246	Indianapolis (NL), N.Y. Giants, Cincinnati (NL)	1889-1895, 1897-98, 1901
	Joe McGinnity	246	Baltimore (NL), Brooklyn (NL), New York (AL)	1899-1908
50	Jack Powell	245	Cleveland (NL), St. Louis (NL), St. Louis (AL), New York (AL)	1897-1912
	Dennis Martinez	245	Baltimore (AL), Montreal, Cleveland (AL), Seattle, Atlanta	1976-98
52	Juan Marichal	243	San Francisco, Boston (AL), Los Angeles	1960-75
53	Herb Pennock	240	Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL), New York (AL)	1912-34
	Frank Tanana	240	California, Boston (AL), Texas, Detroit (AL), New York (AL), New York (NL)	1973-93
55	Mordecai Brown	239	St. Louis (NL), Chicago (NL), Cincinnati (NL), Brooklyn (PL), St. Louis (FL), Chicago (FL)	1903-16
56	Clark Griffith	237	Boston (AA), St. Louis (NL), Chicago (NL), Chicago (AL), New York (AL), Cincinnati (NL), Washington (AL)	1891, 1893-1907, 1909, 1912-14
	Waite Hoyt	237	N.Y. Giants, Boston (AL), New York (AL), Detroit (AL), Philadelphia (AL), Brooklyn (NL), Pittsburgh	1918-38
	David Wells†	237	Toronto, Detroit (AL), Cincinnati (NL), Baltimore (AL), New York (AL), Chicago (AL), San Diego, Boston (AL)	1987-
59	Whitey Ford	236	New York (AL)	1950, 1953-67
60	Tommy Bond	234	Brooklyn (NA), Hartford, Boston (NL), Worcester, Boston (AA), Indianapolis (NL)	1874-82, 1884
61	Charlie Buffinton	233	Boston (NL), Philadelphia (NL), Boston (AA), Baltimore (NL)	1882-92
62	Will White	229	Boston (NL), Cincinnati (NL), Detroit (NL)	1877-86
	"Sad" Sam Jones	229	Cleveland (AL), Boston (AL), New York (AL), St. Louis (AL), Washington (AL), Chicago (AL)	1914-35
	Luis Tiant	229	Cleveland (AL), Minnesota, Boston (AL), New York (AL), California	1964-82
65	George Mullin	228	Detroit (AL), Washington (AL), Indianapolis (FL)/Newark	1902-15
	Jamie Moyer†	228	Chicago (NL), Texas, St. Louis (NL), Baltimore (AL), Boston (AL), Seattle, Philadelphia (NL)	1986-
67	Jim Bunning	224	Detroit (AL), Philadelphia (NL), Pittsburgh, Los Angeles	1955-71
	Catfish Hunter	224	Kansas City/Oakland, New York (AL)	1965-79
69	Paul Derringer	223	St. Louis (NL), Cincinnati (NL), Chicago (NL)	1931-45
	Mel Harder	223	Cleveland (AL)	1928-47
71	Hooks Dauss	222	Detroit (AL)	1912-26
	Jerry Koosman	222	New York (NL), Minnesota, Chicago (AL), Philadelphia	1967-85
73	Joe Niekro	221	Chicago (NL), San Diego, Detroit (AL), Atlanta, Houston, New York (AL), Minnesota	1967-88
74	Jerry Reuss	220	St. Louis (NL), Houston, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, California, Cincinnati, Chicago (AL), Milwaukee	1969-90
75	Bob Caruthers	218	St. Louis (AA), Brooklyn (NL), St. Louis (NL)	1884-92
	Earl Whitehill	218	Detroit (AL), Washington (AL), Cleveland (AL), Chicago (NL)	1923-39
77	Freddie Fitzsimmons	217	N.Y. Giants, Brooklyn (NL)	1925-43
	Mickey Lolich	217	Detroit (AL), New York (NL), San Diego	1963-1976, 1978-79
79	Wilbur Cooper	216	Pittsburgh, Chicago (NL), Detroit (AL)	1912-26
	Charlie Hough	216	Los Angeles, Texas, Chicago (AL), Florida	1970-94
81	Stan Coveleski	215	Philadelphia (AL), Cleveland (AL), Washington (AL), New York (AL)	1912, 1916-28
	Jim Perry	215	Cleveland (AL), Minnesota, Detroit (AL), Oakland	1959-75
	Curt Schilling†	215	Baltimore (AL), Houston, Philadelphia (NL), Arizona, Boston (AL)	1988-
84	Rick Reuschel	214	Chicago (NL), New York (AL), Pittsburgh, San Francisco	1972-81, 1983-91
85	Chief Bender	212	Philadelphia (AL), Baltimore (FL), Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (AL)	1903-17, 1925
86	Bobo Newsom	211	Brooklyn (NL), Chicago (NL), St. Louis (AL), Washington (AL), Boston (AL), Detroit (AL), Philadelphia (AL), New York (AL), N.Y. Giants	1929-30, 1932, 1934-38, 1952-53
	Billy Pierce	211	Detroit (AL), Chicago (AL), San Francisco	1945, 1948-64
	Bob Welch	211	Los Angeles, Oakland	1978-94
	Kevin Brown	211	Texas, Baltimore (AL), Florida, San Diego, Los Angeles, New York (AL)	1986, 1988-2006
90	Jesse Haines	210	Cincinnati (NL), St. Louis (NL)	1918, 1920-37
	Kenny Rogers†	210	Texas, New York (AL), Oakland, New York (NL), Minnesota, Detroit	1989-
92	Don Drysdale	209	Brooklyn/Los Angeles	1956-69
	Milt Pappas	209	Baltimore (AL), Cincinnati (NL), Atlanta, Chicago (NL)	1957-73
	Vida Blue	209	Oakland, San Francisco, Kansas City (AL)	1969-86
95	Eddie Cicotte	208	Detroit (AL), Boston (AL), Chicago (AL)	1905, 1908-20
96	Carl Mays	207	Boston (AL), New York (AL), Cincinnati, N.Y. Giants	1915-29
	Hal Newhouser	207	Detroit (AL), Cleveland (AL)	1939-55
	Bob Lemon	207	Cleveland (AL)	1946-58
	Pedro Martínez†	207	Los Angeles, Montreal, Boston (AL), New York (NL)	1992-
100	John Smoltz †	206	Atlanta	1988-

Closest Active Players to top 100

Pitcher	Wins	Teams played for	Seasons played
Andy Pettitte	199	New York (AL), Houston	1995-
Tim Wakefield	167	Pittsburgh, Boston (AL)	1992-
Aaron Sele	148	Boston (AL), Texas, Anaheim, Seattle, Los Angeles (NL), New York (NL)	1993-
Bartolo Colon	146	Cleveland, Montreal, Chicago (AL), Anaheim/Los Angeles (AL)	1997-
Steve Trachsel	140	Chicago(NL), Tampa Bay, Toronto, New York (NL),Baltimore	1993-

Sources

★ MLB.com - All-time win leaders


★ MLB.com - Active leaders