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), Buffalo (PL), 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† |
348 |
Boston (AL), Toronto, New York (AL), Houston (NL) |
1984- |
9 |
Tim Keefe |
342 |
Troy, New York (AA), N.Y. Gothams/Giants, Philadelphia (NL) |
1880-93 |
10 |
Greg Maddux† |
333 |
Atlanta, Chicago (NL), Los Angeles (NL) |
1986- |
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 |
Lefty Grove |
300 |
Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL) |
1925-41 |
|
Early Wynn |
300 |
Washington (AL), Cleveland (AL), Chicago (AL) |
1939, 1941-63 |
23 |
Bobby Mathews |
297 |
Fort Wayne, Baltimore (AA), N.Y. Mutuals, Providence, Boston (NL), Philadelphia (AA) |
1871-87 |
24 |
Tom Glavine† |
290 |
Atlanta, New York (NL) |
1987- |
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 |
30 |
Jim Kaat |
283 |
Washington/Minnesota, Chicago (AL), Philadelphia (NL), New York (AL), St. Louis (NL) |
1959-83 |
31 |
Randy Johnson† |
280 |
Montreal, Seattle, Houston, Arizona, New York (AL) |
1988- |
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 |
47 |
Amos Rusie |
246 |
Indianapolis (NL), N.Y. Giants, Cincinnati (NL) |
1889-1895, 1897-98, 1901 |
|
Joe McGinnity |
246 |
Baltimore (NL), Brooklyn (NL), Baltimore/New York (AL) |
1899-1908 |
49 |
Jack Powell |
245 |
Cleveland (NL), St. Louis (NL), St. Louis (AL), Baltimore/New York (AL) |
1897-1912 |
|
Dennis Martinez |
245 |
Baltimore (AL), Montreal, Cleveland (AL), Seattle, Atlanta |
1976-98 |
51 |
Juan Marichal |
243 |
San Francisco, Boston (AL), Los Angeles |
1960-75 |
52 |
Herb Pennock |
240 |
Philadelphia (AL), Boston (AL), Baltimore/New York (AL) |
1912-34 |
|
Frank Tanana |
240 |
California, Boston (AL), Texas, Detroit (AL), Baltimore/New York (AL), New York (NL) |
1973-93 |
54 |
Mordecai Brown |
239 |
St. Louis (NL), Chicago (NL), Cincinnati (NL), Brooklyn (PL), St. Louis (FL), Chicago (FL) |
1903-16 |
|
Mike Mussina† |
239 |
Baltimore (AL), New York (AL) |
1991- |
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 |
58 |
Whitey Ford |
236 |
New York (AL) |
1950, 1953-67 |
59 |
Tommy Bond |
234 |
Brooklyn (NA), Hartford, Boston (NL), Worcester, Boston (AA), Indianapolis (NL) |
1874-82, 1884 |
60 |
Charlie Buffinton |
233 |
Boston (NL), Philadelphia (NL), Boston (AA), Baltimore (NL) |
1882-92 |
61 |
David Wells† |
230 |
Toronto, Detroit (AL), Cincinnati (NL), Baltimore (AL), New York (AL), Chicago (AL), San Diego, Boston (AL) |
1987- |
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 |
66 |
Jim Bunning |
224 |
Detroit (AL), Philadelphia (NL), Pittsburgh, Los Angeles |
1955-71 |
|
Catfish Hunter |
224 |
Kansas City/Oakland, New York (AL) |
1965-79 |
68 |
Paul Derringer |
223 |
St. Louis (NL), Cincinnati (NL), Chicago (NL) |
1931-45 |
|
Mel Harder |
223 |
Cleveland (AL) |
1928-47 |
70 |
Hooks Dauss |
222 |
Detroit (AL) |
1912-26 |
|
Jerry Koosman |
222 |
New York (NL), Minnesota, Chicago (AL), Philadelphia |
1967-85 |
72 |
Joe Niekro |
221 |
Chicago (NL), San Diego, Detroit (AL), Atlanta, Houston, New York (AL), Minnesota |
1967-88 |
73 |
Jerry Reuss |
220 |
St. Louis (NL), Houston, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, California, Cincinnati, Chicago (AL), Milwaukee |
1969-90 |
74 |
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 |
76 |
Freddie Fitzsimmons |
217 |
N.Y. Giants, Brooklyn (NL) |
1925-43 |
|
Mickey Lolich |
217 |
Detroit (AL), New York (NL), San Diego |
1963-1976, 1978-79 |
78 |
Wilbur Cooper |
216 |
Pittsburgh, Chicago (NL), Detroit (AL) |
1912-26 |
|
Charlie Hough |
216 |
Los Angeles, Texas, Chicago (AL), Florida |
1970-94 |
|
Jamie Moyer† |
216 |
Chicago (NL), Texas, St. Louis (NL), Baltimore (AL), Boston (AL), Seattle, Philadelphia (NL) |
1986- |
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 |
83 |
Rick Reuschel |
214 |
Chicago (NL), New York (AL), Pittsburgh, San Francisco |
1972-81, 1983-91 |
84 |
Chief Bender |
212 |
Philadelphia (AL), Baltimore (FL), Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (AL) |
1903-17, 1925 |
85 |
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 |
89 |
Jesse Haines |
210 |
Cincinnati (NL), St. Louis (NL) |
1918, 1920-37 |
90 |
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 |
93 |
Eddie Cicotte |
208 |
Detroit (AL), Boston (AL), Chicago (AL) |
1905, 1908-20 |
94 |
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 |
|
Kenny Rogers† |
207 |
Texas, New York (AL), Oakland, New York (NL), Minnesota, Detroit |
1989- |
|
Curt Schilling† |
207 |
Baltimore (AL), Houston, Philadelphia (NL), Arizona, Boston (AL) |
1988- |
99 |
Pedro Martínez† |
206 |
Los Angeles, Montreal, Boston (AL), New York (NL) |
1992- |
100 |
Al Orth |
204 |
Philadelphia (NL), Washington (AL), New York (AL) |
1895-1909 |
|
Orel Hershiser |
204 |
Los Angeles, Cleveland (AL), San Francisco, New York (NL) |
1983-2000 |
Nine of the Top 12 winningest pitchers finished their careers by 1930. Eighteen of the Top 40 were finished by 1934.
Here are the Top 20 in wins among those pitching predominantly after World War II, counting those who began their careers after 1934.
Rank |
Pitcher |
Wins |
Teams played for |
Seasons played |
1 |
Warren Spahn |
363 |
Boston/Milwaukee, New York (NL), San Francisco |
1942-65 |
2 |
Roger Clemens† |
348 |
Boston (AL), Toronto, New York (AL), Houston |
1984- |
3 |
Greg Maddux† |
333 |
Atlanta, Chicago (NL), Los Angeles (NL) |
1986- |
4 |
Steve Carlton |
329 |
St. Louis (NL), Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (AL), San Francisco, Cleveland (AL), Minnesota |
1965-88 |
5 |
Don Sutton |
324 |
Los Angeles (NL), Houston, Milwaukee (AL), California, Oakland |
1966-88 |
|
Nolan Ryan |
324 |
New York (NL), California, Houston, Texas |
1966, 1968-93 |
7 |
Phil Niekro |
318 |
Milwaukee/Atlanta, New York (AL), Cleveland (AL), Toronto |
1964-1987 |
8 |
Gaylord Perry |
314 |
San Francisco, Cleveland (AL), Texas, San Diego, New York (AL), Atlanta, Seattle, Kansas City |
1962-83 |
9 |
Tom Seaver |
311 |
New York (NL), Cincinnati (NL), Chicago (AL), Boston (AL) |
1967-86 |
10 |
Early Wynn |
300 |
Washington (AL), Cleveland (AL), Chicago (AL) |
1939, 1941-63 |
11 |
Tom Glavine† |
290 |
Atlanta, New York (NL) |
1987- |
12 |
Tommy John |
288 |
Cleveland (AL), Chicago (AL), Los Angeles (NL), New York (AL), California, Oakland |
1963-89 |
13 |
Bert Blyleven |
287 |
Minnesota, Texas, Pittsburgh, Cleveland (AL), California |
1970-92 |
14 |
Robin Roberts |
286 |
Philadelphia (NL), Baltimore (AL), Houston, Chicago (NL) |
1948-66 |
15 |
Fergie Jenkins |
284 |
Philadelphia (NL), Chicago (NL), Texas, Boston (AL) |
1965-83 |
16 |
Jim Kaat |
283 |
Washington/Minnesota, Chicago (AL), Philadelphia (NL), New York (AL), St. Louis (NL) |
1959-83 |
17 |
Randy Johnson† |
280 |
Montreal, Seattle, Houston, Arizona, New York (AL) |
1988- |
18 |
Jim Palmer |
268 |
Baltimore (AL) |
1965-84 |
19 |
Bob Feller |
266 |
Cleveland (AL) |
1936-56 |
20 |
Jack Morris |
254 |
Detroit (AL), Minnesota, Toronto, Cleveland (AL) |
1977-94 |