List of Major League Baseball managers with most career wins
This article contains a list of all Major League Baseball managers with at least 1,000 career regular season wins and a list of managers who have regular season win percentages of at least .540 in at least 400 games (2.5 full seasons).[1] Both lists are current through the close of the 2024 Major League Baseball season.
Connie Mack is the all-time leader in wins (3,731) and losses (3,948). Bruce Bochy is the active wins leader (2,171) and is eighth in overall wins. Vic Harris, who was a manager in the segregated Negro leagues, has the highest percentage at 547–278 (.663). Dave Roberts is the active leader in winning percentage at 851–507 (.627), which is also the highest outside of the minority leagues.
Managers with 1,000 or more wins
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Rank | Name | Wins | Losses | Ties[a] | Pct. | Pennants/ WS Won |
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1 | Connie Mack† | 3,731 | 3,948 | 76 | .486 | 9/5 |
2 | Tony La Russa† | 2,884 | 2,499 | 4 | .536 | 6/3 |
3 | John McGraw† | 2,763 | 1,948 | 58 | .586 | 10/3 |
4 | Bobby Cox† | 2,504 | 2,001 | 3 | .556 | 5/1 |
5 | Joe Torre† | 2,326 | 1,997 | 6 | .538 | 6/4 |
6 | Sparky Anderson† | 2,194 | 1,834 | 2 | .545 | 5/3 |
7 | Dusty Baker | 2,183 | 1,862 | 1 | .540 | 3/1 |
8 | Bruce Bochy* | 2,171 | 2,185 | 0 | .498 | 5/4 |
9 | Bucky Harris† | 2,158 | 2,219 | 33 | .493 | 3/2 |
10 | Joe McCarthy† | 2,125 | 1,333 | 29 | .615 | 9/7 |
11 | Walter Alston† | 2,040 | 1,613 | 5 | .558 | 7/4 |
12 | Leo Durocher† | 2,008 | 1,709 | 22 | .540 | 3/1 |
13 | Terry Francona* | 1,950 | 1,672 | 0 | .538 | 3/2 |
14 | Casey Stengel† | 1,905 | 1,842 | 19 | .508 | 10/7 |
15 | Gene Mauch | 1,902 | 2,037 | 3 | .483 | 0 |
16 | Bill McKechnie† | 1,896 | 1,723 | 28 | .524 | 4/2 |
17 | Lou Piniella | 1,835 | 1,713 | 0 | .517 | 1/1 |
18 | Jim Leyland† | 1,769 | 1,728 | 2 | .506 | 3/1 |
19 | Buck Showalter | 1,726 | 1,665 | 1 | .509 | 0 |
20 | Mike Scioscia | 1,650 | 1,428 | 0 | .536 | 1/1 |
21 | Ralph Houk | 1,619 | 1,531 | 7 | .514 | 3/2 |
22 | Fred Clarke† | 1,602 | 1,181 | 43 | .576 | 4/1 |
23 | Tommy Lasorda† | 1,599 | 1,439 | 2 | .526 | 4/2 |
24 | Bob Melvin* | 1,597 | 1,507 | 0 | .514 | 0 |
25 | Dick Williams† | 1,571 | 1,451 | 1 | .520 | 4/2 |
26 | Clark Griffith† | 1,491 | 1,367 | 59 | .522 | 1/0 |
27 | Earl Weaver† | 1,480 | 1,060 | 1 | .583 | 4/1 |
28 | Miller Huggins† | 1,413 | 1,134 | 23 | .555 | 6/3 |
29 | Al Lopez† | 1,410 | 1,004 | 11 | .584 | 2/0 |
30 | Jimmy Dykes | 1,406 | 1,541 | 15 | .477 | 0 |
31 | Wilbert Robinson† | 1,399 | 1,398 | 21 | .500 | 2/0 |
32 | Joe Maddon | 1,382 | 1,216 | 1 | .532 | 2/1 |
33 | Davey Johnson | 1,372 | 1,071 | 2 | .562 | 1/1 |
34 | Chuck Tanner | 1,352 | 1,381 | 5 | .495 | 1/1 |
35 | Ned Hanlon† | 1,313 | 1,164 | 53 | .530 | 5/0 |
36 | Cap Anson† | 1,295 | 947 | 46 | .578 | 5/0 |
37 | Charlie Grimm | 1,287 | 1,067 | 14 | .547 | 3/0 |
38 | Frank Selee† | 1,284 | 862 | 34 | .598 | 5/0 |
39 | Whitey Herzog† | 1,281 | 1,125 | 3 | .532 | 3/1 |
40 | Clint Hurdle | 1,269 | 1,345 | 1 | .485 | 1/0 |
41 | Billy Martin | 1,253 | 1,013 | 1 | .553 | 2/1 |
42 | Bill Rigney | 1,239 | 1,321 | 1 | .484 | 0 |
43 | Joe Cronin† | 1,236 | 1,055 | 24 | .540 | 2/0 |
44 | Harry Wright† | 1,225 | 885 | 35 | .581 | 6/0 |
45 | Ned Yost | 1,203 | 1,341 | 0 | .473 | 2/1 |
46 | Ron Gardenhire | 1,200 | 1,280 | 0 | .484 | 0 |
47 | Mike Hargrove | 1,188 | 1,173 | 2 | .503 | 2/0 |
48 | Bud Black* | 1,186 | 1,370 | 0 | .464 | 0 |
Bobby Valentine | 1,186 | 1,165 | 0 | .504 | 1/0 | |
50 | Hughie Jennings† | 1,184 | 995 | 23 | .543 | 3/0 |
51 | Lou Boudreau† | 1,162 | 1,224 | 18 | .487 | 1/1 |
52 | John McNamara | 1,160 | 1,233 | 2 | .485 | 1/0 |
53 | Tom Kelly | 1,140 | 1,244 | 1 | .478 | 2/2 |
54 | Frankie Frisch† | 1,138 | 1,078 | 30 | .514 | 1/1 |
55 | Art Howe | 1,129 | 1,137 | 0 | .498 | 0 |
56 | Joe Girardi | 1,120 | 935 | 0 | .545 | 1/1 |
57 | Danny Murtaugh | 1,115 | 950 | 3 | .540 | 2/2 |
58 | Frank Robinson† | 1,065 | 1,176 | 0 | .475 | 0 |
59 | Jack McKeon | 1,051 | 990 | 1 | .515 | 1/1 |
60 | Billy Southworth† | 1,044 | 704 | 22 | .597 | 4/2 |
61 | Red Schoendienst† | 1,041 | 955 | 3 | .522 | 2/1 |
62 | Steve O'Neill | 1,040 | 821 | 18 | .559 | 1/1 |
63 | Felipe Alou | 1,033 | 1,021 | 1 | .503 | 0 |
64 | Jim Fregosi | 1,028 | 1,095 | 0 | .484 | 1/0 |
65 | Chuck Dressen | 1,008 | 973 | 9 | .509 | 2/0 |
66 | Charlie Manuel | 1,000 | 826 | 0 | .548 | 2/1 |
- ^ Ties are very uncommon in modern baseball, and are not counted in official standings, but all statistics accumulated in the game are counted. In normal play, ties should not occur in baseball, as the rules state that extra innings are played until one of the two teams wins the game. In modern baseball, tied games can only occur if such a game is the last scheduled between the two teams that season and has no bearing on the postseason. In all other cases, the game is merely suspended and completed at the first opportunity. Tied games were more common in the early days of baseball before the introduction of floodlights in MLB ballparks when darkness would halt games on occasion. The few ties that still occur are usually caused by bad weather.
Win percentage
[edit]Managers included have managed at least 400 games – around 2.5 full seasons and a group including 313 managers – and regular season win percentages of at least .540. Note that the total number of games listed for each manager in this table includes tie games though ties are not included in "decided game" statistics. The lowest winning percentage for a qualifying manager is Doc Prothro: .301 (138–320–2) in 460 games.
Rank | Name | Win Pct. | Games | Wins | Losses |
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1 | Vic Harris | .663 | 845 | 547 | 278 |
2 | Rube Foster† | .633 | 542 | 336 | 195 |
3 | Dave Malarcher | .628 | 428 | 263 | 156 |
4 | Dave Roberts* | .627 | 1,358 | 851 | 507 |
5 | Joe McCarthy† | .615 | 3,487 | 2,125 | 1,333 |
6 | Jim Mutrie | .611 | 1,114 | 658 | 419 |
7 | Charles Comiskey† | .608 | 1,408 | 839 | 540 |
8 | Frank Selee† | .597 | 2,180 | 1,284 | 862 |
Billy Southworth† | 1,770 | 1,044 | 704 | ||
10 | Frank Chance† | .593 | 1,622 | 946 | 648 |
11 | John McGraw† | .586 | 4,769 | 2,763 | 1,948 |
12 | Aaron Boone* | .584 | 1,032 | 603 | 429 |
Al Lopez† | 2,425 | 1,410 | 1,004 | ||
14 | Earl Weaver† | .583 | 2,541 | 1,480 | 1,060 |
15 | Mickey Cochrane† | .582 | 600 | 348 | 250 |
16 | Harry Wright† | .581 | 2,185 | 1,225 | 885 |
17 | Cap Anson† | .578 | 2,288 | 1,295 | 947 |
Eddie Dyer | 777 | 446 | 325 | ||
Pants Rowland | 590 | 339 | 247 | ||
20 | Fred Clarke† | .576 | 2,826 | 1,602 | 1,181 |
21 | Rob Thomson* | .575 | 435 | 250 | 185 |
22 | Frank Duncan | .570 | 500 | 281 | 212 |
Ossie Vitt | 462 | 262 | 198 | ||
24 | Bill McGunnigle | .569 | 586 | 327 | 248 |
25 | Mike Shildt* | .563 | 613 | 345 | 268 |
John Montgomery Ward† | 751 | 412 | 320 | ||
27 | Davey Johnson | .562 | 2,445 | 1,372 | 1,071 |
28 | Pat Moran | .561 | 1,344 | 748 | 586 |
29 | Steve O'Neill | .559 | 1,879 | 1,040 | 821 |
30 | Walter Alston† | .558 | 3,658 | 2,040 | 1,613 |
Brian Snitker* | 1,317 | 735 | 582 | ||
32 | Bobby Cox† | .556 | 4,508 | 2,504 | 2,001 |
Larry Dierker | 783 | 435 | 348 | ||
34 | Miller Huggins† | .555 | 2,570 | 1,413 | 1,134 |
Patsy Tebeau | 1,339 | 726 | 583 | ||
Bill Terry† | 1,496 | 823 | 661 | ||
37 | Buck Ewing† | .554 | 903 | 489 | 395 |
Billy Martin | 2,267 | 1,253 | 1,013 | ||
Felton Snow | 512 | 279 | 225 | ||
40 | Grady Little | .552 | 648 | 358 | 290 |
41 | Walter Johnson† | .550 | 966 | 529 | 432 |
Nap Lajoie† | 700 | 377 | 309 | ||
43 | Jimmy Collins† | .548 | 677 | 367 | 303 |
Charlie Manuel | 1,826 | 1,000 | 826 | ||
Bill Shettsline | 842 | 455 | 376 | ||
46 | Charlie Grimm | .547 | 2,368 | 1,287 | 1,067 |
47 | George Gibson | .546 | 759 | 413 | 344 |
Sam Mele | 963 | 524 | 436 | ||
49 | Sparky Anderson† | .545 | 4,030 | 2,194 | 1,834 |
Joe Girardi | 2,055 | 1,120 | 935 | ||
51 | Dick Howser | .544 | 933 | 507 | 425 |
Willie Randolph | 555 | 302 | 253 | ||
53 | Hughie Jennings† | .543 | 2,203 | 1,184 | 995 |
Tris Speaker† | 1,139 | 617 | 520 | ||
55 | Dusty Baker | .540 | 4,046 | 2,183 | 1,862 |
Kevin Cash* | 1,518 | 819 | 699 | ||
Joe Cronin† | 2,315 | 1,236 | 1,055 | ||
Leo Durocher† | 3,739 | 2,008 | 1,709 | ||
Fielder Jones | 1,297 | 683 | 582 | ||
Ken Macha | 972 | 525 | 447 | ||
Danny Murtaugh | 2,068 | 1,115 | 950 |
Four active managers have winning percentages above .540 but have not reached 400 managed games.
Name | Win Pct. | Games | Wins | Losses |
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Dan Wilson | .618 | 34 | 21 | 13 |
Stephen Vogt | .571 | 161 | 92 | 68 |
Carlos Mendoza | .549 | 162 | 89 | 73 |
Joe Espada | .547 | 161 | 88 | 73 |
See also
[edit]- List of Major League Baseball managers with most career ejections
- Major League Baseball Manager of the Year Award
- The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
References
[edit]- ^ "MLB Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2019.