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 13, 2007.

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† 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
4	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†	347	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	Mike Mussina†	250	Baltimore (AL), New York (AL)	1991-
46	Vic Willis	249	Boston (NL), Pittsburgh, St. Louis (NL)	1898-1910
47	Jack Quinn	247	New York (AL), Boston (NL), Baltimore (Fed. Lg.), Chicago (AL), Boston (AL), Philadelphia (AL), Brooklyn (NL), Cincinnati	1909-15, 1918-33
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
	David Wells†	239	Toronto, Detroit (AL), Cincinnati (NL), Baltimore (AL), New York (AL), Chicago (AL), San Diego, Los Angeles (NL), Boston (AL)	1987-
57	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
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	Jamie Moyer†	230	Chicago (NL), Texas, St. Louis (NL), Baltimore (AL), Boston (AL), Seattle, Philadelphia (NL)	1986-
63	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
66	George Mullin	228	Detroit (AL), Washington (AL), Indianapolis (FL)/Newark	1902-15
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
	Curt Schilling†	216	Baltimore (AL), Houston, Philadelphia (NL), Arizona, Boston (AL)	1988-
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
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
	Pedro Martínez†	209	Los Angeles, Montreal, Boston (AL), New York (NL)	1992-
96	Eddie Cicotte	208	Detroit (AL), Boston (AL), Chicago (AL)	1905, 1908-20
97	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
	John Smoltz †	207	Atlanta	1988-

Closest Active Players to top 100

Pitcher	Wins	Teams played for	Seasons played
Andy Pettitte	201	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	141	Chicago(NL), Tampa Bay, Toronto, New York (NL),Baltimore	1993-

Sources

MLB.com - All-time win leaders
MLB.com - Active leaders

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