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 in 1916. Connie Mack is the all-time leader in career wins and losses by a manager.

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

Bruce Bochy is the active leader in manager wins and is eighth overall.

Key
†	Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
*	Denote manager is active

Rank	Name	Wins	Losses	Ties^[a]	Pct.	Pennants/ WS Won
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
48	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

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.

Vic Harris has the highest winning percentage of all time. Harris managed the Homestead Grays to seven Negro National League pennants and one Negro World Series title in eleven seasons as manager.

Dave Roberts is the manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, winning two World Series. Roberts is the leader in winning percentage by an active manager.

Known as "Marse Joe", Joe McCarthy guided the New York Yankees to eight pennants in 16 seasons. McCarthy is the all-time leader in winning percentage by a manager with more than 1,000 wins in Major League Baseball.

Rank	Name	Win Pct.	Games	Wins	Losses
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
8	Billy Southworth^†	.597	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
12	Al Lopez^†	.584	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
22	Ossie Vitt	.570	462	262	198
24	Bill McGunnigle	.569	586	327	248
25	Mike Shildt*	.563	613	345	268
25	John Montgomery Ward^†	.563	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
30	Brian Snitker*	.558	1,317	735	582
32	Bobby Cox^†	.556	4,508	2,504	2,001
32	Larry Dierker	.556	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
41	Nap Lajoie^†	.550	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
47	Sam Mele	.546	963	524	436
49	Sparky Anderson^†	.545	4,030	2,194	1,834
49	Joe Girardi	.545	2,055	1,120	935
51	Dick Howser	.544	933	507	425
51	Willie Randolph	.544	555	302	253
53	Hughie Jennings^†	.543	2,203	1,184	995
53	Tris Speaker^†	.543	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
Dan Wilson	.618	34	21	13
Stephen Vogt	.571	161	92	68
Carlos Mendoza	.549	162	89	73
Joe Espada	.547	161	88	73

References

^ "MLB Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

[2] 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.

[bbref-1] "MLB Managers". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved 13 April 2019.

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List of Major League Baseball managers with most career wins

Contents

Managers with 1,000 or more wins

Win percentage

See also

References