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List of Major League Baseball managerial wins and winning percentage leaders

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

This article contains a list of all Major League Baseball managers with at least 1,000 career regular season wins, a list of managers who have regular season win percentages of at least .540 in at least 400 games (2.5 full seasons), and a list of all-time World Series win-loss records.[1] All three 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. Casey Stengel as the most wins in World Series with 37, while Joe McCarthy has the highest winning percentage, with 30–13 (.698).

Managers with 1,000 or more wins

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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.
1 Connie Mack† 3,731 3,948 76 .486
2 Tony La Russa† 2,884 2,499 4 .536
3 John McGraw† 2,763 1,948 58 .586
4 Bobby Cox† 2,504 2,001 3 .556
5 Joe Torre† 2,326 1,997 6 .538
6 Sparky Anderson† 2,194 1,834 2 .545
7 Dusty Baker 2,183 1,862 1 .540
8 Bruce Bochy* 2,171 2,185 0 .498
9 Bucky Harris† 2,158 2,219 33 .493
10 Joe McCarthy† 2,125 1,333 29 .615
11 Walter Alston† 2,040 1,613 5 .558
12 Leo Durocher† 2,008 1,709 22 .540
13 Terry Francona* 1,950 1,672 0 .538
14 Casey Stengel† 1,905 1,842 19 .508
15 Gene Mauch 1,902 2,037 3 .483
16 Bill McKechnie† 1,896 1,723 28 .524
17 Lou Piniella 1,835 1,713 0 .517
18 Jim Leyland† 1,769 1,728 2 .506
19 Buck Showalter 1,726 1,665 1 .509
20 Mike Scioscia 1,650 1,428 0 .536
21 Ralph Houk 1,619 1,531 7 .514
22 Fred Clarke† 1,602 1,181 43 .576
23 Tommy Lasorda† 1,599 1,439 2 .526
24 Bob Melvin* 1,597 1,507 0 .514
25 Dick Williams† 1,571 1,451 1 .520
26 Clark Griffith† 1,491 1,367 59 .522
27 Earl Weaver† 1,480 1,060 1 .583
28 Miller Huggins† 1,413 1,134 23 .555
29 Al Lopez† 1,410 1,004 11 .584
30 Jimmy Dykes 1,406 1,541 15 .477
31 Wilbert Robinson† 1,399 1,398 21 .500
32 Joe Maddon 1,382 1,216 1 .532
33 Davey Johnson 1,372 1,071 2 .562
34 Chuck Tanner 1,352 1,381 5 .495
35 Ned Hanlon† 1,313 1,164 53 .530
36 Cap Anson† 1,295 947 46 .578
37 Charlie Grimm 1,287 1,067 14 .547
38 Frank Selee† 1,284 862 34 .598
39 Whitey Herzog† 1,281 1,125 3 .532
40 Clint Hurdle 1,269 1,345 1 .485
41 Billy Martin 1,253 1,013 1 .553
42 Bill Rigney 1,239 1,321 1 .484
43 Joe Cronin† 1,236 1,055 24 .540
44 Harry Wright† 1,225 885 35 .581
45 Ned Yost 1,203 1,341 0 .473
46 Ron Gardenhire 1,200 1,280 0 .484
47 Mike Hargrove 1,188 1,173 2 .503
48 Bud Black* 1,186 1,370 0 .464
Bobby Valentine 1,186 1,165 0 .504
50 Hughie Jennings† 1,184 995 23 .543
51 Lou Boudreau† 1,162 1,224 18 .487
52 John McNamara 1,160 1,233 2 .485
53 Tom Kelly 1,140 1,244 1 .478
54 Frankie Frisch† 1,138 1,078 30 .514
55 Art Howe 1,129 1,137 0 .498
56 Joe Girardi 1,120 935 0 .545
57 Danny Murtaugh 1,115 950 3 .540
58 Frank Robinson† 1,065 1,176 0 .475
59 Jack McKeon 1,051 990 1 .515
60 Billy Southworth† 1,044 704 22 .597
61 Red Schoendienst† 1,041 955 3 .522
62 Steve O'Neill 1,040 821 18 .559
63 Felipe Alou 1,033 1,021 1 .503
64 Jim Fregosi 1,028 1,095 0 .484
65 Chuck Dressen 1,008 973 9 .509
66 Charlie Manuel 1,000 826 0 .548
  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

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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.
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
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

World Series win-loss records

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Casey Stengel has most World Series wins in MLB history
Joe McCarthy guided the New York Yankees to eight pennants in 16 seasons and has the highest winning percentage of any manager who managed at least 10 World Series games.

The following is a list of all-time World Series win-loss records for managers.

Manager Wins Losses Ties Pct. Games World Series/
Pennants
Casey Stengel† 37 27 0 .578 64 7/10
Joe McCarthy† 30 13 0 .698 43 7/9
John McGraw† 26 28 2 .482 56 3/10
Connie Mack† 24 19 0 .558 43 5/9
Joe Torre† 21 11 0 .657 32 4/6
Walter Alston† 20 20 0 .500 40 4/7
Miller Huggins† 18 15 1 .544 34 3/6
Bruce Bochy* 16 9 0 .640 25 4/5
Sparky Anderson† 16 11 0 .593 27 3/5
Tony La Russa† 13 17 0 .433 30 3/6
Dick Williams† 12 14 0 .462 26 2/4
Dave Roberts* 12 11 0 .522 23 2/4
Tommy Lasorda† 12 11 0 .522 23 2/4
Bobby Cox† 11 18 0 .379 29 1/5
Earl Weaver† 11 13 0 .458 24 1/4
Billy Southworth† 11 11 0 .500 22 2/4
Bucky Harris† 11 10 0 .524 21 2/3
Frank Chance† 11 7 1 .605 19
Terry Francona* 11 4 0 .733 15 2/3
Whitey Herzog† 10 11 0 .476 21 1/3
Dusty Baker 9 10 0 .474 19 1/3
Bill McKechnie† 8 14 0 .364 22 2/4
Ralph Houk 8 8 0 .500 16 2/3
Tom Kelly 8 6 0 .571 14 2/2
Danny Murtaugh 8 6 0 .571 14 2/2
Cito Gaston 8 4 0 .667 12 2/2
Bill Carrigan 8 2 0 .800 10
Bill Terry† 7 9 0 .438 16
Fred Clarke† 7 8 0 .467 15 1/4
Leo Durocher† 7 8 0 .467 15 1/3
Fred Haney 7 7 0 .500 14
A. J. Hinch* 7 7 0 .500 14
Red Schoendienst† 7 7 0 .500 14 1/2
Mickey Cochrane† 7 6 0 .538 13
Ned Yost 7 5 0 .583 12 1/2
Yogi Berra† 6 8 0 .429 14
Pat Moran 6 7 0 .462 13
Gabby Street 6 7 0 .462 13
Bob Lemon† 6 6 0 .500 12
Charlie Manuel 6 5 0 .545 11 1/2
Charlie Grimm 5 12 0 .294 17 0/3
Jim Leyland† 5 11 0 .313 16 1/3
Chuck Dressen 5 8 0 .385 13 0/2
Mike Hargrove 5 8 0 .385 13 0/2
Joe Cronin† 5 7 0 .417 12 0/2
Joe Maddon 5 7 0 .417 12 1/2
Jimmy Collins† 5 3 0 .625 8
Tris Speaker† 5 2 0 .714 7
Hughie Jennings† 4 12 1 .265 17 0/3
Burt Shotton 4 8 0 .333 12
Ron Washington* 4 8 0 .333 12
Billy Martin 4 6 0 .400 10 1/2
Jake Stahl 4 3 1 .563 8 1/1
Eddie Dyer 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Bob Brenly 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Frankie Frisch† 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Rogers Hornsby† 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Dick Howser 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Davey Johnson 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Johnny Keane 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Dave Martinez* 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Steve O'Neill 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Mike Scioscia 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Mayo Smith 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Chuck Tanner 4 3 0 .571 7 1/1
Ed Barrow† 4 2 0 .667 6 1/1
Lou Boudreau† 4 2 0 .667 6 1/1
John Farrell 4 2 0 .667 6 1/1
Joe Girardi 4 2 0 .667 6 1/1
Dallas Green 4 2 0 .667 6 1/1
Fielder Jones 4 2 0 .667 6 1/1
Jack McKeon 4 2 0 .667 6 1/1
Brian Snitker* 4 2 0 .667 6 1/1
Joe Altobelli 4 1 0 .800 5 1/1
Alex Cora* 4 1 0 .800 5 1/1
Alvin Dark 4 1 0 .800 5 1/1
Gil Hodges† 4 1 0 .800 5 1/1
Pants Rowland 4 1 0 .800 5 1/1
Hank Bauer 4 0 0 1.000 4 1/1
Ozzie Guillen 4 0 0 1.000 4 1/1
Lou Piniella 4 0 0 1.000 4 1/1
George Stallings 4 0 0 1.000 4 1/1
Wilbert Robinson† 3 9 0 .250 12 0/2
Kid Gleason 3 5 0 .375 8 0/1
Del Baker 3 4 0 .429 7 0/1
Darrell Johnson 3 4 0 .429 7 0/1
Harvey Kuenn 3 4 0 .429 7 0/1
John McNamara 3 4 0 .429 7 0/1
Sam Mele 3 4 0 .429 7 0/1
Al López† 2 8 0 .200 10 0/2
Kevin Cash* 2 4 0 .333 6 0/1
Jim Frey 2 4 0 .333 6 0/1
Jim Fregosi 2 4 0 .333 6 0/1
Mike Matheny 2 4 0 .333 6 0/1
Fred Mitchell 2 4 0 .333 6 0/1
Luke Sewell 2 4 0 .333 6 0/1
Rob Thomson* 2 4 0 .333 6 0/1
Aaron Boone* 1 4 0 .200 5 0/1
Terry Collins 1 4 0 .200 5 0/1
Torey Lovullo* 1 4 0 .200 5 0/1
Paul Owens 1 4 0 .200 5 0/1
Bobby Valentine 1 4 0 .200 5 0/1
Donie Bush 0 4 0 .000 4 0/1
Roger Craig 0 4 0 .000 4 0/1
Phil Garner 0 4 0 .000 4 0/1
Gabby Hartnett† 0 4 0 .000 4 0/1
Clint Hurdle 0 4 0 .000 4 0/1
Eddie Sawyer 0 4 0 .000 4 0/1

See also

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References

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