Major League Baseball all-time managerial wins
Encyclopedia
This article contains a list of all Major League Baseball
managers
with at least 1,000 career regular-season wins through the close of the 2011 regular season, as well as a list of the managers who have win percentages greater than .540 and have managed at least 600 games.
Connie Mack
, who managed the Philadelphia Athletics
for 50 years, is by far the all-time leader in both wins and losses. Due to their length of service, seven of the top ten managers (in wins) also appear in the top ten in losses.
The active manager closest to making the 1,000 win list is Buck Showalter
, with 984 wins and 949 losses (.509). The only manager with 1,000 losses but not 1,000 wins is Phil Garner
who has a 985-1,054 record (.483).
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with at least 1,000 career regular-season wins through the close of the 2011 regular season, as well as a list of the managers who have win percentages greater than .540 and have managed at least 600 games.
Connie Mack
Connie Mack (baseball)
Cornelius McGillicuddy, Sr. , better known as Connie Mack, was an American professional baseball player, manager, and team owner. The longest-serving manager in Major League Baseball history, he holds records for wins , losses , and games managed , with his victory total being almost 1,000 more...
, who managed the Philadelphia Athletics
Oakland Athletics
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for 50 years, is by far the all-time leader in both wins and losses. Due to their length of service, seven of the top ten managers (in wins) also appear in the top ten in losses.
The active manager closest to making the 1,000 win list is Buck Showalter
Buck Showalter
William Nathaniel "Buck" Showalter III is an American Major League Baseball manager for the Baltimore Orioles. He has previously served in a similar capacity with the New York Yankees , Arizona Diamondbacks , and Texas Rangers...
, with 984 wins and 949 losses (.509). The only manager with 1,000 losses but not 1,000 wins is Phil Garner
Phil Garner
Philip Mason Garner is a former infielder in Major League Baseball for the Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Dodgers, and San Francisco Giants from 1973 to 1988...
who has a 985-1,054 record (.483).
Managers with 1,000 or more wins
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Rank | Name | Wins | Losses | Pct. |
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1 | 3,731 | 3,948 | .486 | |
2 | 2,763 | 1,948 | .586 | |
3 | 2,728 | 2,365 | .536 | |
4 | 2,504 | 2,001 | .556 | |
5 | 2,326 | 1,997 | .538 | |
6 | 2,194 | 1,834 | .545 | |
7 | 2,158 | 2,219 | .493 | |
8 | 2,125 | 1,333 | .615 | |
9 | 2,040 | 1,613 | .558 | |
10 | 2,008 | 1,709 | .540 | |
11 | 1,905 | 1,842 | .508 | |
12 | 1,902 | 2,037 | .483 | |
13 | 1,896 | 1,723 | .524 | |
14 | 1,835 | 1,713 | .517 | |
15 | 1,619 | 1,531 | .514 | |
16 | 1,602 | 1,181 | .576 | |
17 | 1,599 | 1,439 | .526 | |
18 | 1,588 | 1,585 | .500 | |
19 | 1,571 | 1,451 | .520 | |
20 | 1,491 | 1,367 | .522 | |
21 | 1,484 | 1,367 | .521 | |
22 | 1,480 | 1,060 | .583 | |
23 | 1,413 | 1,134 | .555 | |
24 | 1,410 | 1,004 | .584 | |
25 | 1,406 | 1,541 | .477 | |
26 | 1,399 | 1,398 | .500 | |
27 | 1,360 | 1,376 | .497 | |
28 | 1,352 | 1,381 | .495 | |
29 | 1,313 | 1,164 | .530 | |
30 | 1,295 | 947 | .578 | |
31 | 1,287 | 1,067 | .547 | |
32 | 1,284 | 862 | .598 | |
33 | 1,281 | 1,125 | .532 | |
34 | 1,253 | 1,013 | .553 | |
35 | 1,239 | 1,321 | .484 | |
36 | 1,236 | 1,055 | .540 | |
37 | 1,225 | 885 | .581 | |
38 | 1,188 | 1,173 | .503 | |
38 | 1,188 | 931 | .561 | |
40 | 1,184 | 995 | .543 | |
41 | 1,162 | 1,224 | .487 | |
42 | 1,160 | 1,233 | .485 | |
43 | 1,140 | 1,244 | .478 | |
44 | 1,138 | 1,078 | .514 | |
45 | 1,129 | 1,137 | .498 | |
46 | 1,117 | 1,072 | .510 | |
47 | 1,115 | 950 | .540 | |
48 | 1,066 | 878 | .548 | |
49 | 1,065 | 1,176 | .475 | |
50 | 1,051 | 990 | .515 | |
51 | 1,044 | 704 | .597 | |
52 | 1,041 | 955 | .522 | |
53 | 1,040 | 821 | .559 | |
54 | 1,033 | 1,021 | .503 | |
55 | 1,029 | 915 | .529 | |
56 | 1,028 | 1,095 | .484 | |
57 | 1,008 | 973 | .509 |
Win percentage
Managers included have managed at least 600 games, a group including 213 managers. 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.Rank | Name | Win Pct. | Games |
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1 | .615 | 3,487 | |
2 | .611 | 1,114 | |
3 | .608 | 1,410 | |
4 | .598 | 2,180 | |
5 | .597 | 1,770 | |
6 | .593 | 1,622 | |
7 | .586 | 4,769 | |
8 | .584 | 2,425 | |
9 | .583 | 2,541 | |
10 | .582 | 600 | |
11 | .581 | 2,185 | |
12 | .578 | 777 | |
13 | .578 | 2,288 | |
14 | .576 | 2,829 | |
15 | .570 | 810 | |
16 | .563 | 751 | |
17 | .561 | 1,544 | |
18 | .561 | 1,344 | |
19 | .561 | 2,121 | |
20 | .559 | 1,879 | |
21 | .558 | 3,658 | |
22 | .556 | 4,508 | |
23 | .556 | 783 | |
24 | .555 | 2,570 | |
25 | .555 | 1,339 | |
26 | .555 | 1,496 | |
27 | .553 | 903 | |
28 | .553 | 2,267 | |
29 | .552 | 648 | |
30 | .550 | 966 | |
31 | .550 | 700 | |
32 | .548 | 1,944 | |
33 | .548 | 677 | |
34 | .548 | 842 | |
35 | .547 | 2,368 | |
36 | .546 | 963 | |
37 | .546 | 759 | |
38 | .545 | 4,030 | |
39 | .544 | 933 | |
40 | .543 | 2,203 | |
41 | .543 | 1,139 | |
42 | .540 | 3,739 | |
43 | .540 | 972 | |
44 | .540 | 2,068 | |
45 | .540 | 1,297 | |
46 | .540 | 2,315 |
See also
- MLB All-Time ManagerMajor League Baseball All-Time TeamThe Major League Baseball All-Time Team was chosen in 1997 to comprise the top manager and top player in each of 13 positional categories across Major League Baseball history...
(1997; BBWAA) - Sporting News Manager of the Decade (2009)
- Sports Illustrated MLB Manager of the Decade (2009)
- Manager of the Year
- The Sporting News Manager of the Year AwardThe Sporting News Manager of the Year AwardThe Sporting News Manager of the Year Award was established in 1936 by The Sporting News and was given annually to one manager in Major League Baseball...
- This Year in Baseball AwardsThis Year in Baseball AwardsThis Year in Baseball Awards, initiated by Major League Baseball in , are honors given annually to the most extraordinary baseball performances, players, and managers. Baseball fans select the nominees for and winners of the awards, via the online voting system on MLB.com, the official website of...
(including manager)
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com - career managing record and playing statistics
- Major League Baseball Standings