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 450 games (approximately three full seasons).[1] Both lists are current through the games of August 11 of the 2022 Major League Baseball season.
Connie Mack is the all-time leader in wins (3,731) and losses (3,948). Tony La Russa is the active wins leader (2,877) and is second 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 619–363 (.630), which is also the highest outside of the minority leagues.
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Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame |
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* | Denote manager is active |
Rank | Name | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Pennants/ WS Won |
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1 | Connie Mack![]() |
3,731 | 3,948 | 76 | .486 | 9/5 |
2 | Tony La Russa*![]() |
2,877 | 2,490 | 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 | Bucky Harris![]() |
2,158 | 2,219 | 33 | .493 | 3/2 |
8 | Joe McCarthy![]() |
2,125 | 1,333 | 29 | .615 | 9/7 |
9 | Dusty Baker * | 2,059 | 1,775 | 1 | .537 | 2/0 |
10 | Walter Alston![]() |
2,040 | 1,613 | 5 | .558 | 7/4 |
11 | Leo Durocher![]() |
2,008 | 1,709 | 22 | .540 | 3/1 |
12 | Bruce Bochy | 2,003 | 2,029 | 0 | .497 | 4/3 |
13 | Casey Stengel![]() |
1,905 | 1,842 | 19 | .508 | 10/7 |
14 | Gene Mauch | 1,902 | 2,037 | 3 | .483 | 0 |
15 | Bill McKechnie![]() |
1,896 | 1,723 | 28 | .524 | 4/2 |
16 | Terry Francona * | 1,841 | 1,568 | 0 | .540 | 3/2 |
17 | Lou Piniella | 1,835 | 1,713 | 0 | .517 | 1/1 |
18 | Jim Leyland | 1,769 | 1,728 | 2 | .506 | 3/1 |
19 | Mike Scioscia | 1,650 | 1,428 | 0 | .536 | 1/1 |
20 | Buck Showalter * | 1,624 | 1,556 | 1 | .511 | 0 |
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 | Dick Williams![]() |
1,571 | 1,451 | 1 | .520 | 4/2 |
25 | Clark Griffith![]() |
1,491 | 1,367 | 59 | .522 | 1/0 |
26 | Earl Weaver![]() |
1,480 | 1,060 | 1 | .583 | 4/1 |
27 | Miller Huggins![]() |
1,413 | 1,134 | 23 | .555 | 6/3 |
28 | Al Lopez![]() |
1,410 | 1,004 | 11 | .584 | 2/0 |
29 | Bob Melvin * | 1,409 | 1,323 | 0 | .516 | 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 | Bobby Valentine | 1,186 | 1,165 | 0 | .504 | 1/0 |
49 | Hughie Jennings![]() |
1,184 | 995 | 23 | .543 | 3/0 |
50 | Lou Boudreau![]() |
1,162 | 1,224 | 18 | .487 | 1/1 |
51 | John McNamara | 1,160 | 1,233 | 2 | .485 | 1/0 |
52 | Tom Kelly | 1,140 | 1,244 | 1 | .478 | 2/2 |
53 | Frankie Frisch![]() |
1,138 | 1,078 | 30 | .514 | 1/1 |
54 | Art Howe | 1,129 | 1,137 | 0 | .498 | 0 |
55 | Joe Girardi | 1,120 | 935 | 0 | .545 | 1/1 |
56 | Danny Murtaugh | 1,115 | 950 | 3 | .540 | 2/2 |
57 | Frank Robinson![]() |
1,065 | 1,176 | 0 | .475 | 0 |
58 | Jack McKeon | 1,051 | 990 | 1 | .515 | 1/1 |
59 | Bud Black * | 1,048 | 1,136 | 0 | .480 | 0 |
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 |
Managers included have managed at least 450 games – slightly less than three full seasons and a group including 296 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 | .633 | 542 | 336 | 195 | |
3 | Dave Roberts * | .630 | 982 | 619 | 363 |
4 | Joe McCarthy![]() |
.615 | 3,487 | 2,125 | 1,333 |
5 | Jim Mutrie | .611 | 1,114 | 658 | 419 |
6 | Charles Comiskey![]() |
.608 | 1,408 | 839 | 540 |
7 | Aaron Boone * | .606 | 658 | 399 | 259 |
8 | Frank Selee![]() |
.598 | 2,180 | 1,284 | 862 |
9 | 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 | Al Lopez![]() |
.584 | 2,425 | 1,410 | 1,004 |
13 | Earl Weaver![]() |
.583 | 2,541 | 1,480 | 1,060 |
14 | Mickey Cochrane![]() |
.582 | 600 | 348 | 250 |
15 | Harry Wright![]() |
.581 | 2,185 | 1,225 | 885 |
16 | Cap Anson![]() |
.578 | 2,288 | 1,295 | 947 |
Eddie Dyer | 777 | 446 | 325 | ||
Pants Rowland | 590 | 339 | 247 | ||
19 | Fred Clarke![]() |
.576 | 2,826 | 1,602 | 1,181 |
20 | Frank Duncan | .570 | 500 | 281 | 212 |
Ossie Vitt | 462 | 262 | 198 | ||
22 | Bill McGunnigle | .569 | 586 | 327 | 248 |
23 | Alex Cora * | .566 | 599 | 339 | 260 |
24 | John Montgomery Ward![]() |
.563 | 751 | 412 | 320 |
25 | Davey Johnson | .562 | 2,445 | 1,372 | 1,071 |
26 | Pat Moran | .561 | 1,344 | 748 | 586 |
27 | Steve O'Neill | .559 | 1,879 | 1,040 | 821 |
Mike Shildt | 451 | 252 | 199 | ||
29 | Walter Alston![]() |
.558 | 3,658 | 2,040 | 1,613 |
30 | Bobby Cox![]() |
.556 | 4,508 | 2,504 | 2,001 |
Larry Dierker | 783 | 435 | 348 | ||
32 | Miller Huggins![]() |
.555 | 2,570 | 1,413 | 1,134 |
Patsy Tebeau | 1,339 | 726 | 583 | ||
Bill Terry![]() |
1,496 | 823 | 661 | ||
35 | Felton Snow | .554 | 512 | 279 | 225 |
36 | Buck Ewing![]() |
.553 | 903 | 489 | 395 |
Billy Martin | 2,267 | 1,253 | 1,013 | ||
38 | Grady Little | .552 | 648 | 358 | 290 |
39 | Walter Johnson![]() |
.550 | 966 | 529 | 432 |
Nap Lajoie![]() |
700 | 377 | 309 | ||
41 | Jimmy Collins![]() |
.548 | 677 | 367 | 303 |
Charlie Manuel | 1,826 | 1,000 | 826 | ||
Bill Shettsline | 842 | 455 | 376 | ||
44 | Charlie Grimm | .547 | 2,368 | 1,287 | 1,067 |
45 | George Gibson | .546 | 759 | 413 | 344 |
Sam Mele | 963 | 524 | 436 | ||
47 | Sparky Anderson![]() |
.545 | 4,030 | 2,194 | 1,834 |
Joe Girardi | 2,055 | 1,120 | 935 | ||
49 | Dick Howser | .544 | 933 | 507 | 425 |
Willie Randolph | 555 | 302 | 253 | ||
51 | Hughie Jennings![]() |
.543 | 2,203 | 1,184 | 995 |
Tris Speaker![]() |
1,139 | 617 | 520 | ||
53 | Rocco Baldelli * | .540 | 494 | 267 | 227 |
Joe Cronin![]() |
2,315 | 1,236 | 1,055 | ||
Leo Durocher![]() |
3,739 | 2,008 | 1,709 | ||
Terry Francona * | 3,409 | 1,841 | 1,568 | ||
Fielder Jones | 1,297 | 683 | 582 | ||
Ken Macha | 972 | 525 | 447 | ||
Danny Murtaugh | 2,068 | 1,115 | 950 |
Three active managers have winning percentages above .540, but have not reached 450 managed games.
Name | Win Pct. | Games | Wins | Losses |
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Rob Thomson | .667 | 60 | 40 | 20 |
John Schneider | .636 | 22 | 14 | 8 |
Oliver Marmol | .550 | 111 | 61 | 50 |