Major League Baseball all-time managerial wins
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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
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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
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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
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, with 984 wins and 949 losses (.509). The only manager with 1,000 losses but not 1,000 wins is Phil Garner
Phil Garner
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 who has a 985-1,054 record (.483).

Managers with 1,000 or more wins

Key
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Italics Denote manager is active

Rank Name Wins Losses Pct.
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
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 Manager
    Major League Baseball All-Time Team
    The 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 Award
    The Sporting News Manager of the Year Award
    The 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 Awards
    This Year in Baseball Awards
    This 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)

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