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MLB career pitching wins: Top 50
Name the top 50 pitchers in career MLB pitching wins. You have 12:30.
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- Name the 50 pitchers with the most career MLB pitching wins, regular season only.
- Type them in any order. The clock starts when you tap the box or type. A name counts the moment it’s complete, no need to press Enter. A last name of four letters or more is enough, and one that players on the list share credits all of them.
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About this list
Career totals as of October 21, 2026. Career totals from the Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA) and MLB's stats for the recent seasons. Like Lahman, they count the 1871–75 National Association; the Negro Leagues statistics MLB added to its records in 2024 aren't included.
On this list
It takes 249 to make this list: that's the total in last place, and the leader has more than twice that.
The 50 pitchers began their careers between 1871 and 2005. More of them started in the 1960s than in any other decade (9), and their careers ran 19.6 seasons on average, first season to last.
1 of them has played in the 2020s, and 28 had retired before 1970, so the list moves slowly.
The closest two places on the list are #6 and #7, 1 apart; the widest gap is 94, between #1 and #2. 8 places are shared by tied totals.
The top five average 408, and the bottom five 251.
1 of them has played a season that started in 2025 or later. The highest placed is at #37, 2 short of #36.
Their careers ran from 8 to 28 seasons, first to last. Spread over those seasons, the fastest pace on the list is 31.5 a season (#47) and the slowest 10.0 (#35).
By the decade they started: 1870s (4), 1880s (6), 1890s (3), 1900s (3), 1910s (4), 1920s (4), 1930s (2), 1940s (2), 1950s (2), 1960s (9), 1970s (2), 1980s (5), 1990s (2), 2000s (2).