Before 1916, Cy Young won the most games, with 511 wins.

Interpreted as:

most career MLB regular-season wins by a player before 1916

	NAME	W	L	W%	G	GS	ERA	SO	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	R	HR	BB	HBP	GF	TBF	WP	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	WHIP	BABIP	RA	ERA-	FIP	FIP-	H/9	PRAA
1	Cy Young C. Young	511	316	.618	906	815	2.63	2,803	749	76	17	7356.0	7,092	2,147	3,167	138	1,217	161	84	29,565	156	3.43	1.49	2.30	0.17	9.5	4.1	1.13	.275	3.87	74	2.84	79	8.68	620
2	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	369	184	.667	623	545	2.12	2,488	430	78	28	4714.0	4,145	1,110	1,585	85	840	59	69	18,614	114	4.75	1.60	2.96	0.16	13.4	4.5	1.06	.268	3.03	74	2.25	76	7.91	366
3	Kid Nichols K. Nichols	361	208	.634	621	562	2.96	1,881	532	48	17	5067.1	4,929	1,664	2,480	156	1,272	129	56	21,082	169	3.34	2.26	1.48	0.28	8.9	6.0	1.22	.271	4.40	73	3.48	85	8.75	377.8
4	Pud Galvin P. Galvin	361	308	.540	697	681	2.87	1,799	639	57	1	5941.1	6,352	1,895	3,315	121	744	54	18	25,160	220	2.73	1.13	2.42	0.18	7.2	3.0	1.19	.278	5.02	94	2.97	95	9.62	94.5
5	Tim Keefe T. Keefe	342	225	.603	600	594	2.63	2,564	554	39	2	5049.2	4,438	1,474	2,470	75	1,233	83	7	20,941	240	4.57	2.20	2.08	0.13	12.2	5.9	1.12	.257	4.40	79	2.92	87	7.91	239.2
6	John Clarkson J. Clarkson	328	178	.648	531	518	2.81	1,978	485	37	5	4536.1	4,295	1,417	2,384	159	1,191	80	12	19,146	182	3.92	2.36	1.66	0.32	10.3	6.2	1.21	.263	4.73	75	3.35	88	8.52	289.8
7	Old Hoss Radbourn O. Hoss Radbourn	309	194	.614	527	502	2.68	1,830	488	35	3	4527.1	4,328	1,347	2,273	118	875	54	24	18,918	214	3.64	1.74	2.09	0.23	9.7	4.6	1.15	.262	4.52	82	3.15	95	8.60	51
8	Mickey Welch M. Welch	307	210	.594	565	549	2.71	1,850	525	41	4	4802.0	4,588	1,447	2,556	106	1,297	52	16	20,308	274	3.47	2.43	1.43	0.20	9.1	6.4	1.23	.264	4.79	88	3.28	103	8.60	-55.7
9	Eddie Plank E. Plank	305	173	.638	566	489	2.37	2,132	385	65	19	4129.0	3,650	1,087	1,449	38	967	182	64	16,367	85	4.65	2.11	2.20	0.08	13.0	5.9	1.12	.277	3.16	82	2.42	85	7.96	196.3
10	Tony Mullane T. Mullane	284	220	.563	555	504	3.05	1,803	468	30	15	4531.1	4,195	1,537	2,523	97	1,408	135	52	19,407	343	3.58	2.80	1.28	0.19	9.3	7.3	1.24	.258	5.01	85	3.54	99	8.33	25.1
11	Jim McCormick J. McCormick	265	214	.553	492	485	2.43	1,704	466	33	1	4275.2	4,092	1,155	2,095	82	749	12	7	17,702	160	3.59	1.58	2.28	0.17	9.6	4.2	1.13	.265	4.41	86	2.88	100	8.61	-32.7
12	Gus Weyhing G. Weyhing	264	232	.532	540	505	3.88	1,667	449	28	4	4337.0	4,576	1,872	2,796	120	1,570	277	34	19,188	240	3.46	3.26	1.06	0.25	8.7	8.2	1.42	.286	5.80	96	3.82	97	9.50	55.7
13	Vic Willis V. Willis	249	205	.548	513	471	2.63	1,651	388	50	11	3996.0	3,621	1,167	1,620	66	1,212	156	41	16,263	94	3.72	2.73	1.36	0.15	10.2	7.5	1.21	.270	3.65	86	2.96	95	8.16	82
14	Joe McGinnity J. McGinnity	246	142	.634	465	381	2.66	1,068	314	32	24	3441.1	3,276	1,016	1,436	52	812	179	73	14,132	30	2.79	2.12	1.32	0.14	7.6	5.7	1.19	.268	3.76	85	3.04	95	8.57	68.9
15	Amos Rusie A. Rusie	246	174	.586	463	427	3.07	1,950	393	30	5	3778.2	3,389	1,288	2,068	75	1,707	112	35	16,313	153	4.64	4.07	1.14	0.18	12.0	10.5	1.35	.266	4.93	78	3.71	92	8.07	124.3
16	Jack Powell J. Powell	245	254	.491	578	516	2.97	1,621	422	46	15	4389.0	4,319	1,450	1,991	110	1,021	120	57	17,896	67	3.32	2.09	1.59	0.23	9.1	5.7	1.22	.280	4.08	95	3.01	97	8.86	35
17	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	237	127	.651	469	328	2.03	1,354	269	55	49	3124.0	2,656	704	1,017	43	664	57	131	12,219	59	3.90	1.91	2.04	0.12	11.1	5.4	1.06	.259	2.93	69	2.42	83	7.65	159.4
18	Clark Griffith C. Griffith	237	146	.619	453	372	3.31	955	337	22	8	3385.2	3,670	1,246	1,852	76	774	171	78	14,335	66	2.54	2.06	1.23	0.20	6.7	5.4	1.31	.291	4.92	83	3.58	91	9.76	148.8
19	Charlie Buffinton C. Buffinton	233	152	.605	414	396	2.96	1,700	351	30	3	3404.0	3,344	1,120	1,824	87	856	31	17	14,465	174	4.49	2.26	1.99	0.23	11.8	5.9	1.23	.276	4.82	88	3.08	88	8.84	153.5
20	Will White W. White	229	166	.580	403	402	2.28	1,041	394	36	0	3542.2	3,440	896	1,844	65	496		1	14,951	221	2.64	1.26	2.10	0.17	7.0	3.3	1.11	.254	4.68	83	2.98	108	8.74	-109.3
21	George Mullin G. Mullin	228	196	.538	487	428	2.82	1,482	353	35	8	3686.2	3,518	1,156	1,636	42	1,238	130	51	15,179	85	3.62	3.02	1.20	0.10	9.8	8.2	1.29	.283	3.99	99	2.91	104	8.59	-39
22	Bob Caruthers B. Caruthers	218	99	.688	340	310	2.83	900	298	24	3	2828.2	2,678	891	1,393	59	597		29	11,842	129	2.86	1.90	1.51	0.19	7.6	5.0	1.16	.257	4.43	81	3.27	94	8.52	60.9
23	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	206	128	.617	371	309	1.61	1,889	266	60	13	2778.2	2,131	497	749	26	547	104	57	10,679	101	6.12	1.77	3.45	0.08	17.7	5.1	0.96	.259	2.43	59	1.93	70	6.90	259.8
24	Al Orth A. Orth	204	189	.519	440	394	3.37	948	324	31	6	3354.2	3,564	1,256	1,704	75	661	83	44	13,837	43	2.54	1.77	1.43	0.20	6.9	4.8	1.26	.289	4.57	101	3.11	94	9.56	74.5
25	Jack Stivetts J. Stivetts	203	132	.606	388	333	3.74	1,223	278	14	5	2887.2	2,905	1,199	1,836	130	1,155	99	52	12,636	120	3.81	3.60	1.06	0.41	9.7	9.1	1.41	.277	5.72	85	4.10	94	9.05	101.7

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Run Leaders

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OBP Leaders

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Strikeout Leaders

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Cease

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	35	16	.686
Phillies	25	25	.500	9.5
Nationals	25	26	.490	10.0
Mets	22	28	.440	12.5
Marlins	22	29	.431	13.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	29	18	.617
Cubs	29	21	.580	1.5
Cardinals	28	21	.571	2.0
Pirates	26	24	.520	4.5
Reds	26	24	.520	4.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	31	19	.620
Padres	29	20	.592	1.5
Diamondbacks	26	23	.531	4.5
Giants	20	30	.400	11.0
Rockies	19	32	.373	12.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	33	15	.688
Yankees	30	21	.588	4.5
Blue Jays	23	27	.460	11.0
Red Sox	22	27	.449	11.5
Orioles	21	29	.420	13.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	30	22	.577
White Sox	25	24	.510	3.5
Twins	23	27	.460	6.0
Royals	20	30	.400	9.0
Tigers	20	31	.392	9.5
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	26	24	.520
Rangers	24	25	.490	1.5
Mariners	24	27	.471	2.5
Astros	20	31	.392	6.5
Angels	17	34	.333	9.5