Before 1928, Cy Young won the most games, with 511 wins.

Interpreted as:

most career MLB regular-season wins by a player before 1928

	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	Walter Johnson W. Johnson	417	279	.599	802	666	2.17	3,509	531	110	34	5914.1	4,913	1,424	1,902	97	1,363	205	127	23,405	154	5.34	2.07	2.57	0.15	15.0	5.8	1.06	.264	2.89	68	2.42	76	7.48	472.8
3	Christy Mathewson C. Mathewson	373	188	.665	636	552	2.13	2,507	435	79	30	4788.2	4,219	1,135	1,620	89	848	59	73	18,913	115	4.71	1.59	2.96	0.17	13.3	4.5	1.06	.268	3.04	75	2.26	76	7.93	363
4	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
5	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
6	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	348	188	.649	631	547	2.45	2,100	410	89	30	4792.2	4,417	1,306	1,656	135	885	67	74	19,213	33	3.94	1.66	2.37	0.25	10.9	4.6	1.11	.267	3.11	71	2.78	80	8.29	343.3
7	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
8	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
9	Eddie Plank E. Plank	326	194	.627	623	529	2.35	2,246	410	69	23	4495.2	3,958	1,174	1,566	42	1,072	190	77	17,803	88	4.50	2.15	2.10	0.08	12.6	6.0	1.12	.275	3.14	81	2.45	86	7.92	195.2
10	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
11	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
12	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
13	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
14	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
15	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
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	Mordecai Brown M. Brown	239	130	.648	481	332	2.06	1,375	271	55	49	3172.1	2,708	725	1,044	43	673	61	138	12,422	61	3.90	1.91	2.04	0.12	11.1	5.4	1.07	.259	2.96	71	2.42	83	7.68	161.9
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Hooks Dauss H. Dauss	223	182	.551	538	388	3.30	1,201	245	22	41	3390.2	3,407	1,245	1,594	87	1,067	121	120	14,175	48	3.19	2.83	1.13	0.23	8.5	7.5	1.32	.284	4.23	97	3.33	97	9.04	43.7
25	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

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NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	36	17	.679
Phillies	26	26	.500	9.5
Nationals	26	27	.491	10.0
Marlins	24	29	.453	12.0
Mets	22	30	.423	13.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	30	19	.612
Cardinals	29	22	.569	2.0
Cubs	29	23	.558	2.5
Reds	27	25	.519	4.5
Pirates	26	26	.500	5.5
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	32	20	.615
Padres	31	20	.608	0.5
Diamondbacks	27	24	.529	4.5
Giants	21	31	.404	11.0
Rockies	20	33	.377	12.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	34	15	.694
Yankees	30	22	.577	5.5
Blue Jays	25	27	.481	10.5
Red Sox	22	29	.431	13.0
Orioles	22	29	.431	13.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians	31	23	.574
White Sox	26	25	.510	3.5
Twins	25	27	.481	5.0
Royals	21	31	.404	9.0
Tigers	20	32	.385	10.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Athletics	26	26	.500
Mariners	25	28	.472	1.5
Rangers	24	27	.471	1.5
Astros	22	31	.415	4.5
Angels	19	34	.358	7.5