Before 1931, Cy Young won the most games, with 511 wins.

Interpreted as:

most career MLB regular-season wins by a player before 1931

	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	Grover Alexander G. Alexander	373	208	.642	696	600	2.56	2,198	436	90	32	5190.0	4,868	1,476	1,852	165	951	70	81	20,893	38	3.81	1.65	2.31	0.29	10.5	4.6	1.12	.269	3.21	73	2.88	81	8.44	359.1
4	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
5	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
6	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
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	Eppa Rixey E. Rixey	251	236	.515	629	514	3.14	1,304	275	34	14	4162.0	4,264	1,451	1,817	85	1,024	72	84	17,337	90	2.82	2.21	1.27	0.18	7.5	5.9	1.27	.281	3.93	87	3.26	90	9.22	157.3
16	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
17	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
18	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
19	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
20	Burleigh Grimes B. Grimes	240	180	.571	514	437	3.43	1,378	289	30	12	3690.0	3,849	1,406	1,784	125	1,123	86	67	15,810	82	3.36	2.74	1.23	0.30	8.7	7.1	1.35	.284	4.35	92	3.57	94	9.39	87.6
21	Red Faber R. Faber	239	184	.565	547	457	3.09	1,378	268	28	16	3710.1	3,681	1,275	1,615	98	1,090	98	68	15,449	48	3.34	2.64	1.26	0.24	8.9	7.1	1.29	.280	3.92	84	3.38	92	8.93	118.6
22	Jack Quinn J. Quinn	239	206	.537	661	442	3.30	1,273	243	28	33	3753.0	4,051	1,375	1,764	101	807	89	148	15,628	54	3.05	1.94	1.58	0.24	8.1	5.2	1.29	.296	4.23	89	3.16	86	9.71	210.6
23	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
24	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
25	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

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HR Leaders

35

Alvarez

33

Goodman

33

Schwarber

RBI Leaders

85

Stewart

85

Abrams

84

Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

.330

Alvarez

.324

Arraez

.321

Lopez

Hit Leaders

140

Lopez

136

Arraez

133

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

78

Olson

77

Alvarez

OBP Leaders

.442

Alvarez

.408

Soto

.397

Ohtani

SLG Leaders

.650

Alvarez

.561

Rice

.560

García

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

14

Sánchez

13

Burns

13

Gray

Strikeout Leaders

195

Misiorowski

178

Williams

174

Cease

ERA Leaders

1.63

Misiorowski

2.04

Schlittler

2.08

Sale

WHIP Leaders

0.73

Misiorowski

0.88

Yamamoto

0.91

Schlittler

K/9 Leaders

13.82

Misiorowski

13.12

Cease

11.53

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.72

Misiorowski

6.35

Schlittler

6.10

Rasmussen

Walk Leaders

20

Rasmussen

20

Martinez

21

Wrobleski

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

1,933.5

Ohtani

1,658.5

Wood

1,581.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,340.6

Ohtani

1,231

Wood

1,185

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

67-44

66-47

62-49

61-51

Worst Record ATS

42-71

44-68

49-63

50-62

52-61

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	67	45	.598
Phillies	59	53	.527	8.0
Marlins	58	55	.513	9.5
Nationals	55	58	.487	12.5
Mets	47	66	.416	20.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	69	42	.622
Cubs	63	49	.563	6.5
Pirates	56	57	.496	14.0
Cardinals	55	57	.491	14.5
Reds	53	58	.477	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	43	.616
Diamondbacks	59	53	.527	10.0
Padres	58	54	.518	11.0
Giants	47	65	.420	22.0
Rockies	45	67	.402	24.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	65	46	.586
Yankees	63	49	.563	2.5
Red Sox	60	51	.541	5.0
Orioles	54	58	.482	11.5
Blue Jays	52	60	.464	13.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	59	52	.532
Guardians	57	56	.504	3.0
Twins	56	57	.496	4.0
Tigers	54	58	.482	5.5
Royals	46	67	.407	14.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	58	55	.513
Rangers	55	57	.491	2.5
Mariners	55	58	.487	3.0
Athletics	45	67	.402	12.5
Angels	43	69	.384	14.5