Before 1944, Cy Young won the most games, with 511 wins.

Interpreted as:

most career MLB regular-season wins by a player before 1944

	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	Lefty Grove L. Grove	300	141	.680	616	457	3.06	2,266	298	35	54	3940.2	3,849	1,339	1,594	162	1,187	42	123	16,622	51	5.18	2.71	1.91	0.37	13.6	7.1	1.28	.284	3.64	68	3.36	76	8.79	462.8
13	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
14	Burleigh Grimes B. Grimes	270	212	.560	616	497	3.53	1,512	314	35	18	4180.0	4,412	1,638	2,050	148	1,295	101	95	17,974	92	3.26	2.79	1.17	0.32	8.4	7.2	1.37	.286	4.41	94	3.65	96	9.50	70.3
15	Eppa Rixey E. Rixey	266	251	.515	692	554	3.15	1,350	290	37	14	4494.2	4,633	1,572	1,986	93	1,082	76	99	18,754	97	2.70	2.17	1.25	0.19	7.2	5.8	1.27	.281	3.98	88	3.29	91	9.28	162.7
16	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
17	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
18	Ted Lyons T. Lyons	259	226	.534	589	479	3.68	1,063	351	27	25	4118.1	4,451	1,685	2,039	220	1,112	31	91	17,623	55	2.32	2.43	0.96	0.48	6.0	6.3	1.35	.278	4.46	86	4.02	95	9.73	90.7
19	Red Ruffing R. Ruffing	258	216	.544	596	510	3.82	1,933	322	42	18	4142.2	4,099	1,757	2,031	243	1,482	57	69	17,704	43	4.20	3.22	1.30	0.53	10.9	8.4	1.35	.276	4.41	91	3.95	95	8.91	83.5
20	Red Faber R. Faber	254	213	.544	669	483	3.15	1,471	273	29	27	4086.2	4,106	1,430	1,813	111	1,213	103	134	17,104	52	3.24	2.67	1.21	0.24	8.6	7.1	1.30	.281	3.99	84	3.43	93	9.04	124.6
21	Carl Hubbell C. Hubbell	253	154	.622	535	433	2.98	1,677	260	36	33	3590.1	3,461	1,188	1,380	227	725	53	82	14,805	53	4.20	1.82	2.31	0.57	11.3	4.9	1.17	.267	3.46	76	3.55	89	8.68	174.2
22	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
23	Jack Quinn J. Quinn	247	218	.531	756	443	3.29	1,329	243	28	56	3920.1	4,238	1,433	1,837	103	860	91	218	16,356	62	3.05	1.97	1.55	0.24	8.1	5.3	1.30	.296	4.22	89	3.17	87	9.73	217.4
24	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
25	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

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Alvarez

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Schwarber

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Rice

RBI Leaders

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Alvarez

Batting Average Leaders

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Arraez

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Lopez

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Alvarez

Hit Leaders

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Lopez

135

Arraez

126

Alvarez

Run Leaders

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Wood

74

Alvarez

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Reynolds

OBP Leaders

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Alvarez

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Soto

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Wood

SLG Leaders

.640

Alvarez

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Rice

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García

SB Leaders

39

Nuñez

30

Chisholm

30

Witt

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

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Sánchez

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Gray

12

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

185

Misiorowski

168

Williams

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Cease

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Misiorowski

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Schlittler

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WHIP Leaders

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K/9 Leaders

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K/BB Leaders

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Walk Leaders

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MLB Fantasy 2026

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Wood

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Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

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Wood

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MLB 2026 Betting

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64-44

62-46

60-48

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49-60

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MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	64	45	.587
Phillies	57	52	.523	7.0
Marlins	55	55	.500	9.5
Nationals	55	55	.500	9.5
Mets	47	63	.427	17.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	67	41	.620
Cubs	62	47	.569	5.5
Pirates	55	55	.500	13.0
Cardinals	54	55	.495	13.5
Reds	51	57	.472	16.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	69	40	.633
Diamondbacks	57	52	.523	12.0
Padres	55	54	.505	14.0
Giants	47	62	.431	22.0
Rockies	42	67	.385	27.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	64	44	.593
Yankees	61	48	.560	3.5
Red Sox	57	51	.528	7.0
Orioles	53	56	.486	11.5
Blue Jays	50	59	.459	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	57	51	.528
Guardians	56	54	.509	2.0
Twins	55	55	.500	3.0
Tigers	51	58	.468	6.5
Royals	46	64	.418	12.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Rangers	55	54	.505
Astros	55	55	.500	0.5
Mariners	53	57	.482	2.5
Athletics	45	64	.413	10.0
Angels	42	67	.385	13.0