Before 1940, Cy Young won the most games, with 511 wins.

Interpreted as:

pitcher most regular-season wins before 1940

	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	286	128	.691	573	415	2.97	2,150	279	34	54	3653.1	3,535	1,206	1,437	134	1,095	39	122	15,372	47	5.30	2.70	1.96	0.33	14.0	7.1	1.27	.285	3.54	66	3.30	74	8.71	459.2
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	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
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	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
23	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
24	Herb Pennock H. Pennock	241	162	.598	617	419	3.60	1,227	249	35	37	3571.2	3,900	1,428	1,699	128	916	36	135	15,096	65	3.09	2.31	1.34	0.32	8.1	6.1	1.35	.295	4.28	95	3.50	93	9.83	113.6
25	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

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HR Leaders

37

Schwarber

36

Alvarez

36

Olson

RBI Leaders

91

Stewart

91

Abrams

90

Burleson

Batting Average Leaders

.321

Alvarez

.315

Arraez

.309

Simpson

Hit Leaders

150

Lopez

149

Arraez

143

Alvarez

Run Leaders

100

Wood

88

Olson

87

Crow-Armstrong

OBP Leaders

.435

Alvarez

.396

Kurtz

.393

Wood

SLG Leaders

.619

Alvarez

.551

Olson

.543

Murakami

SB Leaders

40

Nuñez

35

Simpson

32

Chisholm

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Win Leaders

15

Sánchez

15

Gray

14

Burns

Strikeout Leaders

210

Misiorowski

201

Cease

190

Williams

ERA Leaders

1.75

Misiorowski

2.16

Sale

2.19

Schlittler

WHIP Leaders

0.75

Misiorowski

0.89

Yamamoto

0.91

Rasmussen

K/9 Leaders

13.60

Misiorowski

13.14

Cease

11.48

Williams

K/BB Leaders

6.77

Misiorowski

5.78

Rasmussen

5.71

Sale

Walk Leaders

20

Martinez

23

Rasmussen

27

Ryan

MLB Fantasy 2026

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,079.9

Ohtani

1,707.9

Crow-Armstrong

1,683.4

Alvarez

DraftKings Points Leaders

1,453.6

Ohtani

1,298

Crow-Armstrong

1,262

Alvarez

MLB 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

74-49

73-53

70-53

69-55

69-56

68-57

Worst Record ATS

47-78

50-75

51-74

54-71

57-67

58-67

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves	74	50	.597
Phillies	67	58	.536	7.5
Marlins	64	61	.512	10.5
Nationals	60	66	.476	15.0
Mets	56	69	.448	18.5
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	77	48	.616
Cubs	72	53	.576	5.0
Cardinals	63	61	.508	13.5
Pirates	61	65	.484	16.5
Reds	59	64	.480	17.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers	74	51	.592
Padres	67	58	.536	7.0
Diamondbacks	66	59	.528	8.0
Giants	51	73	.411	22.5
Rockies	50	74	.403	23.5

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays	74	49	.602
Yankees	69	55	.556	5.5
Red Sox	66	58	.532	8.5
Orioles	61	63	.492	13.5
Blue Jays	61	65	.484	14.5
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
White Sox	65	58	.528
Tigers	60	64	.484	5.5
Twins	60	65	.480	6.0
Guardians	60	65	.480	6.0
Royals	51	74	.408	15.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros	63	62	.504
Rangers	61	64	.488	2.0
Mariners	59	66	.472	4.0
Athletics	49	75	.395	13.5
Angels	49	76	.392	14.0