List of Major League Baseball managers by wins
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with at least 1,000 career regular season wins and a list of managers who have regular season win percentages of at least .540 in at least 450 games (approximately three full seasons). Both lists are current through the close of the
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is the all-time leader in wins (3,731) and losses (3,948).
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is the active wins leader (2,093) and is ninth in overall wins. Vic Harris, who was a manager in the segregated
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, has the highest percentage at . Dave Roberts is the active leader in winning percentage at , which is also the highest outside of the minority leagues.


Managers with 1,000 or more wins


Win percentage

Managers included have managed at least 450 gamesslightly less than three full seasons and a group including 296 managersand regular season win percentages of at least .540. Note that the total number of games listed for each manager in this table includes tie games though ties are not included in "decided game" statistics. The lowest winning percentage for a qualifying manager is Doc Prothro: .301 (138–320–2) in 460 games. The following active managers have winning percentages above .540, but have not reached 450 managed games.


See also

* MLB All-Time Manager (1997; BBWAA) * ''Sporting News'' Manager of the Decade (2009) * ''Sports Illustrated'' MLB Manager of the Decade (2009) *
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* ''The Sporting News'' Manager of the Year Award * This Year in Baseball Awards (including manager)


References

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