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Most Wins of the 1940s (MLB)

Every MLB season from 1940 to 1949, added up. Games won

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Hal Newhouser recorded more wins than any other MLB player in the 1940s, with 170, 33 clear of Bob Feller (137). He did it in 10 seasons, with a best year of 29 in 1944. The top ten runs from 170 down to 105.

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Negro League seasons over these years ran roughly 25 to 70 games against 154 or more in the American and National Leagues. This is a raw ten-year total, so it counts opportunity as well as performance.

Hal Newhouser MLB leader, 1940s Hal Newhouser 1940–1949 · 10 seasons
170 Wins 33 clear of Bob Feller
# Player Seasons W Best year
1 Hal Newhouser Hal Newhouser 1940–1949 (10) 170 29 (1944)
2 Bob Feller Bob Feller 1940–1949 (7) 137 27 (1940)
3 Rip Sewell Rip Sewell 1940–1949 (10) 133 21 (1943)
4 Dizzy Trout Dizzy Trout 1940–1949 (10) 129 27 (1944)
5 Bucky Walters Bucky Walters 1940–1948 (9) 122 23 (1944)
6 Dutch Leonard Dutch Leonard 1940–1949 (10) 122 18 (1941)
7 Mort Cooper Mort Cooper 1940–1949 (9) 114 22 (1942)
8 Claude Passeau Claude Passeau 1940–1947 (8) 111 20 (1940)
9 Harry Brecheen Harry Brecheen 1940–1949 (8) 105 20 (1948)
10 Kirby Higbe Kirby Higbe 1940–1949 (8) 105 22 (1941)
11 Bobo Newsom Bobo Newsom 1940–1948 (9) 105 21 (1940)
12 Hank Borowy Hank Borowy 1942–1949 (8) 104 21 (1945)
13 Allie Reynolds Allie Reynolds 1942–1949 (8) 103 19 (1947)
14 Tiny Bonham Tiny Bonham 1940–1949 (10) 103 21 (1942)
15 Tex Hughson 1941–1949 (8) 96 22 (1942)
16 Joe Dobson Joe Dobson 1940–1949 (8) 94 18 (1947)
17 Johnny Vander Meer Johnny Vander Meer 1940–1949 (8) 93 18 (1942)
18 Harry Gumbert Harry Gumbert 1940–1949 (9) 88 14 (1944)
19 Virgil Trucks Virgil Trucks 1941–1949 (8) 87 19 (1949)
20 Spud Chandler Spud Chandler 1940–1947 (8) 85 20 (1946)
21 Howie Pollet Howie Pollet 1941–1949 (7) 83 21 (1946)
22 Early Wynn Early Wynn 1941–1949 (8) 83 18 (1943)
23 Eddie Lopat Eddie Lopat 1944–1949 (6) 82 17 (1948)
24 Jack Kramer Jack Kramer 1940–1949 (9) 82 18 (1948)
25 Nels Potter Nels Potter 1940–1949 (9) 82 19 (1944)
26 Bob Muncrief Bob Muncrief 1941–1949 (9) 80 13 (1945)
27 Johnny Sain Johnny Sain 1942–1949 (5) 79 24 (1948)
28 Schoolboy Rowe Schoolboy Rowe 1940–1949 (8) 78 16 (1940)
29 Mickey Haefner Mickey Haefner 1943–1949 (7) 77 16 (1945)
30 Jim Bagby Jim Bagby 1940–1947 (8) 77 17 (1943)
31 Max Lanier Max Lanier 1940–1949 (8) 77 17 (1944)
32 Jim Tobin Jim Tobin 1940–1945 (6) 76 18 (1944)
33 Paul Derringer Paul Derringer 1940–1945 (6) 75 20 (1940)
34 Denny Galehouse Denny Galehouse 1940–1949 (9) 75 12 (1947)
35 Bill Voiselle Bill Voiselle 1942–1949 (8) 74 21 (1944)
36 Whit Wyatt Whit Wyatt 1940–1945 (6) 72 22 (1941)
37 Hank Wyse Hank Wyse 1942–1947 (6) 69 22 (1945)
38 Al Benton Al Benton 1940–1949 (8) 69 15 (1941)
39 Phil Marchildon Phil Marchildon 1940–1949 (8) 68 19 (1947)
40 Red Barrett Red Barrett 1940–1949 (8) 67 23 (1945)
41 Al Smith Al Smith 1940–1945 (6) 66 17 (1943)
42 Curt Davis Curt Davis 1940–1946 (7) 66 15 (1942)
43 Murry Dickson Murry Dickson 1940–1949 (7) 66 15 (1946)
44 Sid Hudson Sid Hudson 1940–1949 (7) 66 17 (1940)
45 Bill Byrd Bill Byrd 1941–1948 (8) 66 11 (1945)
46 Dave Ferriss Dave Ferriss 1945–1949 (5) 65 25 (1946)
47 Warren Spahn Warren Spahn 1942–1949 (5) 65 21 (1949)
48 Ken Heintzelman Ken Heintzelman 1940–1949 (7) 65 17 (1949)
49 Bill Dietrich Bill Dietrich 1940–1948 (9) 65 16 (1944)
50 Elmer Riddle Elmer Riddle 1940–1949 (9) 65 21 (1943)
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