List of Major League Baseball managers with most career ejections

Bobby Cox, career leader in ejections, with 162.

Below is a list of most ejected managers in Major League Baseball history as of the current 2025 season.

Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox holds the record with 162. ^[1] Cox, John McGraw, and Leo Durocher are the only managers with at least 100 career ejections. ^{[2] [3]}

Key

Rank	Rank amongst leaders in career ejections. A blank field indicates a tie.
*	Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Bold	Denotes active manager.

List

Bob Melvin, active leader and 13th most all-time.

• Stats updated through the end of the 2025 season.

Rank	Name (2025 Ejections)	Total ejections
1	Bobby Cox*	162
2	John McGraw*	121
3	Leo Durocher*	100
4	Earl Weaver*	96
5	Tony La Russa*	93
6	Bruce Bochy	89
7	Frankie Frisch*	88
8	Ron Gardenhire	84
9	Paul Richards	82
10	Clark Griffith*	73
	Jim Leyland*	73
12	Joe Torre*	70
13	Bob Melvin (0)	68
14	Clint Hurdle	64
	Lou Piniella	64
	Bill Rigney	64
17	Joe Maddon	59
18	Dick Williams*	57
19	Sparky Anderson*	56
20	Gene Mauch	54
21	Terry Francona (0)	53
	John Gibbons	53
23	Charlie Manuel	52
24	Jimmy Dykes	51
25	Mike Hargrove	50
26	Tommy Lasorda*	48
	Billy Martin	48
28	Mike Scioscia	47
	Ned Yost	47
30	Aaron Boone (0)	46
	Jim Fregosi	46
32	Ralph Houk	45
	Fred Hutchinson	45
34	Phil Garner	44
	Bobby Valentine	44
36	Joe Girardi	43
37	Buddy Bell	42
	Whitey Herzog*	42
39	Terry Collins	40
	Casey Stengel*	40
41	Bud Black (0)	38
	Pat Corrales	38
	Don Mattingly	38
	Chuck Tanner	38
45	Walter Alston*	37
	Dave Bristol	37
47	Bill Dahlen	36
	Davey Johnson	36
	Buck Showalter	36
50	Fred Clarke*	35

Rank	Name	Total ejections
51	Craig Counsell (0)	34
52	John McNamara	33
	Eric Wedge	33
	Jimy Williams	33
55	David Bell	32
	Bill McKechnie*	32
57	Darrell Johnson	31
	Fielder Jones	31
	Al Lopez*	31
60	Jerry Manuel	30
	Rick Renteria	30
62	Larry Bowa	29
	Roger Bresnahan*	29
	Ozzie Guillén	29
	Frank Robinson*	29
66	Lloyd McClendon	28
	Jim Riggleman	28
68	Cito Gaston	27
	Jim Tracy	27
70	Dusty Baker	26
	Fredi González	26
	Bucky Harris*	26
	Art Howe	26
	Miller Huggins*	26
	Eddie Stanky	26
76	Alvin Dark	25
	Joe Kelley*	25
	Buck Rodgers	25
	Scott Servais	25
80	Charlie Grimm	24
	A.J. Hinch (0)	24
	Hughie Jennings*	24
	Birdie Tebbetts	24
84	Gene Lamont	23
	Torey Lovullo (0)	23
	Brian Snitker	23
87	Harry Walker	22
88	George Bamberger	21
	Alex Cora (0)	21
	Red Dooin	21
	Frank Lucchesi	21
	Oliver Marmol (0)	21
93	Rocco Baldelli (0)	20
	Kevin Cash (0)	20
	Mike Matheny	20
	Hal McRae	20
	Danny Murtaugh	20
	Danny Ozark	20
	Don Zimmer	20
100	Bobby Bragan	19
	Jim Lefebvre	19
	Billy Meyer	19
	Mike Shildt	19

See also

• List of Major League Baseball managerial wins and winning percentage leaders

References

1. Leitch, Will (May 2, 2023). "Bobby Cox's ejection record unlikely to ever be broken". MLB.com . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
2. "John McGraw Managerial Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
3. "Leo Durocher Managerial Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.

External links

• "Career Leaders & Records for Manager Ejections".