Below is a list of most ejected managers in Major League Baseball history as of the end of the 2024 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]
| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career earned run average. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes active manager. |
| Rank | Name | Total ejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Cox* | 162 |
| 2 | John McGraw* | 121 |
| 3 | Leo Durocher* | 100 |
| 4 | Earl Weaver* | 96 |
| 5 | Tony La Russa* | 93 |
| 6 | Frankie Frisch* | 88 |
| 7 | Bruce Bochy (0) | 86 |
| 8 | Ron Gardenhire | 84 |
| 9 | Paul Richards | 82 |
| 10 | Clark Griffith* | 73 |
| Jim Leyland* | 73 | |
| 12 | Joe Torre* | 70 |
| 13 | Clint Hurdle | 64 |
| Bob Melvin (0) | 64 | |
| Lou Piniella | 64 | |
| Bill Rigney | 64 | |
| 17 | Joe Maddon | 59 |
| 18 | Dick Williams* | 57 |
| 19 | Sparky Anderson* | 56 |
| 20 | Gene Mauch | 54 |
| 21 | John Gibbons | 53 |
| 22 | Charlie Manuel | 52 |
| 23 | Jimmy Dykes | 51 |
| 24 | Terry Francona | 50 |
| Mike Hargrove | 50 | |
| 26 | Tommy Lasorda* | 48 |
| Billy Martin | 48 | |
| 28 | Mike Scioscia | 47 |
| Ned Yost | 47 | |
| 30 | Jim Fregosi | 46 |
| 31 | Ralph Houk | 45 |
| Fred Hutchinson | 45 | |
| 33 | Phil Garner | 44 |
| Bobby Valentine | 44 | |
| 35 | Joe Girardi | 43 |
| 36 | Buddy Bell | 42 |
| Whitey Herzog* | 32 | |
| 38 | Terry Collins | 40 |
| Casey Stengel* | 40 | |
| 40 | Aaron Boone (0) | 39 |
| 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 | John McNamara | 33 |
| Eric Wedge | 33 | |
| Jimy Williams | 33 | |
| 54 | David Bell (0) | 32 |
| Bill McKechnie* | 32 | |
| 56 | Craig Counsell (0) | 31 |
| 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 (0) | 25 | |
| 80 | Charlie Grimm | 24 |
| Hughie Jennings* | 24 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 24 | |
| 83 | A.J. Hinch (0) | 23 |
| Gene Lamont | 23 | |
| 85 | Harry Walker | 22 |
| 86 | George Bamberger | 21 |
| Red Dooin | 21 | |
| Frank Lucchesi | 21 | |
| 89 | Torey Lovullo (0) | 20 |
| Mike Matheny | 20 | |
| Hal McRae | 20 | |
| Danny Murtaugh | 20 | |
| Danny Ozark | 20 | |
| Brian Snitker (0) | 20 | |
| Don Zimmer | 20 | |
| 96 | Bobby Bragan | 19 |
| Jim Lefebvre | 19 | |
| Billy Meyer | 19 | |
| 99 | Felipe Alou | 18 |
| Joe Altobelli | 18 | |
| Donie Bush | 18 | |
| Kevin Cash (0) | 18 |
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