List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders

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This is a list of college baseball coaches by number of career wins. This list includes coaches who have won at least 1,100 games at the NCAA and NAIA levels. Mike Martin, the former head coach of Florida State, tops the list with 2,029 career wins. The highest winning percentage in the group belongs to Don Schaly, former head coach of Marietta, with an .812 career winning percentage. Danny Hall is the active wins leader with 1,378 and is seventeenth in overall wins. The list is complete through the completion of the 2023 season. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

College baseball coaches with 1,100 career wins

Key

*Denote manager is active
†Member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame

Coaches

Updated through end of 2023 season
RankNameYearsWinsLossesTiesPct.Teams
1 Mike Martin †4020297364.733 Florida State (1980–2019)
2 Augie Garrido †4819759519.674 San Francisco State (1969), Cal Poly (1970–1972), Cal State Fullerton (1973–1987, 1991–1996), Illinois (1988–1990), Texas (1997–2016)
3 Gordie Gillespie †5918939521.665 Lewis (1953–1976), St. Francis (Ill.) (1977–1995, 2006-2011), Ripon (1996–2005)
4 Gene Stephenson †3617686753.723 Wichita State (1978–2013)
5 Ed Cheff †3417054302.799 Lewis-Clark State (1977–2010) [4]
6 Woody Hunt 4016307745.678 Cumberland (TN) (1980–2021) [5]
7 Mark Marquess †4016278787.649 Stanford (1977–2017)
8 Denney Crabaugh 3416014932.764 Oklahoma City (1989–2022)
9 Jim Morris †3715947164.690 Georgia Tech (1982–1993), Miami (FL) (1994–2018)
10 Larry Hays †3815088604.637 Lubbock Christian (1971–1986), Texas Tech (1987–2008)
11 Paul Mainieri 3915057758.660 St. Thomas (FL) (1983–1988), Air Force (1989–1994), Notre Dame (1995–2006), LSU (2007–2021)
12 Mike Fox 3714875475.731 NC Wesleyan (1983–1994, 1996–1998), North Carolina (1999–2020)
13 Chuck Hartman 4714448168.638 High Point (1960–1978), Virginia Tech (1979–2006)
14 Don Schaly †40143832913.812 Marietta (1964–2003)
15 Cliff Gustafson †2914273732.792 Texas (1968–1996)
16 Bill Holowaty †4414125287.727 Eastern Connecticut State (1969–2012)
17 Bobby Cox 3513786430.682 Oklahoma Baptist (1985–2019)
17 Danny Hall *3613787491.648 Kent State (1988–1993), Georgia Tech (1994–present)
19 Ron Polk †3513737022.662 Georgia Southern (1972–1975), Mississippi State (1976–1997, 2002–2008), Georgia (2000–2001)
19 Keith Guttin *4113738950.605 Missouri State (1983–present)
21 John Anderson *4213659983.578 Minnesota (1982–present)
22 Jim Gilligan 4013538957.602 Western New Mexico (1972), Lamar (1973–1986, 1992–2016)
23 Lou Yacinich 45134710580.560 Grand View (1974–2022)
24 Rod Dedeaux †44134259716.691 USC (1942–1947, 1949–1986)
25 Gary Gilmore *3413356745.664 South Carolina Aiken (1990–1995), Coastal Carolina (1996–present)
26 Jack Leggett 3613327701.634 Vermont (1978–1982), Western Carolina (1983–1991), Clemson (1994–2015)
27 Larry Cochell 3913318133.621 Emporia State (1967–1969), Creighton (1970–1971), Cal State Los Angeles (1972–1976), Oral Roberts (1977–1986), Northwestern (1987), Cal State Fullerton (1988–1990), Oklahoma (1991–2005)
28 Mike Metheny †3713246793.668 Southeastern Oklahoma State (1981–2017)
29 Joe Roberts 3413146406.672 Armstrong Atlantic (1980–2013)
30 Pete Dunn 3713128873.597 Stetson (1980–2016)
31 Tommy Thomas †4013088256.613 Valdosta State (1968–2007)
32 Bob Bennett †3413007578.631 Fresno State (1967, 1970–2002)
32 Bobby Halford *3913007840.624 William Carey (1985–present)
34 John Schaly *3612727067.643 Barry (1988–1991), Saint Leo (FL) (1992–1997), Ashland (1998–present)
35 Ron Fraser †3012674409.741 Miami (FL) (1963–1992)
35 Tom Austin *44126759510.679 Methodist University (1980–present)
37 Bob Babb *44126646715.729 Johns Hopkins (1980–present)
38 Jack Stallings 39125579910.610 Wake Forest (1960–1968), Florida State (1969–1974), Georgia Southern 1976–1999
39 Dave Van Horn *3012496150.666 Central Missouri State (1994), Northwestern State (1995–1997), Nebraska (1998–2002), Arkansas (2003–present)
40 Charlie Migl 3512466000.675 St. Mary's (TX) (1987–2021)
41 Tim Pettorini 3812434606.729 Wooster (1982–2019)
42 Itch Jones 3912427526.623 MacMurray (1966–1968), Southern Illinois (1970–1990), Illinois (1991–2005)
42 Q. V. Lowe 2812426895.643 Auburn Montgomery (1987–2014)
44 Jim Dietz 31123075118.620 San Diego State (1972–2002)
45 Elliott Avent *3512238050.603 New Mexico State (1989–1996), NC State (1997–present)
46 Jay Bergman 3212107073.631 Florida (1976–1981), UCF (1983–2008)
47 Al Ogletree 4012087101.630 Dallas (1958–1965), Sul Ross State (1966–1968), Texas–Pan American (1969–1997)
48 George Valesente 4712045448.688 Brockport (1973–1974), SUNY New Paltz (1975–1976), SUNY Maritime (1977–1978), Ithaca (1979–2019)
49 Jim Mallon 3411966021.665 Southwestern (1971–2004)
49 Scott Berry 4211966981.631 Mayville State (1982–2023)
51 Jeff Sikes 3911898865.573 Warner (FL) (1982–2023)
52 Andy Lopez †3311777427.613 Cal State Dominguez Hills (1983–1988), Pepperdine (1989–1994), Florida (1995–2001), Arizona (2002–2015)
53 Wayne Graham †2611735282.689 Rice (1992–2018)
53 Tony Robichaux 3611737652.605 McNeese State (1987–1994), Louisiana (1995–2019)
55 Gary Adams 35117289212.567 UC Irvine (1970–1974), UCLA (1975–2004)
56 Bill Wilhelm †36116153610.683 Clemson (1958–1993)
57 Norm DeBriyn 3311616506.641 Arkansas (1970–2002)
58 Jack Coffey †47116048213.705 Fordham (1909–1917, 1919–1921, 1923–1943, 1945–1958) [6]
59 Chuck Brayton †3311585256.687 Washington State (1962–1994)
59 Mike Sansing 3311586930.626 Shorter (1989–1991), Kennesaw State (1992–2021)
61 Mike Gillespie 3011567202.617 USC (1987–2006), UC Irvine (2008–2018)
62 Greg Guilliams *3311505622.672 Penn State–Behrend (1991), Embry–Riddle (FL) (1992–2007), Valdosta State (2008–present)
62 John Goelz *3811508105.587 Sonoma State (1986–present)
64 Ken Dugan †3711374500.716 Lipscomb (1960–1996)
65 Rich Hill*3611367824.592 Cal Lutheran (1988–1993), San Francisco (1994–1998), San Diego (1999–2021), Hawaii (2022–present)
66 Ray Tanner 2511334893.698 NC State (1988–1996), South Carolina (1997–2012)
67 Frank Vieira †4411273246.776 New Haven (1963–2006)
68 Mike Laird *4111216433.635 William Penn (1983–present)
69 Ed Flaherty *3811165114.685 Southern Maine (1986–present)
70 Don Brandon 3811105885.653 Anderson (IN) (1972, 1974–2010)
71 Keith Veale *3411075710.660 Mount Vernon Nazarene (1990–present)
71 Jim Harp 2711075532.660 Dallas Baptist (1973–1999)

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  2. ↑ "NCAA Career Statistics Database". NCAA. Retrieved February 14, 2015. (The NCAA Career Statistics database allows the viewer to obtain coaching records for all NCAA coaches by inputting the individual's name in the linked window.)
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