List of college baseball career coaching wins leaders

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. With Danny Hall's retirement after the 2025 season, Paul Mainieri (who unretired to coach at South Carolina in 2025) is the active wins leader with 1,533 wins. The list is complete through the completion of the 2025 season. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

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 2025 season

Rank	Name	Years	Wins	Losses	Ties	Pct.	Teams
1	Mike Martin †	40	2,029	736	4	.733	Florida State (1980–2019)
2	Augie Garrido †	48	1,975	951	9	.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 †	59	1,893	952	1	.665	Lewis (1953–1976), St. Francis (Ill.) (1977–1995, 2006-2011), Ripon (1996–2005)
4	Gene Stephenson †	36	1,768	675	3	.723	Wichita State (1978–2013)
5	Ed Cheff †	34	1,705	430	2	.799	Lewis-Clark State (1977–2010) [4]
6	Woody Hunt	40	1,630	774	5	.678	Cumberland (TN) (1980–2021) [5]
7	Mark Marquess †	40	1,627	878	7	.649	Stanford (1977–2017)
8	Denney Crabaugh	34	1,601	493	2	.764	Oklahoma City (1989–2022)
9	Jim Morris †	37	1,594	716	4	.690	Georgia Tech (1982–1993), Miami (FL) (1994–2018)
10	Paul Mainieri *	40	1,533	806	7	.655	St. Thomas (FL) (1983–1988), Air Force (1989–1994), Notre Dame (1995–2006), LSU (2007–2021), South Carolina (2025–present)
11	Larry Hays †	38	1,508	860	4	.637	Lubbock Christian (1971–1986), Texas Tech (1987–2008)
12	Mike Fox	37	1,487	547	5	.731	NC Wesleyan (1983–1994, 1996–1998), North Carolina (1999–2020)
13	Danny Hall	38	1,452	793	1	.647	Kent State (1988–1993), Georgia Tech (1994–2025)
14	Chuck Hartman	47	1,444	816	8	.638	High Point (1960–1978), Virginia Tech (1979–2006)
15	Don Schaly †	40	1,438	329	13	.812	Marietta (1964–2003)
16	Cliff Gustafson †	29	1,427	373	2	.792	Texas (1968–1996)
17	Bill Holowaty †	44	1,412	528	7	.727	Eastern Connecticut State (1969–2012)
18	Keith Guttin	42	1,396	929	0	.600	Missouri State (1983–2024)
19	John Anderson	43	1,390	1,021	3	.576	Minnesota (1982–2024)
20	Bobby Cox	35	1,378	643	0	.682	Oklahoma Baptist (1985–2019)
21	Bobby Halford *	40	1,375	814	0	.628	William Carey (1986–present)
22	Ron Polk †	35	1,373	702	2	.662	Georgia Southern (1972–1975), Mississippi State (1976–1997, 2002–2008), Georgia (2000–2001)
23	Gary Gilmore	35	1,371	699	5	.662	South Carolina Aiken (1990–1995), Coastal Carolina (1996–2024)
24	Jim Gilligan	40	1,353	895	7	.602	Western New Mexico (1972), Lamar (1973–1986, 1992–2016)
25	John Schaly *	38	1,351	740	4	.646	Barry (1988–1991), Saint Leo (FL) (1992–1997), Ashland (1998–present)
26	Lou Yacinich	45	1,347	1,058	0	.560	Grand View (1974–2022)
27	Bob Babb *	46	1,346	483	16	.734	Johns Hopkins (1980–present)
28	Rod Dedeaux †	44	1,342	597	16	.691	USC (1942–1947, 1949–1986)
29	Jack Leggett	36	1,332	770	1	.634	Vermont (1978–1982), Western Carolina (1983–1991), Clemson (1994–2015)
30	Larry Cochell	39	1,331	813	3	.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)
31	Mike Metheny †	37	1,324	679	3	.668	Southeastern Oklahoma State (1981–2017)
32	Tom Austin *	46	1,318	632	10	.675	Methodist University (1980–present)
33	Joe Roberts	34	1,314	640	6	.672	Armstrong Atlantic (1980–2013)
34	Pete Dunn	37	1,312	887	3	.597	Stetson (1980–2016)
35	Tommy Thomas †	40	1,308	825	6	.613	Valdosta State (1968–2007)
36	Dave Van Horn *	32	1,304	640	0	.671	Central Missouri State (1994), Northwestern State (1995–1997), Nebraska (1998–2002), Arkansas (2003–present)
37	Bob Bennett †	34	1,300	757	8	.631	Fresno State (1967, 1970–2002)
38	Elliott Avent *	37	1,295	847	2	.604	New Mexico State (1989–1996), NC State (1997–present)
39	Ron Fraser †	30	1,267	440	9	.741	Miami (FL) (1963–1992)
40	Jack Stallings	39	1,255	799	10	.610	Wake Forest (1960–1968), Florida State (1969–1974), Georgia Southern 1976–1999
41	Charlie Migl	35	1,246	600	0	.675	St. Mary's (TX) (1987–2021)
42	Tim Pettorini	38	1,243	460	6	.729	Wooster (1982–2019)
43	Q. V. Lowe	28	1,242	689	5	.643	Auburn Montgomery (1987–2014)
43	Itch Jones	39	1,242	752	6	.623	MacMurray (1966–1968), Southern Illinois (1970–1990), Illinois (1991–2005)
45	Jim Dietz	31	1,230	751	18	.620	San Diego State (1972–2002)
46	Jay Bergman	32	1,210	707	3	.631	Florida (1976–1981), UCF (1983–2008)
47	Greg Guilliams *	35	1,208	600	2	.668	Penn State–Behrend (1991), Embry–Riddle (FL) (1992–2007), Valdosta State (2008–2024), Flagler (2025–Present)
47	Al Ogletree	40	1,208	710	1	.630	Dallas (1958–1965), Sul Ross State (1966–1968), Texas–Pan American (1969–1997)
47	Rich Hill*	38	1,208	819	4	.596	Cal Lutheran (1988–1993), San Francisco (1994–1998), San Diego (1999–2021), Hawaii (2022–present)
50	George Valesente	47	1,204	544	8	.688	Brockport (1973–1974), SUNY New Paltz (1975–1976), SUNY Maritime (1977–1978), Ithaca (1979–2019)
51	Jim Mallon	34	1,196	602	1	.665	Southwestern (1971–2004)
52	Scott Berry	42	1,196	698	1	.631	Mayville State (1982–2023)
53	Jeff Sikes	39	1,189	886	5	.573	Warner (FL) (1982–2023)
54	Andy Lopez †	33	1,177	742	7	.613	Cal State Dominguez Hills (1983–1988), Pepperdine (1989–1994), Florida (1995–2001), Arizona (2002–2015)
55	John Goelz	38	1,175	836	5	.587	Sonoma State (1986–2024)
56	Wayne Graham †	26	1,173	528	2	.689	Rice (1992–2018)
56	Tony Robichaux	36	1,173	765	2	.605	McNeese State (1987–1994), Louisiana (1995–2019)
58	Gary Adams	35	1,172	892	12	.567	UC Irvine (1970–1974), UCLA (1975–2004)
59	Keith Veale *	36	1,163	616	0	.654	Mount Vernon Nazarene (1990–present)
60	Bill Wilhelm †	36	1,161	536	10	.683	Clemson (1958–1993)
60	Norm DeBriyn	33	1,161	650	6	.641	Arkansas (1970–2002)
60	Mike Laird *	43	1,161	698	3	.624	William Penn (1983–present)
63	Jack Coffey †	47	1,160	482	13	.705	Fordham (1909–1917, 1919–1921, 1923–1943, 1945–1958) [6]
64	Chuck Brayton †	33	1,158	525	6	.687	Washington State (1962–1994)
64	Mike Sansing	33	1,158	693	0	.626	Shorter (1989–1991), Kennesaw State (1992–2021)
66	Mike Gillespie	30	1,156	720	2	.616	USC (1987–2006), UC Irvine (2008–2018)
67	Jeff Messer *	40	1,154	760	5	.603	Slippery Rock (1986–Present)
68	Ken Dugan †	37	1,137	450	0	.716	Lipscomb (1960–1996)
69	Ray Tanner	25	1,133	489	3	.698	NC State (1988–1996), South Carolina (1997–2012)
69	Ed Flaherty	39	1,133	532	4	.680	Southern Maine (1986–2024)
71	Frank Vieira †	44	1,127	324	6	.776	New Haven (1963–2006)
72	Bob Fornelli *	29	1,120	495	0	.693	Fort Hayes State (1997–2003), Emporia State (2004–2018), Pittsburg State (2019–present)
73	Chris Hanks *	27	1,111	428	0	.722	Colorado Mesa (1999–present)
74	Don Brandon	38	1,110	588	5	.653	Anderson (IN) (1972, 1974–2010)
75	Jim Harp	27	1,107	553	2	.660	Dallas Baptist (1973–1999)

See also

• List of current NCAA Division I baseball coaches
• List of Major League Baseball managers with most career wins
• American Baseball Coaches Association
• National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association

References

1. "Baseball Coaching Records" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
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.)
3. "NAIA All-Time Baseball Coaching Victories" (PDF). NAIA. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
4. "Ed Cheff, longtime Lewis-Clark State baseball coach, retiring". The Oregonian. June 30, 2010.
5. "Legendary Cumberland Baseball Coach Woody Hunt Announces Retirement". cumberland.edu. January 27, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2022.
6. "Jack Coffey". Hall of Fame Inductees. American Baseball Coaches Association. Retrieved June 12, 2017.