Minor League Wins by a Manager

From BR Bullpen

The following is a list of the all-time leaders in wins by a minor league manager.

During Spencer Abbott's (#5) last year of managing (1947), he was replaced as manager of the Charlotte Hornets by Cal Ermer (#17) in his first year.

(As of 1/1/23) with selected additional updates through 2024.

Rank Manager Record Win Pct. Years
1 Stan Wasiak 2,530-2,314 .522 1950-1986
2 Bob Coleman 2,496-2,103 .543 1919-1957
3 Mike Kelley 2,390-2,102 .532 1901-1931
4 Buddy Bailey 2,357-2,152 .519 1983-2023
5 Rick Sweet 2,268-2,101 .518 1987-2023
6 Johnny Lipon 2,185-1,987 .524 1959-1992
7 Spencer Abbott 2,180-2,037 .517 1903-1947
8 Larry Gilbert 2,128-1,627 .567 1923-1948
9 Bill Clymer 2,122-1,762 .546 1898-1932
10 Jack Dunn 2,107-1,530 .579 1905-1928
11 Lefty O'Doul 2,094-1,970 .515 1935-1957
12 Butch Hobson 2,082-1873 .526 1987-2023
13 Tom Kotchman 2,034-1,668 .546 1979-2023
14 Stan Cliburn 2,015-2,024 .499 1988-2024
15 Andy Gilbert 2,009-1,899 .514 1950-1982
16 Red Davis 1,993-1,927 .508 1949-1976
17 Dave Huppert 1,986-1,888 .513 1986-2016
18 Jake Atz 1,972-1,619 .549 1911-1941
19 Red Killefer 1,940-1,800 .519 1917-1941
20 John Dobbs 1,918-1,487 .563 1907-1933
21 Clay Hopper 1,916-1,675 .534 1929-1956
22 Cal Ermer 1,906-1,728 .524 1947-1984
23 Bruno Betzel 1,887-1,891 .499 1927-1956
24 Marc Bombard 1,878-1,768 .515 1982-2017
25 John Shoemaker 1,845-1,744 .514 1987-2024
26 Roy Majtyka 1,832-1,747 .512 1968-1997
27 Bert Niehoff 1,824-1,713 .516 1922-1954
28 Doc Edwards 1,790-1,797 .499 1973-2014
29 Ron Johnson 1,755-1,773 .497 1992-2018
30 Cananea Reyes 1,717-1,295 .570 1968-1991