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

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.
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