Ranking Recent MLB Managers By Their Winning Instinct
Sparky Anderson once said “Baseball is a simple game” — but MLB managers would probably disagree with him now! They have to make an untold number of hard calls before, during, and after games to grind out the perfect performances from their teams. But when faced with the stats, who does it better than anybody else? Our official ranking shows which MLB managers from 2022 should be consigned to the bench — and which ones are in a league of their own.
All statistics are taken from Baseball Reference and were correct as of May 13, 2022.
30. Brandon Hyde
Team: Baltimore Orioles
2022 Record: 14-18
Career Games Played: 417
Career Wins: 145
Career Losses: 272
Career Winning Percentage: 0.348
29. Derek Shelton
Team: Pittsburgh Pirates
2022 Record: 13-18
Career Games Played: 253
Career Wins: 93
Career Losses: 160
Career Winning Percentage: 0.368
28. Chris Woodward
Team: Texas Rangers
2022 Record: 13-17
Career Games Played: 414
Career Wins: 173
Career Losses: 241
Career Winning Percentage: 0.418
27. Mark Kotsay
Team: Oakland Athletics
2022 Record: 14-19
Career Games Played: 33
Career Wins: 14
Career Losses: 19
Career Winning Percentage: 0.424
26. David Ross
Team: Chicago Cubs
2022 Record: 11-19
Career Games Played: 252
Career Wins: 116
Career Losses: 136
Career Winning Percentage: 0.46
25. David Bell
Team: Cincinnati Reds
2022 Record: 8-24
Career Games Played: 416
Career Wins: 197
Career Losses: 219
Career Winning Percentage: 0.474
24. Dave Martinez
Team: Washington Nationals
2022 Record: 11-22
Career Games Played: 579
Career Wins: 277
Career Losses: 302
Career Winning Percentage: 0.478
23. Torey Lovullo
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks
2022 Record: 17-15
Career Games Played: 740
Career Wins: 354
Career Losses: 386
Career Winning Percentage: 0.478
22. Bud Black
Team: Colorado Rockies
2022 Record: 16-15
Career Games Played: 2101
Career Wins: 1014
Career Losses: 1087
Career Winning Percentage: 0.483
21. Don Mattingly
Team: Miami Marlins
2022 Record: 14-17
Career Games Played: 1708
Career Wins: 834
Career Losses: 874
Career Winning Percentage: 0.488
20. Charlie Montoyo
Team: Toronto Blue Jays
2022 Record: 17-15
Career Games Played: 416
Career Wins: 207
Career Losses: 209
Career Winning Percentage: 0.498
19. Scott Servais
Team: Seattle Mariners
2022 Record: 14-18
Career Games Played: 902
Career Wins: 452
Career Losses: 450
Career Winning Percentage: 0.501
18. Buck Showalter
Team: New York Mets
2022 Record: 22-11
Career Games Played: 3102
Career Wins: 1573
Career Losses: 1528
Career Winning Percentage: 0.507
17. Bob Melvin
Team: San Diego Padres
2022 Record: 20-12
Career Games Played: 2650
Career Wins: 1366
Career Losses: 1284
Career Winning Percentage: 0.515
16. Brian Snitker
Team: Atlanta Braves
2022 Record: 15-17
Career Games Played: 863
Career Wins: 456
Career Losses: 407
Career Winning Percentage: 0.528
15. Craig Counsell
Team: Milwaukee Brewers
2022 Record: 20-12
Career Games Played: 1040
Career Wins: 549
Career Losses: 491
Career Winning Percentage: 0.528
14. Mike Matheny
Team: Kansas City Royals
2022 Record: 10-19
Career Games Played: 1316
Career Wins: 701
Career Losses: 615
Career Winning Percentage: 0.533
13. Joe Maddon
Team: Los Angeles Angels
2022 Record: 21-12
Career Games Played: 2576
Career Wins: 1376
Career Losses: 1199
Career Winning Percentage: 0.534
12. Dusty Baker
Team: Houston Astros
2022 Record: 21-11
Career Games Played: 3754
Career Wins: 2008
Career Losses: 1745
Career Winning Percentage: 0.535
11. Tony La Russa
Team: Chicago White Sox
2022 Record: 15-15
Career Games Played: 5289
Career Wins: 2836
Career Losses: 2449
Career Winning Percentage: 0.537
10. Kevin Cash
Team: Tampa Bay Rays
2022 Record: 19-13
Career Games Played: 1064
Career Wins: 573
Career Losses: 491
Career Winning Percentage: 0.539
9. A.J. Hinch
Team: Detroit Tigers
2022 Record: 9-23
Career Games Played: 1216
Career Wins: 656
Career Losses: 560
Career Winning Percentage: 0.539
8. Terry Francona
Team: Cleveland Guardians
2022 Record: 15-15
Career Games Played: 3328
Career Wins: 1797
Career Losses: 1531
Career Winning Percentage: 0.54
7. Joe Girardi
Team: Philadelphia Phillies
2022 Record: 15-17
Career Games Played: 2036
Career Wins: 1113
Career Losses: 923
Career Winning Percentage: 0.547
6. Oliver Marmol
Team: St. Louis Cardinals
2022 Record: 17-14
Career Games Played: 31
Career Wins: 17
Career Losses: 14
Career Winning Percentage: 0.548
5. Rocco Baldelli
Team: Minnesota Twins
2022 Record: 18-14
Career Games Played: 416
Career Wins: 228
Career Losses: 188
Career Winning Percentage: 0.548
4. Gabe Kapler
Team: San Francisco Giants
2022 Record: 19-12
Career Games Played: 577
Career Wins: 316
Career Losses: 261
Career Winning Percentage: 0.548
3. Alex Cora
Team: Boston Red Sox
2022 Record: 11-20
Career Games Played: 517
Career Wins: 295
Career Losses: 222
Career Winning Percentage: 0.571
2. Aaron Boone
Team: New York Yankees
2022 Record: 23-8
Career Games Played: 577
Career Wins: 351
Career Losses: 226
Career Winning Percentage: 0.608
1. Dave Roberts
Team: Los Angeles Dodgers
2022 Record: 20-10
Career Games Played: 902
Career Wins: 562
Career Losses: 340
Career Winning Percentage: 0.623
