# MLB Starting Rotation: Most Career Victories **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 8, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-starting-rotation-most-career-victories/206287 "2003-10-08T13:52:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![IzzyR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2acd7d/32.png) [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-starting-rotation-most-career-victories/206287/1 "2003-10-08T13:52:20Z")
Here’s an obscure trivia question for that ultimate sport of obscure trivia: The NY Yankees entered the post-season with a 4 man starting rotation that had cumulative career totals of 858 victories. (They missed having 3 200 game winners by 1 victory, and 4 150 game winners by 2 victories). Has any other pitching rotation ever sported better or even comparable numbers? I would imagine if you expanded it to the entire pitching staff you might match it more easily, as there have been instances of great pitchers hanging around in bit roles at the end of their careers. But if it can’t be matched on a stating basis, let’s try total staff. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-starting-rotation-most-career-victories/206287/2 "2003-10-08T14:57:50Z")
1966 LA Dodgers: Sandy Koufax: 165 career wins Don Drysdale: 209 Claude Osteen: 196 Don Sutton: 324 Total: 894 ---
**Author:** ![IzzyR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/2acd7d/32.png) [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-starting-rotation-most-career-victories/206287/3 "2003-10-08T15:00:12Z")
That’s not what I mean. Those guys _eventually_ totaled that many wins, but they didn’t have them at the time. Especially Sutton.