Below is a list of most ejected managers in Major League Baseball history as of the end of the 2024 season.
Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox holds the record with 162. Cox, John McGraw, and Leo Durocher are the only managers with at least 100 career ejections.
Key
| Rank | Rank amongst leaders in career earned run average. A blank field indicates a tie. |
| * | Denotes elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame. |
|---|---|
| Bold | Denotes active manager. |
List
- Stats updated as of the end of the 2024 season.
| Rank | Name | Total ejections |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Cox* | 162 |
| 2 | John McGraw* | 121 |
| 3 | Leo Durocher* | 100 |
| 4 | Earl Weaver* | 96 |
| 5 | Tony La Russa* | 93 |
| 6 | Frankie Frisch* | 88 |
| 7 | Bruce Bochy (0) | 86 |
| 8 | Ron Gardenhire | 84 |
| 9 | Paul Richards | 82 |
| 10 | Clark Griffith* | 73 |
| Jim Leyland* | 73 | |
| 12 | Joe Torre* | 70 |
| 13 | Clint Hurdle | 64 |
| Bob Melvin (0) | 64 | |
| Lou Piniella | 64 | |
| Bill Rigney | 64 | |
| 17 | Joe Maddon | 59 |
| 18 | Dick Williams* | 57 |
| 19 | Sparky Anderson* | 56 |
| 20 | Gene Mauch | 54 |
| 21 | John Gibbons | 53 |
| 22 | Charlie Manuel | 52 |
| 23 | Jimmy Dykes | 51 |
| 24 | Terry Francona | 50 |
| Mike Hargrove | 50 | |
| 26 | Tommy Lasorda* | 48 |
| Billy Martin | 48 | |
| 28 | Mike Scioscia | 47 |
| Ned Yost | 47 | |
| 30 | Jim Fregosi | 46 |
| 31 | Ralph Houk | 45 |
| Fred Hutchinson | 45 | |
| 33 | Phil Garner | 44 |
| Bobby Valentine | 44 | |
| 35 | Joe Girardi | 43 |
| 36 | Buddy Bell | 42 |
| Whitey Herzog* | 32 | |
| 38 | Terry Collins | 40 |
| Casey Stengel* | 40 | |
| 40 | Aaron Boone (0) | 39 |
| 41 | Bud Black (0) | 38 |
| Pat Corrales | 38 | |
| Don Mattingly | 38 | |
| Chuck Tanner | 38 | |
| 45 | Walter Alston* | 37 |
| Dave Bristol | 37 | |
| 47 | Bill Dahlen | 36 |
| Davey Johnson | 36 | |
| Buck Showalter | 36 | |
| 50 | Fred Clarke* | 35 |
| Rank | Name | Total ejections |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | John McNamara | 33 |
| Eric Wedge | 33 | |
| Jimy Williams | 33 | |
| 54 | David Bell (0) | 32 |
| Bill McKechnie* | 32 | |
| 56 | Craig Counsell (0) | 31 |
| Darrell Johnson | 31 | |
| Fielder Jones | 31 | |
| Al Lopez* | 31 | |
| 60 | Jerry Manuel | 30 |
| Rick Renteria | 30 | |
| 62 | Larry Bowa | 29 |
| Roger Bresnahan* | 29 | |
| Ozzie Guillén | 29 | |
| Frank Robinson* | 29 | |
| 66 | Lloyd McClendon | 28 |
| Jim Riggleman | 28 | |
| 68 | Cito Gaston | 27 |
| Jim Tracy | 27 | |
| 70 | Dusty Baker | 26 |
| Fredi González | 26 | |
| Bucky Harris* | 26 | |
| Art Howe | 26 | |
| Miller Huggins* | 26 | |
| Eddie Stanky | 26 | |
| 76 | Alvin Dark | 25 |
| Joe Kelley* | 25 | |
| Buck Rodgers | 25 | |
| Scott Servais (0) | 25 | |
| 80 | Charlie Grimm | 24 |
| Hughie Jennings* | 24 | |
| Birdie Tebbetts | 24 | |
| 83 | A.J. Hinch (0) | 23 |
| Gene Lamont | 23 | |
| 85 | Harry Walker | 22 |
| 86 | George Bamberger | 21 |
| Red Dooin | 21 | |
| Frank Lucchesi | 21 | |
| 89 | Torey Lovullo (0) | 20 |
| Mike Matheny | 20 | |
| Hal McRae | 20 | |
| Danny Murtaugh | 20 | |
| Danny Ozark | 20 | |
| Brian Snitker (0) | 20 | |
| Don Zimmer | 20 | |
| 96 | Bobby Bragan | 19 |
| Jim Lefebvre | 19 | |
| Billy Meyer | 19 | |
| 99 | Felipe Alou | 18 |
| Joe Altobelli | 18 | |
| Donie Bush | 18 | |
| Kevin Cash (0) | 18 |
See also
References
- Leitch, Will (May 2, 2023). "Bobby Cox's ejection record unlikely to ever be broken". MLB.com.
- "John McGraw Managerial Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
- "Leo Durocher Managerial Stats". Baseball-Reference.com.
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