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Baseball

Diamond_Dog

(41,216 posts) Thu May 21, 2026, 10:35 AM May 21

Who holds the MLB record for most combined wins by a pair of brothers?

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Phil and Joe Niekro: 539 combined wins.
Phil:318 wins
Joe: 221 wins

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Who holds the MLB record for most combined wins by a pair of brothers? (Original Post) Diamond_Dog May 21 OP

Jim and Gaylord Perry at only 10 wins behind might be more impressive JT45242 May 21 #1

So true! Diamond_Dog May 21 #2

While that is all true, True Dough May 21 #3

my first guess was dizzy and paul dean rampartd May 21 #4

Even More Wins Than Cy Young! ProfessorGAC May 21 #5

JT45242

(4,161 posts)

1. Jim and Gaylord Perry at only 10 wins behind might be more impressive

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:43 AM

May 21

They both won a Cy Young.

But yeah, can't even imagine how much money those two pairs would make now commpared to what they made in the 60s and 70s and 80s

Diamond_Dog

(41,216 posts)

2. So true!

Reply to JT45242 (Reply #1)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:51 AM

May 21

True Dough

(27,415 posts)

3. While that is all true,

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:54 AM

May 21

and remarkable in itself, I still think of the ball scuffing incident with the emery board when I hear the name Joe Niekro.

https://www.si.com/mlb/2017/08/03/joe-niekro-ejection-emery-board-twins-anniversary

rampartd

(5,189 posts)

4. my first guess was dizzy and paul dean

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 12:15 PM

May 21

but their combined wins was closer to 200

ProfessorGAC

(77,377 posts)

5. Even More Wins Than Cy Young!

Reply to Diamond_Dog (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 05:22 PM

May 21

Of course, there were 2 of them, but still.
My first guess was the Perry Brothers. At least they're #2 on the list.

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