Numbers 39-50 on the Professional Bowling Association's All-Time Greatest Bowlers list.
- 39: Mike McGrath Career Titles: 10
Career Major Titles: 3
Career Earnings: $238,306 - Highlights: Won the very first tournament he entered in the 1965 Portland Open at the age of 19 and is the third-youngest player to win a PBA Tour title… Went on to win back-to-back National Championships in 1969 and ’70…. Was the Tour’s money leader in 1970 with $52,049… Won three titles in 1973 including the BPAA U.S. Open where he defeated Earl Anthony for the title… Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1988.
- T-40: Joe Berardi Career Titles: 11
Career Major Titles: 3
Career Earnings: $825,185 - Highlights: Won multiple titles in three different seasons… Owns three Majors including the 1979 BPAA U.S. Open at age 24… Also won the 1982 Masters and 1983 Tournament of Champions… Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1990.
- T-40: Tom Baker Career Titles: 10
Career Major Titles: 1
Career Senior Tour Titles: 8
Career Earnings: $1,734,699 - Highlights: Had a career-year in 1981, winning three titles… Won his ninth title in 1997 then waited until 2004 to win his next title which was also his first Major title… Won the 2004 PBA World Championship at the age of 49 to become the third-oldest bowler to win a Major… Has been a dominant force on the PBA Senior Tour, winning eight titles, including four Majors, in just three seasons… Named the PBA Senior Player of the Year an unprecedented three consecutive years… Inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame in 1999.
- 42: Danny Wiseman Career Titles: 12
Career Major Titles: 1
Career Earnings: $1,427,554 - Highlights: Won his first title in his hometown of Baltimore in 1990 and went on to win a second title that season… Won twice again in 1991… Also won multiple titles in 1995… Won a title in three consecutive seasons from 2000 to 2002-03… After not winning a title in 2003-04, Wiseman bounced back to win his first career Major in 2004-05 when he captured the 2004 USBC Masters… Collected a career-high $186,050 in earnings that season… Teamed with Michael Fagan in 2007-08 to win his 12th title in the PBA Exempt Doubles Classic, helping Fagan win his first.
- 43: Doug Kent Career Titles: 10
Career Major Titles: 4
Career Earnings: $1,428,678 - Highlights: Won one title apiece in eight different seasons until capturing two in a career season in 2006-07 when he was named the PBA Player of the Year… Both titles were Majors as he won the USBC Masters and World Championship… Also won the USBC Masters in 1991 and the World Championship in 2002… Led the Tour in earnings in 2006-07, pocketing a career-high $200,530.
- 44: Patrick Allen Career Titles: 10
Career Major Titles: 1
Career Earnings: $1,112,151
Highlights: After winning his first title in 2001-02 and his second in 2003-04, had a breakout season in 2004-05 when he won three titles including the World Championship to earn PBA Player of the Year honors… Two of his titles that season came in back-to-back weeks… His $350,740 in earnings in 2004-05 stands as the second-highest single season total all time… Went on to win two more titles in 2005-06 and 2006-07 and won his 10th title in 2007-08… Became the PBA’s 36th millionaire in 2007.
- 45: John Guenther Career Titles: 11
Career Major Titles: 1
Career Earnings: $281,188 - 46: Gary Dickinson Career Titles: 8
Career Major Titles: 1
Career Senior Tour Titles: 12
Career Earnings: $1,360,386 - 47: Barry Asher Career Titles: 10
Career Earnings: $300,918 - 48: Tommy Hudson Career Titles: 10
Career Major Titles: 1
Career Earnings: $454,543 - 49: Mika Koivuniemi Career Titles: 8
Career Major Titles: 2
Career Earnings: $1,098,923 - 50: Bob Strampe Career Titles: 7
Career Major Titles: 3
Career Earnings: $248,180
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