List of all-time Major League Baseball win–loss records
The following is a listing of all 30 current Major League Baseball (MLB) teams ranked by win-loss record percentage, accurate as of the end of the 2019 season. The records do not include wins and losses recorded by a team's playing time in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPP). Counting MLB statistics, the New York Yankees have the highest win–loss record percentage, with .570. The San Diego Padres have the lowest win–loss record percentage, with .461. The San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays have recorded the most and least overall wins, with 11,165 and 1,686, respectively. The Chicago Cubs lead the association with the most played games, with 21,395. Conversely, the Rays have played the fewest overall games, with 3,412. The Giants have also recorded the most ties in MLB history, with 163; tie games do not count toward the MLB's standings,[1] and have become particularly rare since the advent of a 2007 rule change assuring that tie games can only occur if such a game is the last scheduled between the two teams that season and has no bearing on the postseason.[1][2]
Regular season
Best win–loss record in division |
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Tied | Pct. | First MLB Season | Total Games | Division |
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1 | New York Yankees | 10,378 | 7,840 | 88 | .570 | 1901 | 18,306 | AL East |
2 | San Francisco Giants | 11,194 | 9,718 | 163 | .535 | 1883 | 21,015 | NL West |
3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 11,017 | 9,835 | 139 | .528 | 1883 | 20,931 | NL West |
4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10,918 | 10,063 | 151 | .520 | 1882 | 21,132 | NL Central |
5 | Boston Red Sox | 9,626 | 8,944 | 83 | .519 | 1901 | 18,593 | AL East |
6 | Chicago Cubs | 11,016 | 10,456 | 161 | .514 | 1876 | 21,547 | NL Central |
7 | Cleveland Indians | 9,512 | 9,062 | 91 | .512 | 1901 | 18,605 | AL Central |
8 | Detroit Tigers | 9,346 | 9,191 | 93 | .504 | 1901 | 18,630 | AL Central |
9 | Cincinnati Reds | 10,630 | 10,422 | 139 | .505 | 1882 | 21,131 | NL Central |
10 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10,545 | 10,405 | 140 | .503 | 1882 | 21,090 | NL Central |
11 | Chicago White Sox | 9,318 | 9,240 | 103 | .502 | 1901 | 18,601 | AL Central |
12 | Atlanta Braves | 10,722 | 10,684 | 154 | .501 | 1876 | 21,510 | NL East |
13 | Los Angeles Angels | 4,735 | 4,753 | 3 | .499 | 1961 | 9,431 | AL West |
14 | Houston Astros | 4,630 | 4,699 | 5 | .496 | 1962 | 9,272 | AL West |
15 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,788 | 1,836 | 0 | .495 | 1998 | 3,564 | NL West |
16 | Toronto Blue Jays | 3,415 | 3,486 | 3 | .495 | 1977 | 6,844 | AL East |
17 | Washington Nationals | 4,003 | 4,173 | 4 | .489 | 1969 | 8,130 | NL East |
18 | Oakland Athletics | 9,064 | 9,476 | 87 | .489 | 1901 | 18,567 | AL West |
19 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3,913 | 4,217 | 4 | .481 | 1969 | 8,130 | NL Central |
20 | New York Mets | 4,448 | 4,808 | 8 | .481 | 1962 | 9,264 | NL East |
21 | Kansas City Royals | 3,927 | 4,256 | 2 | .480 | 1969 | 8,125 | AL Central |
22 | Minnesota Twins | 8,939 | 9,727 | 109 | .479 | 1901 | 18,715 | AL Central |
23 | Texas Rangers | 4,522 | 4,950 | 6 | .478 | 1961 | 9,418 | AL West |
24 | Baltimore Orioles | 8,793 | 9,753 | 110 | .474 | 1901 | 18,496 | AL East |
25 | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,962 | 2,054 | 0 | .473 | 1998 | 3,562 | AL East |
26 | Philadelphia Phillies | 9,825 | 11,000 | 115 | .472 | 1883 | 20,940 | NL East |
27 | Colorado Rockies | 2,059 | 2,314 | 0 | .471 | 1993 | 4,313 | NL West |
28 | Seattle Mariners | 3,219 | 3,622 | 2 | .471 | 1977 | 6,843 | AL West |
29 | Miami Marlins | 2,021 | 2,333 | 0 | .462 | 1993 | 4,304 | NL East |
30 | San Diego Padres | 3,783 | 4,312 | 2 | .461 | 1969 | 8,138 | NL West |
Postseason
The following postseason listing is accurate through the end of the 2020 World Series.
Best win–loss record in division |
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Pct. | Last Postseason appearance | Total Games | Division |
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1 | Miami Marlins | 24 | 14 | .632 | 2020 | 38 | NL East |
2 | New York Yankees | 241 | 171 | .585 | 2020 | 413 | AL East |
3 | New York Mets | 51 | 38 | .573 | 2016 | 89 | NL East |
4 | Baltimore Orioles | 54 | 44 | .551 | 2016 | 98 | AL East |
5 | Boston Red Sox | 102 | 86 | .543 | 2018 | 189 | AL East |
6 | Kansas City Royals | 40 | 34 | .541 | 2015 | 74 | AL Central |
7 | Washington Nationals | 24 | 22 | .522 | 2019 | 46 | NL East |
8 | San Francisco Giants | 98 | 90 | .521 | 2016 | 190 | NL West |
9 | St. Louis Cardinals | 134 | 125 | .517 | 2020 | 259 | NL Central |
10 | Oakland Athletics | 85 | 82 | .509 | 2020 | 167 | AL West |
11 | Cincinnati Reds | 49 | 48 | .505 | 2020 | 97 | NL Central |
12 | Cleveland Indians | 56 | 55 | .505 | 2020 | 111 | AL Central |
13 | Chicago White Sox | 29 | 29 | .500 | 2020 | 58 | AL Central |
14 | Toronto Blue Jays | 31 | 32 | .492 | 2020 | 63 | AL East |
15 | Tampa Bay Rays | 27 | 29 | .482 | 2020 | 56 | AL East |
16 | Atlanta Braves | 89 | 96 | .481 | 2020 | 185 | NL East |
17 | Detroit Tigers | 57 | 62 | .479 | 2014 | 120 | AL Central |
18 | Houston Astros | 57 | 62 | .479 | 2020 | 119 | AL West |
19 | Philadelphia Phillies | 49 | 54 | .476 | 2011 | 103 | NL East |
20 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 122 | 135 | .475 | 2020 | 257 | NL West |
21 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 18 | 22 | .450 | 2017 | 40 | NL West |
22 | Milwaukee Brewers | 20 | 25 | .444 | 2020 | 45 | NL Central |
23 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 43 | 54 | .443 | 2015 | 97 | NL Central |
24 | Seattle Mariners | 15 | 19 | .441 | 2001 | 34 | AL West |
25 | Los Angeles Angels | 27 | 37 | .422 | 2014 | 64 | AL West |
26 | Colorado Rockies | 10 | 14 | .417 | 2018 | 24 | NL West |
27 | Texas Rangers | 21 | 31 | .404 | 2016 | 52 | AL West |
28 | Chicago Cubs | 47 | 75 | .385 | 2020 | 123 | NL Central |
29 | Minnesota Twins | 33 | 56 | .371 | 2020 | 89 | AL Central |
30 | San Diego Padres | 14 | 26 | .350 | 2020 | 34 | NL West |
* including a tied game (1907 World Series game 1 (Tigers vs. Cubs), 1912 World Series game 2 (Giants vs. Red Sox) and 1922 World Series game 2 (Giants vs. Yankees).)
References
- "Tie - BR Bullpen". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- Lauing, Jacob (September 30, 2016). "MLB sees first tie game in a very, very long time". Mashable. Retrieved September 10, 2020.