Baseball is one of the most popular sports in America. For as long as the sport has existed, people have been watching and rooting for their favorite teams.
When it comes to being a baseball fan, certain clubs are more difficult to root for than others. Look at the win-loss records of every team in the sport and you’ll see that there are more losing teams than winning ones.
There are 30 teams in Major League Baseball (MLB), 15 in the National League (NL), and 15 in the American League (AL), which is a professional baseball organization (AL).
It was in 1876 that the NL and AL were created, and in 1901 they were merged. As early as 1903, the two leagues collaborated, but they remained separate legal entities until 2000 when the Commissioner of Baseball consolidated them into one entity.
As of the end of the Major League Baseball season in 2021, the win-loss percentages of all 30 active MLB teams are documented in this list.
Results from a team’s time in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players or in any lower league are not included in these statistics.
There is a .570 winning percentage among MLB teams, and it belongs to the New York Yankees. The lowest batting average is.461 by the Miami Marlins.
As far as total victories go, the San Francisco Giants have 11,301, while the Tampa Bay Rays have the fewest (1,826).
Who Has The Most Losses In MLB History?
The Philadelphia Phillies have suffered the most defeats (11,112) than any other team.
Phillies have spent their whole existence in Philadelphia, winning two World Series championships and seven pennants in the process.
Over the course of their history, the Phillies have a win-loss record of 1,087-1,007.
As a result, it has been difficult for their fans to continue with them as they have endured 14 100-loss seasons, the worst of which was in 1941 when they finished 43-111-1.
There are 74 seasons in which they have ended below.500 in the winning percentage
First professional sports team to surpass 10,000 losses: The Philadelphia Phillies in 2007. During their first 125 years, they only won one World Series title.
A World Series championship in 2008 was a consolation reward for Phillies fans who had to settle for a runner-up finish in the 2008 Fall Classic against Tampa Bay.
In 2009, they won the American League Pennant before losing in the World Series to the New York Yankees. Because of the rise of the Washington Nationals in the NL East, they’ve had a rough time of it.
