Just for fun, I calculated the franchise W-L records for the last 15 versions (excluding the best and worst). Here is the ranking if we only reviewed the last 15 seasons. This might mix things up a bit.
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Rank |
Franchise |
Years |
_Wins_ |
Losses |
Wining% |
1 |
Rays |
3 |
187 |
299 |
0.3848 |
2 |
Brewers |
5 |
379 |
431 |
0.4679 |
3 |
D'backs |
9 |
688 |
770 |
0.4719 |
4 |
Marlins |
6 |
463 |
509 |
0.4763 |
5 |
White Sox |
6 |
464 |
508 |
0.4774 |
6 |
Angels |
6 |
468 |
504 |
0.4815 |
6 |
Indians |
11 |
858 |
924 |
0.4815 |
8 |
Rangers |
5 |
392 |
418 |
0.4840 |
9 |
Twins |
8 |
632 |
665 |
0.4873 |
10 |
Rockies |
4 |
317 |
331 |
0.4892 |
11 |
Orioles |
11 |
872 |
910 |
0.4893 |
12 |
Royals |
11 |
883 |
901 |
0.4950 |
13 |
Pirates |
10 |
806 |
814 |
0.4975 |
14 |
Expos |
13 |
1049 |
1057 |
0.4981 |
15 |
Reds |
11 |
888 |
894 |
0.4983 |
16 |
Red Sox |
13 |
1051 |
1055 |
0.4991 |
17 |
Mariners |
11 |
893 |
889 |
0.5011 |
18 |
Phillies |
11 |
901 |
881 |
0.5056 |
19 |
Tigers |
13 |
1073 |
1035 |
0.5090 |
20 |
Blue Jays |
13 |
1077 |
1029 |
0.5114 |
21 |
Padres |
7 |
581 |
553 |
0.5123 |
22 |
Dodgers |
13 |
1080 |
1027 |
0.5126 |
23 |
Cubs |
12 |
997 |
947 |
0.5129 |
24 |
A's |
13 |
1084 |
1023 |
0.5145 |
25 |
Cardinals |
13 |
1089 |
1017 |
0.5171 |
26 |
Braves |
13 |
1094 |
1012 |
0.5195 |
27 |
Giants |
12 |
1014 |
931 |
0.5213 |
28 |
Yankees |
12 |
1016 |
928 |
0.5226 |
29 |
Mets |
10 |
855 |
765 |
0.5278 |
30 |
Astros |
13 |
1126 |
980 |
0.5347 |