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 2016 Major League Baseball season. The records do not count wins and losses recorded by a team's playing time in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players (NAPBP). Counting MLB statistics, the New York Yankees have the highest win-loss record percentage, with .569. The Tampa Bay Rays have the lowest win-loss record percentage, with .462. The San Francisco Giants and Tampa Bay Rays have recorded the most and least overall wins, with 10,951 and 1,420, respectively. The Chicago Cubs lead the association with the most played games, with 21,060. Conversely, the Rays have played the least overall games, with 3,076.
Regular season
Best win-loss record in division |
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Pct. | First MLB Season | Total Games | Division |
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1 | New York Yankees | 10,084 | 7,648 | 88 | .569 | 1903 | 17,820 | AL East |
2 | San Francisco Giants | 10,951 | 9,415 | 163 | .538 | 1883 | 20,529 | NL West |
3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10,672 | 9,633 | 139 | .526 | 1883 | 20,444 | NL West |
4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10,657 | 9,839 | 151 | .520 | 1882 | 20,647 | NL Central |
5 | Boston Red Sox | 9,317 | 8,707 | 83 | .517 | 1901 | 18,107 | AL East |
6 | Chicago Cubs | 10,711 | 10,188 | 161 | .513 | 1876 | 21,060 | NL Central |
7 | Cleveland Indians | 9,191 | 8,837 | 91 | .510 | 1901 | 18,119 | AL Central |
8 | Detroit Tigers | 9,171 | 8,881 | 93 | .508 | 1901 | 18,145 | AL Central |
9 | Cincinnati Reds | 10,389 | 10,117 | 139 | .507 | 1882 | 20,645 | NL Central |
10 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10,319 | 10,146 | 140 | .504 | 1882 | 20,605 | NL Central |
11 | Chicago White Sox | 9,082 | 8,931 | 103 | .504 | 1901 | 18,116 | AL Central |
12 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 4,477 | 4,465 | 3 | .501 | 1961 | 8,945 | AL West |
13 | Atlanta Braves | 10,438 | 10,432 | 154 | .500 | 1876 | 21,024 | NL East |
14 | Toronto Blue Jays | 3,167 | 3,188 | 3 | .498 | 1977 | 6,358 | AL East |
15 | Houston Astros | 4,290 | 4,491 | 5 | .489 | 1962 | 8,786 | AL West |
16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,503 | 1,575 | 0 | .488 | 1998 | 3,078 | NL West |
17 | Oakland Athletics | 8,759 | 9,235 | 87 | .487 | 1901 | 18,081 | AL West |
18 | Kansas City Royals | 3,704 | 3,933 | 2 | .485 | 1969 | 7,639 | AL Central |
19 | Washington Nationals | 3,705 | 3,935 | 4 | .485 | 1969 | 7,644 | NL East |
20 | New York Mets | 4,215 | 4,555 | 8 | .481 | 1962 | 8,778 | NL East |
21 | Minnesota Twins | 8,639 | 9,381 | 109 | .479 | 1901 | 18,129 | AL Central |
22 | Texas Rangers | 4,277 | 4,649 | 6 | .479 | 1961 | 8,932 | AL West |
23 | Baltimore Orioles | 8,592 | 9,418 | 110 | .477 | 1901 | 18,120 | AL East |
24 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3,642 | 4,001 | 4 | .477 | 1969 | 7,647 | NL Central |
25 | Philadelphia Phillies | 9,598 | 10,741 | 115 | .472 | 1883 | 20,454 | NL East |
26 | Seattle Mariners | 2,984 | 3,371 | 2 | .470 | 1977 | 6,357 | AL West |
27 | Miami Marlins | 1,793 | 2,026 | 0 | .469 | 1993 | 3,819 | NL East |
28 | Colorado Rockies | 1,784 | 2,042 | 0 | .466 | 1993 | 3,826 | NL West |
29 | San Diego Padres | 3,540 | 4,110 | 2 | .463 | 1969 | 7,652 | NL West |
30 | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,420 | 1,656 | 0 | .462 | 1998 | 3,076 | AL East |
World Series
The following world series listing is accurate through the end of the 2016 World Series. The New York Yankees have the most world series wins (134), most world series games played (225). The Toronto Blue Jays have the highest world series winning percentage (.667). The Seattle Mariners and Washington Nationals have not played world series their franchise history. expect of two teams, the Colorado Rockies and Houston Astros have the lowest world series winning percentage (.000).
Best win-loss record in division |
Team active in world series |
Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Pct. | Last World Series appearance | Total Games | Division |
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1 | Toronto Blue Jays | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1993 | 12 | AL East |
2 | Boston Red Sox | 45 | 28 | .616 | 2013 | 74 | AL East |
3 | Miami Marlins | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2003 | 13 | NL East |
4 | New York Yankees | 134 | 90 | .598 | 2009 | 225 | AL East |
5 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2001 | 7 | NL West |
5 | Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2002 | 7 | AL West |
7 | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2005 | 30 | AL Central |
8 | Oakland Athletics | 41 | 34 | .547 | 1990 | 75 | AL West |
9 | Baltimore Orioles | 21 | 18 | .538 | 1983 | 39 | AL East |
10 | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 12 | .520 | 2015 | 25 | AL Central |
11 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 25 | .510 | 1990 | 51 | NL Central |
12 | San Francisco Giants | 57 | 57 | .500 | 2014 | 116 | NL West |
13 | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 60 | .492 | 2013 | 118 | NL Central |
14 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 24 | .489 | 1979 | 47 | NL Central |
15 | Minnesota Twins | 19 | 21 | .475 | 1991 | 40 | AL Central |
16 | Cleveland Indians | 17 | 20 | .459 | 2016 | 37 | AL Central |
17 | Atlanta Braves | 24 | 29 | .453 | 1999 | 53 | NL East |
18 | New York Mets | 13 | 16 | .448 | 2015 | 29 | NL East |
19 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 45 | 60 | .429 | 1988 | 105 | NL West |
19 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1982 | 7 | NL Central |
21 | Detroit Tigers | 27 | 37 | .422 | 2012 | 65 | AL Central |
22 | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 36 | .390 | 2016 | 60 | NL Central |
23 | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 23 | .378 | 2009 | 37 | NL East |
24 | Texas Rangers | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2011 | 12 | AL West |
25 | Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2008 | 5 | AL East |
26 | San Diego Padres | 1 | 8 | .111 | 1998 | 9 | NL West |
27 | Colorado Rockies | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2007 | 4 | NL West |
27 | Houston Astros | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2005 | 4 | AL West |
29 | Seattle Mariners | 0 | 0 | ā | never (franchise began 1977) | 0 | AL West |
29 | Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | ā | never {franchise began 1969) | 0 | NL East |
* 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).)