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 count 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.
Regular season
| Best win–loss record in division |
| Rank | Team | Won | Lost | Draw | Pct. | First MLB Season | Total Games | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York Yankees | 10,378 | 7,840 | 88 | .570 | 1901 | 18,426 | AL East |
| 2 | San Francisco Giants | 11,165 | 9,687 | 163 | .536 | 1883 | 20,865 | NL West |
| 3 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 10,974 | 9,818 | 139 | .527 | 1883 | 20,781 | NL West |
| 4 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10,918 | 10,063 | 151 | .520 | 1882 | 20,981 | NL Central |
| 5 | Boston Red Sox | 9,602 | 8,908 | 83 | .519 | 1901 | 18,443 | AL East |
| 6 | Chicago Cubs | 10,982 | 10,404 | 161 | .513 | 1876 | 21,395 | NL Central |
| 7 | Cleveland Indians | 9,477 | 9,037 | 91 | .511 | 1901 | 18,453 | AL Central |
| 8 | Detroit Tigers | 9,346 | 9,191 | 93 | .506 | 1901 | 18,480 | AL Central |
| 9 | Cincinnati Reds | 10,599 | 10,393 | 139 | .505 | 1882 | 20,979 | NL Central |
| 10 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 10,545 | 10,405 | 140 | .504 | 1882 | 20,937 | NL Central |
| 11 | Chicago White Sox | 9,283 | 9,215 | 103 | .502 | 1901 | 18,450 | AL Central |
| 12 | Los Angeles Angels | 4,709 | 4,719 | 3 | .499 | 1961 | 9,281 | AL West |
| 13 | Atlanta Braves | 10,697 | 10,659 | 154 | .500 | 1876 | 21,359 | NL East |
| 14 | Toronto Blue Jays | 3,383 | 3,458 | 3 | .496 | 1977 | 6,694 | AL East |
| 15 | Houston Astros | 4,601 | 4,666 | 5 | .494 | 1962 | 9,122 | AL West |
| 16 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 1,763 | 1,801 | 0 | .493 | 1998 | 3,413 | NL West |
| 17 | Washington Nationals | 3,977 | 4,149 | 4 | .488 | 1969 | 7,978 | NL East |
| 18 | Oakland Athletics | 9,028 | 9,452 | 87 | .488 | 1901 | 18,420 | AL West |
| 19 | Kansas City Royals | 3,901 | 4,222 | 2 | .482 | 1969 | 7,973 | AL Central |
| 20 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3,913 | 4,217 | 4 | .480 | 1969 | 7,984 | NL Central |
| 21 | Minnesota Twins | 8,903 | 9,703 | 109 | .480 | 1901 | 18,462 | AL Central |
| 22 | New York Mets | 4,448 | 4,808 | 8 | .480 | 1962 | 9,112 | NL East |
| 23 | Texas Rangers | 4,500 | 4,912 | 6 | .478 | 1961 | 9,267 | AL West |
| 24 | Baltimore Orioles | 8,768 | 9,728 | 110 | .475 | 1901 | 18,455 | AL East |
| 25 | Seattle Mariners | 3,219 | 3,622 | 2 | .473 | 1977 | 6,694 | AL West |
| 26 | Colorado Rockies | 2,033 | 2,280 | 0 | .472 | 1993 | 4,163 | NL West |
| 27 | Philadelphia Phillies | 9,825 | 11,000 | 115 | .472 | 1883 | 20,788 | NL East |
| 28 | Tampa Bay Rays | 1,686 | 1,876 | 0 | .469 | 1998 | 3,412 | AL East |
| 29 | Miami Marlins | 1,990 | 2,314 | 0 | .466 | 1993 | 4,153 | NL East |
| 30 | San Diego Padres | 3,747 | 4,389 | 2 | .461 | 1969 | 7,988 | NL West |
World Series
The following world series listing is accurate through the end of the 2019 World Series. The New York Yankees have the most world series wins (134) and the most world series games played (225). The Toronto Blue Jays have the highest world series winning percentage (.667). Only the Seattle Mariners have never played in a World Series. Excluding that team, the Colorado Rockies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toronto Blue Jays | 8 | 4 | .667 | 1993 | 12 | AL East |
| 2 | Boston Red Sox | 49 | 29 | .628 | 2018 | 79 | AL East |
| 3 | Miami Marlins | 8 | 5 | .615 | 2003 | 13 | NL East |
| 4 | New York Yankees | 134 | 91 | .596 | 2009 | 225 | AL East |
| 5 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2001 | 7 | NL West |
| 5 | Los Angeles Angels | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2002 | 7 | AL West |
| 5 | Washington Nationals | 4 | 3 | .571 | 2019 | 7 | NL East |
| 8 | Chicago White Sox | 17 | 13 | .567 | 2005 | 30 | AL Central |
| 9 | Oakland Athletics | 41 | 34 | .547 | 1990 | 75 | AL West |
| 10 | Baltimore Orioles | 21 | 18 | .538 | 1983 | 39 | AL East |
| 11 | Kansas City Royals | 13 | 12 | .520 | 2015 | 25 | AL Central |
| 12 | Cincinnati Reds | 26 | 25 | .510 | 1990 | 51 | NL Central |
| 13 | San Francisco Giants | 57 | 57 | .500 | 2014 | 116 | NL West |
| 14 | St. Louis Cardinals | 58 | 60 | .492 | 2013 | 118 | NL Central |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Pirates | 23 | 24 | .489 | 1979 | 47 | NL Central |
| 16 | Minnesota Twins | 19 | 21 | .475 | 1991 | 40 | AL Central |
| 17 | Cleveland Indians | 17 | 20 | .459 | 2016 | 37 | AL Central |
| 18 | Atlanta Braves | 24 | 29 | .453 | 1999 | 53 | NL East |
| 19 | New York Mets | 13 | 16 | .448 | 2015 | 29 | NL East |
| 20 | Milwaukee Brewers | 3 | 4 | .429 | 1982 | 7 | NL Central |
| 21 | Detroit Tigers | 27 | 37 | .422 | 2012 | 65 | AL Central |
| 22 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 49 | 68 | .419 | 2018 | 117 | NL West |
| 23 | Chicago Cubs | 23 | 36 | .390 | 2016 | 60 | NL Central |
| 24 | Houston Astros | 7 | 11 | .389 | 2019 | 18 | AL West |
| 25 | Philadelphia Phillies | 14 | 23 | .378 | 2009 | 37 | NL East |
| 26 | Texas Rangers | 4 | 8 | .333 | 2011 | 12 | AL West |
| 27 | Tampa Bay Rays | 1 | 4 | .200 | 2008 | 5 | AL East |
| 28 | San Diego Padres | 1 | 8 | .111 | 1998 | 9 | NL West |
| 29 | Colorado Rockies | 0 | 4 | .000 | 2007 | 4 | NL West |
| 30 | Seattle Mariners | 0 | 0 | – | never (franchise began 1977) | 0 | AL 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).)
See also
- Major League Baseball
- List of Major League Baseball franchise post-season droughts