1973 NL Losses by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost
The San Diego Padres led the NL in losses in 1973, with 102, 11 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 12 NL teams is 80.8.
Led the NL in 1973
San Diego Padres
162 games
102
Losses
11 clear of Philadelphia Phillies
| # | Team | G | L |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Diego Padres
|
162 | 102 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
162 | 91 |
| 3 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
162 | 85 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
161 | 84 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
162 | 83 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
162 | 82 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
162 | 81 |
| NL average | 80.8 | ||
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 80 |
| 9 |
 New York Mets
|
161 | 79 |
| 10 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 74 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 66 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
162 | 63 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.