1978 NL Losses by Team

The New York Mets led the NL in losses in 1978, with 96, 3 ahead of the Atlanta Braves. The average across 12 NL teams is 80.9.

Led the NL in 1978 New York Mets 162 games

96 Losses 3 clear of Atlanta Braves

#	Team	G	L
1	New York Mets	162	96
2	Atlanta Braves	162	93
2	St. Louis Cardinals	162	93
4	Houston Astros	162	88
5	Montreal Expos	162	86
6	Chicago Cubs	162	83
	NL average		80.9
7	San Diego Padres	162	78
8	Pittsburgh Pirates	161	73
8	San Francisco Giants	162	73
10	Philadelphia Phillies	162	72
11	Cincinnati Reds	161	69
12	Los Angeles Dodgers	162	67

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.