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1980 NL Losses by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games lost

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in losses in 1980, with 98, 3 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 12 NL teams is 81.0.

Led the NL in 1980 Chicago Cubs 162 games
98 Losses 3 clear of New York Mets

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.