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1984 MLB Losses by Team

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

The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in losses in 1984, with 96, 2 ahead of the Milwaukee Brewers. The average across 26 MLB teams is 80.9.

Led all of MLB in 1984 San Francisco Giants 162 games
96 Losses 2 clear of Milwaukee Brewers
# Team League G L
1 San Francisco Giants NL 162 96
2 Milwaukee Brewers AL 161 94
3 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 92
3 Texas Rangers AL 161 92
5 Chicago White Sox AL 162 88
5 Seattle Mariners AL 162 88
7 Cleveland Indians AL 163 87
7 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 87
9 Oakland Athletics AL 162 85
10 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 83
10 Montreal Expos NL 161 83
12 Atlanta Braves NL 162 82
12 Houston Astros NL 162 82
14 California Angels AL 162 81
14 Minnesota Twins AL 162 81
14 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 81
MLB average 80.9
17 Kansas City Royals AL 162 78
17 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 78
19 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 77
20 Boston Red Sox AL 162 76
21 New York Yankees AL 162 75
22 Toronto Blue Jays AL 163 73
23 New York Mets NL 162 72
24 San Diego Padres NL 162 70
25 Chicago Cubs NL 161 65
26 Detroit Tigers AL 162 58

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.