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1985 NL Losses by Team

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in losses in 1985, with 104, 4 ahead of the San Francisco Giants. The average across 12 NL teams is 80.8.

Led the NL in 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates 161 games
104 Losses 4 clear of San Francisco Giants

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.