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1987 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 1987, with 97, 5 ahead of the Atlanta Braves. The average across 12 NL teams is 80.9.

Led the NL in 1987 San Diego Padres 162 games
97 Losses 5 clear of Atlanta Braves

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.