League Leaders Daily Quiz

1990 MLB Losses by Team

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

The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in losses in 1990, with 97, 2 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 26 MLB teams is 81.0.

Led all of MLB in 1990 Atlanta Braves 162 games
97 Losses 2 clear of New York Yankees
# Team League G L
1 Atlanta Braves NL 162 97
2 New York Yankees AL 162 95
3 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 92
4 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 88
4 Minnesota Twins AL 162 88
6 Houston Astros NL 162 87
6 San Diego Padres NL 162 87
8 Kansas City Royals AL 161 86
9 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 85
9 Chicago Cubs NL 162 85
9 Cleveland Indians AL 162 85
9 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 85
9 Seattle Mariners AL 162 85
14 Detroit Tigers AL 162 83
15 California Angels AL 162 82
MLB average 81.0
16 Texas Rangers AL 162 79
17 Montreal Expos NL 162 77
17 San Francisco Giants NL 162 77
19 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 76
19 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 76
21 Boston Red Sox AL 162 74
22 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 71
22 New York Mets NL 162 71
24 Chicago White Sox AL 162 68
25 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 67
26 Oakland Athletics AL 162 59

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.