1996 MLB Losses by Team

The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in losses in 1996, with 109, 14 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 28 MLB teams is 80.9.

Led all of MLB in 1996 Detroit Tigers 162 games

109 Losses 14 clear of Philadelphia Phillies

#	Team	League	G	L
1	Detroit Tigers	AL	162	109
2	Philadelphia Phillies	NL	162	95
3	San Francisco Giants	NL	162	94
4	California Angels	AL	161	91
4	New York Mets	NL	162	91
6	Pittsburgh Pirates	NL	162	89
7	Toronto Blue Jays	AL	162	88
8	Chicago Cubs	NL	162	86
8	Kansas City Royals	AL	161	86
10	Minnesota Twins	AL	162	84
10	Oakland Athletics	AL	162	84
12	Florida Marlins	NL	162	82
12	Milwaukee Brewers	AL	162	82
14	Cincinnati Reds	NL	162	81
	MLB average			80.9
15	Houston Astros	NL	162	80
16	Colorado Rockies	NL	162	79
17	Boston Red Sox	AL	162	77
17	Chicago White Sox	AL	162	77
19	Seattle Mariners	AL	161	76
20	Baltimore Orioles	AL	163	74
20	Montreal Expos	NL	162	74
20	St. Louis Cardinals	NL	162	74
23	Los Angeles Dodgers	NL	162	72
23	Texas Rangers	AL	163	72
25	San Diego Padres	NL	162	71
26	New York Yankees	AL	162	70
27	Atlanta Braves	NL	162	66
28	Cleveland Indians	AL	161	62

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.