LIfetime Win % by Division

[BrummerStealsHome]

I saw a graphic today showing the NFL standings with teams ranked by all time win percentage. I was surprised to see the entire NFC South had losing records, and the AFC West had all winning records. I wondered how it would look in MLB. Anyway, here is what the all-time standings look like:

NL East
.503 Braves
.484 Mets
.482 Nationals
.475 Phillies
.460 Marlins

NL Central
.520 Cardinals
.513 Cubs
.504 Reds
.500 Pirates
.489 Brewers

NL West
.535 Giants
.532 Dodgers
.489 Diamondbacks
.468 Padres
.457 Rockies

AL East
.569 Yankees
.518 Red Sox
.500 Blue Jays
.389 Rays
.475 Orioles

AL Central
.513 Guardindians
.503 Tigers
.499 White Sox
.482 Twins
.477 Royals

AL West
.503 Astros
.495 Angels
.486 Athletics
.478 Mariners
.477 Rangers

Interesting notes:
-Going into tonight's game, Toronto has an all-time record of 3850-3850.
-If the Blue Jays lose tonight, the Astros will be the only expansion era franchise with a winning record
-The Phillies and Braves are the only franchises with over 11,000 losses
-The Cubs have played the most games (22,406), 38 more than the next club, the Braves
-The Rays have played the fewest games (4,421), 3 fewer than the Diamondbacks
-Of the pre-expansion franchises, the Yankees have played the fewest games at 19,165
-The Reds won their 11,000th game on August 18
-The Red Sox won their 10,000th game on July 5
-The Braves lost their 11,000th game on July 8
-The Twins lost thier 10,000th game on July 1
-The Astros lost their 5,000th game on July 3
-The Mariners lost their 4,000th game on July 27

Fun stuff

[hullie]

Good stuff. Thanks for posting.

[Goldfan]

I saw a graphic today showing the NFL standings with teams ranked by all time win percentage. I was surprised to see the entire NFC South had losing records, and the AFC West had all winning records. I wondered how it would look in MLB. Anyway, here is what the all-time standings look like:

NL East
.503 Braves
.484 Mets
.482 Nationals
.475 Phillies
.460 Marlins

NL Central
.520 Cardinals
.513 Cubs
.504 Reds
.500 Pirates
.489 Brewers

NL West
.535 Giants
.532 Dodgers
.489 Diamondbacks
.468 Padres
.457 Rockies

AL East
.569 Yankees
.518 Red Sox
.500 Blue Jays
.389 Rays
.475 Orioles

AL Central
.513 Guardindians
.503 Tigers
.499 White Sox
.482 Twins
.477 Royals

AL West
.503 Astros
.495 Angels
.486 Athletics
.478 Mariners
.477 Rangers

Interesting notes:
-Going into tonight's game, Toronto has an all-time record of 3850-3850.
-If the Blue Jays lose tonight, the Astros will be the only expansion era franchise with a winning record
-The Phillies and Braves are the only franchises with over 11,000 losses
-The Cubs have played the most games (22,406), 38 more than the next club, the Braves
-The Rays have played the fewest games (4,421), 3 fewer than the Diamondbacks
-Of the pre-expansion franchises, the Yankees have played the fewest games at 19,165
-The Reds won their 11,000th game on August 18
-The Red Sox won their 10,000th game on July 5
-The Braves lost their 11,000th game on July 8
-The Twins lost thier 10,000th game on July 1
-The Astros lost their 5,000th game on July 3
-The Mariners lost their 4,000th game on July 27

Fun stuff

Great write up. The current divisional iteration is mostly irrelevant for lifetime winning %

[cardstatman]

The only division better than the current NL Central is the AL East. It is a myth that the Cards play in an "easy" division.

Division Rankings since the current divisions were formed in 2013... not including 2025

Code: Select all

NYY	1034	808	.561
TAM	988	855	.536
BOS	977	865	.530
TOR	933	909	.507
BAL	879	963	.477
ALE	4811	4400	.522
			
STL	1002	838	.545
MIL	963	880	.523
CHC	955	887	.518
PIT	878	962	.477
CIN	843	999	.458
NLC	4641	4566	.504
			
LAD	1129	714	.613
SFG	925	917	.502
SDP	882	960	.479
ARI	877	965	.476
COL	820	1022	.445
NLW	4633	4578	.503
			
HOU	1010	831	.549
SEA	935	907	.508
OAK	891	951	.484
TEX	882	961	.479
LAA	879	963	.477
ALW	4597	4613	.499
			
ATL	986	854	.536
NYM	930	911	.505
WAS	920	922	.499
PHI	889	953	.483
MIA	799	1040	.434
NLE	4524	4680	.492
			
CLE	1013	826	.551
MIN	898	944	.488
KCR	855	987	.464
DET	848	989	.462
CWS	802	1039	.436
ALC	4416	4785	.480

These teams have the easiest path to a division title every season
.463 CLE --- easiest division competition
.476 LAD
.478 MIN
.480 ATL
.484 KCR
.485 DET
.487 HOU
.488 NYM
.489 WAS
.491 CHW
.493 PHI
.494 STL
.497 SEA
.499 MIL
.501 CHC
.503 Athletics
.503 SFG
.505 TEX
.505 LAA
.506 MIA
.509 SDP
.510 ARI
.511 PIT
.513 NYY
.516 CIN
.518 COL
.519 TAM
.520 BOS
.526 TOR
.534 BAL --- toughest division competition

[sikeston bulldog2]

Cool stats. Just made me smarter. That’s dangerous.

[BrummerStealsHome]

The only division better than the current NL Central is the AL East. It is a myth that the Cards play in an "easy" division.

Division Rankings since the current divisions were formed in 2013... not including 2025

Code: Select all

NYY	1034	808	.561
TAM	988	855	.536
BOS	977	865	.530
TOR	933	909	.507
BAL	879	963	.477
ALE	4811	4400	.522
			
STL	1002	838	.545
MIL	963	880	.523
CHC	955	887	.518
PIT	878	962	.477
CIN	843	999	.458
NLC	4641	4566	.504
			
LAD	1129	714	.613
SFG	925	917	.502
SDP	882	960	.479
ARI	877	965	.476
COL	820	1022	.445
NLW	4633	4578	.503
			
HOU	1010	831	.549
SEA	935	907	.508
OAK	891	951	.484
TEX	882	961	.479
LAA	879	963	.477
ALW	4597	4613	.499
			
ATL	986	854	.536
NYM	930	911	.505
WAS	920	922	.499
PHI	889	953	.483
MIA	799	1040	.434
NLE	4524	4680	.492
			
CLE	1013	826	.551
MIN	898	944	.488
KCR	855	987	.464
DET	848	989	.462
CWS	802	1039	.436
ALC	4416	4785	.480

These teams have the easiest path to a division title every season
.463 CLE --- easiest division competition
.476 LAD
.478 MIN
.480 ATL
.484 KCR
.485 DET
.487 HOU
.488 NYM
.489 WAS
.491 CHW
.493 PHI
.494 STL
.497 SEA
.499 MIL
.501 CHC
.503 Athletics
.503 SFG
.505 TEX
.505 LAA
.506 MIA
.509 SDP
.510 ARI
.511 PIT
.513 NYY
.516 CIN
.518 COL
.519 TAM
.520 BOS
.526 TOR
.534 BAL --- toughest division competition

I was wondering about that, too. Thanks!