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2006 NL Losses by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in losses in 2006, with 96, 1 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 NL teams is 82.7.

Led the NL in 2006 Chicago Cubs 162 games
96 Losses 1 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates

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.