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2016 MLB Losses by Team

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

The Minnesota Twins led all of MLB in losses in 2016, with 103, 9 ahead of the Cincinnati Reds. The average across 30 MLB teams is 80.9.

Led all of MLB in 2016 Minnesota Twins 162 games
103 Losses 9 clear of Cincinnati Reds
# Team League G L
1 Minnesota Twins AL 162 103
2 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 94
2 San Diego Padres NL 162 94
2 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 94
5 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 93
5 Atlanta Braves NL 161 93
5 Oakland Athletics AL 162 93
8 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 91
9 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 89
10 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 88
11 Colorado Rockies NL 162 87
12 Chicago White Sox AL 162 84
13 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 83
14 Miami Marlins NL 161 82
15 Kansas City Royals AL 162 81
MLB average 80.9
16 Houston Astros AL 162 78
16 New York Yankees AL 162 78
18 Seattle Mariners AL 162 76
18 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 76
20 Detroit Tigers AL 161 75
20 New York Mets NL 162 75
20 San Francisco Giants NL 162 75
23 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 73
23 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 73
25 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 71
26 Boston Red Sox AL 162 69
27 Cleveland Indians AL 161 67
27 Texas Rangers AL 162 67
27 Washington Nationals NL 162 67
30 Chicago Cubs NL 162 58

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.