how many mlb teams have made playoffs with losing regular season record in the same season

The Pittsburgh Pirates lost 5 times in 1903.

	TEAM	L	REC	SEASON	W	L%	W%	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Pirates	5	3-5	1903	3	.625	.375	8	270	24	64	7	9	1	22	14	1	45	9	3	288	92	17	3	0	1	.237	.277	.341	.618
2	Americans	3	5-3	1903	5	.375	.625	8	281	39	69	4	16	2	34	14	3	29	5	2	304	111	22	6	0	4	.246	.289	.395	.684
3	Giants	1	4-1	1905	4	.200	.800	5	153	15	33	7	0	0	13	15	2	26	10	5	175	40	7	5	2	1	.216	.294	.261	.556
4	Athletics	4	1-4	1905	1	.800	.200	5	155	3	24	5	0	0	2	5	1	25	2	2	164	29	5	3	0	2	.155	.186	.187	.373
5	Cubs	4	2-4	1906	2	.667	.333	6	184	18	36	9	0	0	11	18	2	28	9	6	217	45	9	13	1	1	.196	.275	.245	.519
6	White Sox	2	4-2	1906	4	.333	.667	6	187	22	37	10	3	0	19	18	3	35	6	6	214	53	13	6	0	1	.198	.279	.283	.562
7	Cubs	0	4-0	1907	4	.000	1.000	5	166	19	42	6	1	0	15	13	4	26	15	5	192	50	7	9	0	0	.253	.322	.301	.624
8	Tigers	4	0-4	1907	0	1.000	.000	5	172	6	37	1	2	0	6	9	1	22	6	5	185	42	3	3	0	2	.215	.258	.244	.502
9	Cubs	1	4-1	1908	4	.200	.800	5	164	24	48	4	2	1	20	13	0	26	15	8	185	59	7	8	0	3	.293	.345	.360	.704
10	Tigers	4	1-4	1908	1	.800	.200	5	158	15	33	5	0	0	14	12	2	26	5	2	176	38	5	4	0	2	.209	.273	.241	.514
11	Pirates	3	4-3	1909	4	.429	.571	7	223	34	50	13	1	2	25	20	6	34	18	6	258	71	16	9	0	0	.224	.305	.318	.624
12	Tigers	4	3-4	1909	3	.571	.429	7	232	28	56	18	0	2	26	20	4	22	6	6	261	80	20	5	0	1	.241	.313	.345	.657
13	Cubs	4	1-4	1910	1	.800	.200	5	158	15	37	11	1	0	13	18	0	31	3	8	181	50	12	5	0	2	.234	.313	.316	.629
14	Athletics	1	4-1	1910	4	.200	.800	5	177	35	57	19	2	1	30	17	2	24	7	7	203	83	22	7	0	3	.322	.388	.469	.857
15	Giants	4	2-4	1911	2	.667	.333	6	189	13	33	11	1	0	10	14	3	44	4	9	209	46	12	3	0	0	.175	.243	.243	.486
16	Athletics	2	4-2	1911	4	.333	.667	6	205	27	50	15	0	3	21	4	0	31	4	6	216	74	18	7	1	0	.244	.258	.361	.619
17	Giants	4	3-4	1912	3	.571	.429	8	274	31	74	14	4	1	25	22	3	39	12	11	303	99	19	4	2	1	.270	.331	.361	.692
18	Red Sox	3	4-3	1912	4	.429	.571	8	273	25	60	14	6	1	21	19	1	36	6	2	299	89	21	6	1	2	.220	.273	.326	.599
19	Giants	4	1-4	1913	1	.800	.200	5	164	15	33	3	1	1	15	8	3	19	5	4	177	41	5	2	0	4	.201	.251	.250	.501
20	Athletics	1	4-1	1913	4	.200	.800	5	174	23	46	4	4	2	21	7	0	16	5	1	186	64	10	5	1	0	.264	.293	.368	.661
21	Braves	0	4-0	1914	4	.000	1.000	4	135	16	33	6	2	1	14	15	1	18	9	3	153	46	9	2	1	3	.244	.325	.341	.665
22	Athletics	4	0-4	1914	0	1.000	.000	4	128	6	22	9	0	0	5	13	0	28	2	1	143	31	9	2	2	2	.172	.248	.242	.490
23	Phillies	4	1-4	1915	1	.800	.200	5	148	10	27	4	1	1	9	10	2	25	2	6	165	36	6	5	0	1	.182	.244	.243	.487
24	Red Sox	1	4-1	1915	4	.200	.800	5	159	12	42	2	2	3	11	11	1	25	1	6	177	57	7	6	1	3	.264	.316	.358	.674
25	Robins	4	1-4	1916	1	.800	.200	5	170	13	34	2	5	1	11	14	2	19	1	3	192	49	8	6	1	4	.200	.269	.288	.557

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Lowe

RBI

96

Lowe

AVG

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Gonzales

Team Pitching Leaders

14

Ashcraft

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Skenes

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Team Rankings

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TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers	103	59	.636
Cubs	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0

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Tigers

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Playoffs HR Leaders

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Rice

1

Montgomery

1

Tatis

Playoffs RBI Leaders

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Rice

3

Riley

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Merrill

Playoffs Batting Average Leaders

1.000

Harris

1.000

Marsh

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Rice

Playoffs Hit Leaders

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Rice

3

Harris

3

Lombard

Playoffs Run Leaders

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Tatis

2

Murakami

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Rice

Playoffs OBP Leaders

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Harris

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Rice

Playoffs SLG Leaders

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Rice

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Machado

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Tatis

Playoffs SB Leaders

1

Crow-Armstrong

1

Tatis

MLB 2026 Pitching Leaders

Playoffs Win Leaders

1

Schlittler

1

King

1

Lee

Playoffs Strikeout Leaders

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Schlittler

9

Sale

8

King

Playoffs ERA Leaders

0.00

Schlittler

0.00

King

0.00

Iglesias

Playoffs WHIP Leaders

0.00

VanWey

0.00

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0.00

Weissert

Playoffs K/9 Leaders

27.00

King

19.29

Taylor

18.00

McFarlane

Playoffs K/BB Leaders

10.00

Schlittler

9.00

Sale

6.00

Luzardo

Playoffs Walk Leaders

0

Duran

0

Iglesias

0

Hader

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Playoffs FanDuel Points Leaders

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Rice

59

Schlittler

55

King

Playoffs DraftKings Points Leaders

44

Rice

36.5

Schlittler

33.4

King

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Best Record ATS

94-69

93-70

91-71

88-74

87-75

85-76

Worst Record ATS

60-102

69-94

69-93

75-87

76-87

MLB 2026 Standings

NL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Braves - y	94	68	.580
Phillies - w	88	74	.543	6.0
Marlins	80	82	.494	14.0
Nationals	77	85	.475	17.0
Mets	74	88	.457	20.0
NL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Brewers - y	103	59	.636
Cubs - w	89	73	.549	14.0
Pirates	82	80	.506	21.0
Cardinals	77	85	.475	26.0
Reds	75	87	.463	28.0
NL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Dodgers - y	100	62	.617
Padres - w	91	71	.562	9.0
Diamondbacks	86	76	.531	14.0
Giants	65	97	.401	35.0
Rockies	58	104	.358	42.0

AL East	W	L	PCT	GB
Rays - y	98	64	.605
Yankees - w	93	68	.578	4.5
Red Sox - w	87	75	.537	11.0
Orioles	79	82	.491	18.5
Blue Jays	79	83	.488	19.0
AL Central	W	L	PCT	GB
Guardians - y	85	77	.525
White Sox - w	84	78	.519	1.0
Twins	77	85	.475	8.0
Tigers	76	86	.469	9.0
Royals	69	93	.426	16.0
AL West	W	L	PCT	GB
Astros - y	81	81	.500
Rangers	80	82	.494	1.0
Mariners	76	86	.469	5.0
Athletics	64	98	.395	17.0
Angels	62	100	.383	19.0