which team won the most pennants in the last 40 years

Between April 8, 1986 and April 8, 2026, the New York Yankees have the most series wins by a team in the League Championship Series, with 8 wins.

	TEAM	Series W	SERIES	G	W%	W	L	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	HBP	SO	SB	CS	PA	TB	XBH	SH	SF	IBB	GIDP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS
1	Yankees	8	ALCS	79	.532	42	37	2,708	347	640	122	11	98	327	323	32	663	43	18	3,098	1,078	231	19	16	26	47	.236	.323	.398	.721
2	Braves	6	NLCS	67	.507	34	33	2,286	288	576	97	13	65	278	243	15	518	48	17	2,589	894	175	29	16	33	36	.252	.326	.391	.717
3	Dodgers	6	NLCS	64	.500	32	32	2,135	275	508	77	10	78	268	255	25	551	49	10	2,442	839	165	17	10	22	51	.238	.325	.393	.718
4	Giants	5	NLCS	35	.657	23	12	1,157	154	290	44	8	36	141	111	10	250	11	6	1,306	458	88	21	7	16	18	.251	.320	.396	.716
5	Cardinals	5	NLCS	72	.431	31	41	2,363	261	560	96	14	60	243	182	23	510	30	11	2,624	864	170	37	19	18	47	.237	.296	.366	.661
6	Astros	5	ALCS	61	.525	32	29	2,042	242	476	74	5	76	230	223	27	426	26	13	2,316	788	155	13	11	14	43	.233	.315	.386	.701
7	Red Sox	5	ALCS	65	.446	29	36	2,260	302	570	114	12	76	281	230	24	485	23	12	2,541	936	202	12	15	10	65	.252	.326	.414	.740
8	Phillies	4	NLCS	34	.618	21	13	1,099	158	257	57	9	46	148	127	15	282	22	6	1,259	470	112	12	6	17	23	.234	.320	.428	.748
9	Rangers	3	ALCS	19	.632	12	7	672	116	187	38	3	31	113	65	7	140	18	4	752	324	72	4	4	12	14	.278	.346	.482	.828
10	Guardians	3	ALCS	35	.514	18	17	1,189	125	269	45	5	40	116	115	12	299	30	3	1,331	444	90	7	8	8	23	.226	.299	.373	.673
11	Blue Jays	3	ALCS	40	.425	17	23	1,360	168	350	57	7	35	158	134	6	265	38	8	1,519	526	99	9	10	11	24	.257	.325	.387	.711
12	Athletics	3	ALCS	23	.609	14	9	760	99	203	33	2	22	93	87	7	149	39	10	872	306	57	10	8	7	19	.267	.345	.403	.747
13	Mets	3	NLCS	41	.537	22	19	1,423	174	335	62	8	36	167	146	19	293	32	7	1,616	521	106	15	13	17	26	.235	.312	.366	.678
14	Royals	2	ALCS	10	.800	8	2	333	56	96	15	1	11	52	27	6	63	4	4	376	146	27	2	8	2	6	.288	.345	.438	.783
15	Rays	2	ALCS	14	.571	8	6	461	68	105	16	2	27	68	49	8	138	10	2	521	206	45	1	2	3	11	.228	.312	.447	.758
16	Diamondbacks	2	NLCS	16	.500	8	8	547	51	131	22	2	9	50	45	6	129	12	3	604	184	33	4	2	7	13	.239	.303	.336	.640
17	Marlins	2	NLCS	13	.615	8	5	437	60	104	20	3	11	59	51	5	97	6	4	503	163	34	8	2	10	8	.238	.323	.373	.696
18	Tigers	2	ALCS	25	.520	13	12	868	107	226	36	2	35	103	89	9	182	14	1	977	371	73	7	4	8	24	.260	.334	.427	.761
19	Twins	2	ALCS	15	.600	9	6	512	73	133	31	2	11	69	42	7	100	13	6	572	201	44	5	6	5	9	.260	.321	.393	.714
20	Nationals	1	NLCS	4	1.000	4	0	135	20	37	11	1	2	20	11	0	44	0	0	150	56	14	3	1	5	1	.274	.327	.415	.741
21	Rockies	1	NLCS	4	1.000	4	0	135	18	30	3	0	3	16	18	1	39	2	0	157	42	6	2	1	1	1	.222	.316	.311	.627
22	Padres	1	NLCS	11	.455	5	6	376	43	87	11	0	11	38	36	4	97	2	1	418	131	22	2	0	3	7	.231	.305	.348	.654
23	White Sox	1	ALCS	11	.545	6	5	359	46	87	16	2	10	45	49	6	79	8	6	425	137	28	8	3	5	6	.242	.341	.382	.722
24	Reds	1	NLCS	10	.400	4	6	326	25	77	14	1	4	24	22	3	68	10	6	359	105	19	4	4	6	12	.236	.287	.322	.609
25	Cubs	1	NLCS	27	.333	9	18	911	111	211	40	8	34	107	69	8	224	9	0	1,005	369	82	12	5	9	12	.232	.290	.405	.695

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Braves	7	5	.583	0.5
Marlins	6	5	.545	1.0
Phillies	6	5	.545	1.0
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Brewers	8	3	.727
Pirates	7	4	.636	1.0
Cardinals	6	5	.545	2.0
Cubs	5	6	.455	3.0
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Dodgers	9	2	.818
Diamondbacks	5	6	.455	4.0
Rockies	5	6	.455	4.0
Padres	5	6	.455	4.0
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Red Sox	3	8	.273	5.5
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White Sox	4	7	.364	2.5
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Rangers	6	5	.545
Astros	6	6	.500	0.5
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