Sunday, October 23, 2016

World Series: Tale of the franchise tape

Most wins by franchise

Rank

Franchise

W

L

Pct.

1.

Giants

10,951

9,415

.538

2.

Cubs

10,711

10,188

.513

3.

Dodgers

10,672

9,633

.526

4.

Cardinals

10,657

9,839

.520

5.

Braves

10,438

10,432

.500

6.

Reds

10,389

10,117

.507

7.

Pirates

10,319

10,146

.504

8.

Yankees

10,084

7,648

.569

9.

Phillies

9,598

10,741

.472

10.

Red Sox

9,317

8,707

.517

11.

Indians

9,191

8,837

.510

12.

Tigers

9,171

8,881

.508

13.

White Sox

9,082

8,931

.504

14.

Athletics

8,759

9,235

.487

15.

Twins

8,639

9,381

.479

16.

Orioles

8,592

9,418

.477

17.

Angels

4,477

4,465

.501

18.

Astros

4,290

4,491

.489

19.

Rangers

4,277

4,649

.479

20.

Mets

4,215

4,555

.481



Best winning percentage by franchise

Rank

Franchise

W

L

Pct.

1.

Yankees

10,084

7,648

.569

2.

Giants

10,951

9,415

.538

3.

Dodgers

10,672

9,633

.526

4.

Cardinals

10,657

9,839

.520

5.

Red Sox

9,317

8,707

.517

6.

Cubs

10,711

10,188

.513

7.

Indians

9,191

8,837

.510

8.

Tigers

9,171

8,881

.508

9.

Reds

10,389

10,117

.507

10.

Pirates

10,319

10,146

.504

11.

White Sox

9,082

8,931

.504

12.

Angels

4,477

4,465

.501

13.

Braves

10,438

10,432

.500

14.

Blue Jays

3,167

3,188

.498

15.

Astros

4,290

4,491

.489

16.

Diamondbacks

1,503

1,575

.488

17.

Athletics

8,759

9,235

.487

18.

Nationals

3,705

3,935

.485

19.

Royals

3,704

3,933

.485

20.

Mets

4,215

4,555

.481

 

Playoff appearances

Rank

Franchise

Appearances

1.

Yankees

52

2.

Dodgers

30

3.

Cardinals

28

4.

Athletics

26

5.

Giants

25

6.

Braves

23

7.

Red Sox

22

8.

Cubs

18

9.

Pirates

17

10.

Tigers

16

11.

Reds

15

12.

Twins

14

12.

Phillies

14

14.

Orioles

13

15.

Indians

12

16.

Angels

10

16.

Astros

10

18.

White Sox

9

18.

Royals

9

20.

Mets

8

20.

Rangers

8

 

Hall of Fame Players

Rank

Franchise

Players

1.

Giants

57

2.

Braves

51

3.

Dodgers

49

4.

Cardinals

44

4.

Cubs

44

6.

Yankees

40

6.

Pirates

40

8.

Athletics

39

9.

Red Sox

36

10.

Reds

35

11.

Phillies

33

12.

Indians

31

13.

White Sox

29

14.

Orioles

28

15.

Twins

23

16.

Tigers

21

17.

Mets

15

18.

Padres

11

19.

Angels

10

20.

Astros

8

 

Greatest Cubs vs. Greatest Indians

Rank

Player

WAR as Cub

Player

WAR as Indian

1.

Cap Anson

84.4

Nap Lajoie

80.0

2.

Ron Santo

72.0

Tris Speaker

74.2

3.

Ryne Sandberg

67.7

Bob Feller

65.2

4.

Ernie Banks

67.4

Lou Boudreau

61.7

5.

Billy Williams

63.5

Stan Coveleski

55.3

6.

Fergie Jenkins

53.2

Kenny Lofton

48.5

7.

Gabby Hartnett

52.3

Earl Averill

47.9

8.

Frank Chance

45.5

Addie Joss

45.9

9.

Joe Tinker

45.3

Joe Sewell

45.6

10.

Three-Finger Brown

45.3

Larry Doby

43.4

 

Best movies about the Indians and Cubs

Team featured

Movie (Year)

IMDB (out of 10)

Rotten Tomatoes (out of 100%)

Indians

Major League (1989)

7.2

82%

Cubs

Rookie of the Year (1993)

5.9

39%

Indians

Major League II (1994)

5.5

5%