25 Years of History

Looking back at 25 years of history, we can try to determine who were the dominate teams in both leagues. Day in and day out, you can definitely see that some organizations have been at the top of their game.

Charlotte has the best win percentage at .604 while Louisville has the most wild cards at 9. Minnesota has the most world series rings with 5 and Nashville has the most division titles with 18.

Team	League	Division	W	L	W%	WC	Div	WS
Anaheim Trojans	AL	West	2044	2006	0.505	7	4	3
Arizona Lumberjacks	NL	West	2082	1968	0.514	0	13	4
Boise Broncos	NL	West	1804	2246	0.445	2	3	0
Buffalo Bulls	NL	East	1900	2150	0.469	4	0	0
Charleston Cougars	AL	East	2130	1920	0.526	3	11	0
Charlotte Tar Heels	NL	East	2447	1603	0.604	5	17	3
Chicago Blue Demons	AL	East	1812	2238	0.447	0	2	0
Cincinnati Bearcats	AL	North	1955	2095	0.483	2	4	0
Columbus Buckeyes	NL	North	1878	2172	0.464	2	0	0
Detroit Wolverines	NL	North	2054	1996	0.507	5	9	1
Dover Fightin Blue Hens	NL	North	2143	1907	0.529	2	12	1
Fargo Bison	AL	North	2154	1896	0.532	3	10	2
Helena Grizzlies	NL	West	2054	1996	0.507	2	7	2
Huntington Thundering Herd	NL	South	1942	2108	0.480	1	4	0
Iowa City Hawkeyes	NL	North	1847	2203	0.456	2	4	0
Jackson Rebels	AL	South	1904	2146	0.470	2	0	0
Kansas City Wildcats	NL	West	1924	2126	0.475	2	2	0
Little Rock Razorbacks	AL	South	1871	2179	0.462	3	3	0
Louisville Cardinals	NL	East	1996	2054	0.493	9	0	0
Memphis Tigers	NL	South	1845	2205	0.456	1	2	0
Minnesota Golden Gophers	AL	North	2210	1840	0.546	3	9	5
Nashville Commodores	AL	South	2264	1786	0.559	1	18	2
New Orleans Bayou Bengals	AL	South	2019	2031	0.499	5	4	0
New York Red Storm	AL	East	2036	2014	0.503	7	5	1
Oakland Golden Bears	AL	West	2032	2018	0.502	3	5	0
Philadelphia Owls	AL	East	2048	2002	0.506	3	7	0
Portland Ducks	AL	North	1968	2082	0.486	2	2	0
Richmond Spiders	NL	South	2144	1906	0.529	3	12	1
Salem Beavers	AL	West	2256	1794	0.557	3	16	0
Seattle Huskies	AL	West	1847	2203	0.456	3	0	0
Syracuse Orange	NL	East	2208	1842	0.545	6	8	0
Texas Tech Red Raiders	NL	South	1982	2068	0.489	4	7	0

The AL has a slight edge in win percentage and world series rings over the NL. Every division has won at least one world series ring. 

		W	L	W%	WS
AL	North	8287	7913	0.512	7
AL	East	8026	8174	0.495	1
AL	South	8058	8142	0.497	2
AL	West	8179	8021	0.505	3
TOTALS		32550	32250	0.502	13
NL	North	7922	8278	0.489	2
NL	East	8551	7649	0.528	3
NL	South	7913	8287	0.488	1
NL	West	7864	8336	0.485	6
TOTALS		32250	32550	0.498	12

When you look at the overall win percentage of each team and the leagues, you get a sense of balance in the world. Each team has a chance to bring home the trophy every year. Some teams are consistently good, but the world seems to have an equilibrium over time.

Twenty-five years can seem like a long time. In reality, some of the long-time owners have probably felt like it has flown by. What a nice testament to the world as a whole when you view the statistics behind the last 25 years.