The most wins in a season before the schedule was increased to 162 games was by the 1906 Chicago Cubs who won 116 games. This is still the record for most wins in an MLB regular season. It was tied in 2001 by the Seattle Mariners.
Chat with our AI personalities
The 2008 Detroit Lions lost all 16 regular-season games.
The MLB record for fewest wins by a team in a season was set by the 1899 Cleveland Spiders. They won 20 games that season and lost 134. The 134 losses is also an MLB record for most losses by a team in a season.
In an NBA regular season, without the preseason and all-star game, there are exactly 82 games played by each team. Due to lockouts, the NBA plays 66 games during the 2011-12 seasons 50 games during the 1999 season
The most losses by a team in NBA history was by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers who had a regular season record of 9-73.
The MLB season consists of 2430 games (162 per team). This does not include the postseason playoffs which can add up to 20 additional games. Determining how many games are left in the season depends on what point in the season you are talking about. For example, as of the first week of August, each team has approximately 50 games left in the season.