Conducted a little research. My suspicions were pretty much confirmed. Only a few teams have considerable success over the last 25 years.
I looked at years in the playoffs, years not in playoffs but .500 or above, years below .500, division crowns. WS appearances, and titles.
Double-digit playoff appearances:
ATL (18)
NYY (17)
STL (12)
BOS (11)
OAK (10)
18 of 30 teams fall between making the playoffs 4 and 8 times over the last 25 years. Another 7 teams made it between 1 and 3 times.
Double-digit division winners:
ATL (16)
NYY (13)
STL (10)
16 of 30 teams have won their division between 3 and 6 times. Eight teams are between 0 and 2 times. Another three teams at 7 and 8 times.
In '94 (season cut short by strike) there were no division winners and of course no playoffs. Also, FLA (22 years), COL (22), ARI (17), and TB (17) haven't been around for 25 years. WAS (10) & MON (15) have shared a franchise.
Years of making playoffs or .500 record:
NYY (22)
ATL (21)
LAD (21)
STL (19)
BOS (19)
16 of 30 teams have between 10 and 16 years of playoffs/.500 record. Nine other teams have between 5 and 9 seasons of making the playoffs/.500 record.
Teams with 15+ losing seasons:
PIT (20)
KC (19)
BAL (17)
CHIC (17)
MIL (17)
FLA (16)
SD (16)
DET (15)
NYM (15)
CIN (15)
As for the Phillies. Only 10 teams have made the playoffs more than the six times they have gone. Only six teams have won more than their six divisions. Only four teams have made the WS more than the three times they made it. Is it super? No, but I'll take it considering that many teams have been worse during this time.
World Series Titles:
NYY (5)
BOS (3)
SF (3)
Discuss.......
