crzyjournalist03
04-21-2008, 03:06 PM
I was doing some research just for the heck of it to see how many current pro teams had never won a championship in each of the major professional sports leagues. I was really shocked to find out that Major League baseball had the fewest number of teams to never win a World Series, especially considering the fact that they've always had the fewest number of teams that actually make the playoffs every year.
Here's the list of teams sport-by-sport that have never won a championship, arranged by lowest percentage of teams that have never won:
Major League Baseball: 8/30; 27% of league
Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, and Colorado Rockies
NHL: 13/30; 43% of league
Atlanta Thrashers, Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators (expansion-original Senators did win cup), Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers
NFL: 15/32; 47% of league
Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks
NBA: 14/30; 47% of league
Charlotte Bobcats, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets,
New Orleans/Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers, Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers
Interesting side note:
Of the 13 NHL teams that have never won a Stanley Cup, 5 of those teams made the playoffs this year; all five could potentially be eliminated in the first round, as Ottawa, Nashville, and Minnesota have all already been eliminated, Washington trails in their series, and San Jose is going to a Game 7 in theirs.
Side note #2: 8 of the 14 NBA franchises who have never won a championship are currently playing in this year's NBA playoffs.
Here's the list of teams sport-by-sport that have never won a championship, arranged by lowest percentage of teams that have never won:
Major League Baseball: 8/30; 27% of league
Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, Washington Nationals, Houston Astros, Milwaukee Brewers, San Diego Padres, and Colorado Rockies
NHL: 13/30; 43% of league
Atlanta Thrashers, Buffalo Sabres, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Kings, Ottawa Senators (expansion-original Senators did win cup), Nashville Predators, Minnesota Wild, Phoenix Coyotes, Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, San Jose Sharks, Florida Panthers
NFL: 15/32; 47% of league
Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Houston Texans, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, San Diego Chargers, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Seattle Seahawks
NBA: 14/30; 47% of league
Charlotte Bobcats, Charlotte/New Orleans Hornets, Indiana Pacers, New Jersey Nets,
New Orleans/Utah Jazz, Toronto Raptors, Minnesota Timberwolves, Cleveland Cavaliers, Vancouver/Memphis Grizzlies, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic, Phoenix Suns, San Diego/Los Angeles Clippers
Interesting side note:
Of the 13 NHL teams that have never won a Stanley Cup, 5 of those teams made the playoffs this year; all five could potentially be eliminated in the first round, as Ottawa, Nashville, and Minnesota have all already been eliminated, Washington trails in their series, and San Jose is going to a Game 7 in theirs.
Side note #2: 8 of the 14 NBA franchises who have never won a championship are currently playing in this year's NBA playoffs.