Climbing the Ladder I posted on this last month, and I plan to keep track of it using this thread. Now that the NFL season is over, I can update it. Here's the full list, comprised of the 68 MLB/MLS/NBA/NFL/NHL/WNBA teams: 25-St. Louis Blues 14-Atlanta Braves 14-Detroit Red Wings 11-New York Yankees 10-Colorado Avalanche 10-Los Angeles Galaxy 10-Philadelphia Flyers 8-Indiana Pacers 8-New Jersey Devils 8-Ottawa Senators 8-San Antonio Spurs 7-Los Angeles Sparks 7-Sacramento Kings 6-Toronto Maple Leafs 5-Dallas Mavericks 5-San Jose Earthquakes 4-Boston Celtics 4-Colorado Rapids 4-Detroit Pistons 4-Indianapolis Colts 4-New England Revolution 4-New Jersey Nets 4-Vancouver Canucks 3-Boston Bruins 3-Boston Red Sox 3-Connecticut Sun 3-DC United 3-Denver Broncos 3-Detroit Shock 3-Metrostars 3-New England Patriots 3-New York Islanders 3-Seattle Seahawks 3-Sacramento Monarchs 2-Dallas Stars 2-Denver Nuggets 2-Houston Astros 2-Houston Rockets 2-Los Angeles Angels 2-Memphis Grizzlies 2-Miami Heat 2-New York Liberty 2-Pittsburgh Steelers 2-St. Louis Cardinals 2-Seattle Storm 2-Tampa Bay Lightning 1-Calgary Flames 1-Carolina Panthers 1-Chicago Bears 1-Chicago Bulls 1-Chicago Fire 1-Chicago White Sox 1-Cincinnati Bengals 1-FC Dallas 1-Houston Comets 1-Indiana Fever 1-Jacksonville Jaguars 1-Montreal Canadiens 1-Nashville Predators 1-New York Giants 1-Philadelphia 76ers 1-Phoenix Suns 1-San Diego Padres 1-San Jose Sharks 1-Seattle Supersonics 1-Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-Washington Redskins 1-Washington Wizards
One thing that distinguishes the Galaxy from other teams is that they've also made the playoffs in MLS's first ten seasons. Do you happen to know how that compares with other leagues?
I'm sure if I should be happy that 4 Chicago teams made it to the playoffs this year or upset that not a single team did it back to back (= no playoffs in 2004) Maybe you should add the Wolves and the Rush to the list (I think they are both on a multi year run)
It's kind of hard to do because the NFL and MLB didn't really have playoffs. I didn't include Arena football or any other league that's not the top in its sport in this country. I think I might make another list for consecutive winning seasons.
Most Consecutive Seasons Over .500 15-Atlanta Braves 13-Detroit Red Wings 13-New Jersey Devils 13-New York Yankees 10-Colorado Avalanche 10-Philadelphia Flyers 8-Boston Red Sox 8-Dallas Stars 8-St. Louis Blues 8-San Antonio Spurs 7-Oakland Athletics 7-Ottawa Senators 7-Sacramento Kings 6-Minnesota Timberwolves 6-St. Louis Cardinals 6-Toronto Maple Leafs 5-Dallas Mavericks 5-Houston Astros 5-Minnesota Twins 5-New England Patriots 4-Denver Broncos 4-Detroit Pistons 4-Edmonton Oilers 4-Indiana Pacers 4-Indianapolis Colts 4-New Jersey Nets 4-Seattle Storm 4-Vancouver Canucks 3-Boston Bruins 3-Chicago White Sox 3-Connecticut Sun 3-Florida Marlins 3-Houston Rockets 3-Kansas City Wizards 3-Philadelphia Phillies 3-Sacramento Monarchs 3-Seattle Seahawks 2-DC United 2-Denver Nuggets 2-Jacksonville Jaguars 2-Los Angeles Angels 2-Memphis Grizzlies 2-Miami Heat 2-New York Liberty 2-Pittsburgh Steelers 2-San Diego Chargers 2-San Diego Padres 2-Tampa Bay Lightning 1-Boston Celtics 1-Calgary Flames 1-Carolina Panthers 1-Chicago Bears 1-Chicago Bulls 1-Chicago Fire 1-Cincinnati Bengals 1-Cleveland Cavaliers 1-Cleveland Indians 1-Dallas Cowboys 1-FC Dallas 1-Houston Comets 1-Indiana Fever 1-Kansas City Chiefs 1-Metrostars 1-Miami Dolphins 1-Minnesota Vikings 1-Montreal Canadiens 1-Nashville Predators 1-New England Revolution 1-New York Giants 1-New York Islanders 1-New York Mets 1-Philadelphia 76ers 1-Phoenix Suns 1-San Jose Earthquakes 1-San Jose Sharks 1-Seattle Supersonics 1-Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1-Washington Redskins 1-Washington Wizards