The Greatest MLB Teams of All Time

A century and a half of baseball's greatest teams — Murderers' Row, the Homestead Grays, the Big Red Machine — each rated within its own era, dead-ball and modern alike, so no season gets an unfair edge.

Ranked by World Series titles, Hall of Fame depth, and era-fair ratings. Every rating is an era-fair percentile — a season measured against its own year, never across decades. How the ratings work →

1. 1
   New York1920–29

   Won the World Series ’23, ’27, ’28Pennant winners ’21, ’22, ’26

   Headliners: Babe Ruth · Lou Gehrig · Tony Lazzeri
   958 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
2. 2
   Homestead1940–48

   Won the World Series ’43, ’44, ’48Pennant winners ’40, ’41, ’42

   Headliners: Josh Gibson · Garnett Blair · Buck Leonard
   965 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
3. 3
   Brooklyn1950–59

   Won the World Series ’55, ’59Pennant winners ’52, ’53, ’56

   Headliners: Duke Snider · Roger Craig · Roy Campanella
   966 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
4. 4
   Philadelphia1910–19

   Won the World Series ’10, ’11, ’13Pennant winners ’14

   Headliners: Eddie Collins · Home Run Baker · Jack Coombs
   944 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
5. 5
   St. Louis1940–49

   Won the World Series ’42, ’44, ’46Pennant winners ’43

   Headliners: Mort Cooper · Stan Musial · Johnny Mize
   973 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
6. 6
   Boston1910–19

   Won the World Series ’12, ’15, ’16Best year: 105–47 (’12)

   Headliners: Tris Speaker · Dutch Leonard · Babe Ruth
   954 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
7. 7
   Chicago1920–29

   Won the World Series ’26, ’27Pennant winners ’20, ’21, ’22

   Headliners: Willie Foster · Dave Brown · Juan Padrón
   931 Hall of FamerDraft this era →
8. 8
   Atlanta1990–99

   Won the World Series ’95Pennant winners ’91, ’92, ’96

   Headliners: Greg Maddux · Chipper Jones · Tom Glavine
   976 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
9. 9
   Cincinnati1970–79

   Won the World Series ’75, ’76Pennant winners ’70, ’72

   Headliners: Joe Morgan · Johnny Bench · George Foster
   963 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
10. 10
    Kansas City1940–47

    Won the World Series ’42Pennant winners ’40, ’41, ’46

    Headliners: Satchel Paige · Ted Strong · George Walker
    966 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
11. 11
    Chicago1900–09

    Won the World Series ’07, ’08Pennant winners ’06

    Headliners: Mordecai Brown · Jack Taylor · Jack Pfiester
    944 Hall of FamersDraft this era →
12. 12
    Toronto1990–99

    Won the World Series ’92, ’93Best year: 96–66 (’92)

    Headliners: Roger Clemens · John Olerud · Pat Hentgen
    976 Hall of FamersDraft this era →

Every era on this list is a real, spinnable board in Draft Challenger — draft its roster from real season statistics and see how it survives the season. City and years only; ratings from the public record, measured against each player’s own time.