Athletics

126 seasons · 1901–2026 · 9,458–10,030 (.485) · 15 pennants · 9 World Series

Season by season

126 seasons, newest first. The year links to that season across all of baseball.

Year	Lg	Div	W	L	W–L%	Finish	R	RA	Result
2026	AL	—	53	85	.384	—	—	—
2025	AL	W	76	86	.469	4th	733	817
2024	AL	W	69	93	.426	4th	643	764
2023	AL	W	50	112	.309	5th	585	924
2022	AL	W	60	102	.370	5th	568	770
2021	AL	W	86	76	.531	3rd	743	687
2020	AL	W	36	24	.600	1st	274	232	Division
2019	AL	W	97	65	.599	2nd	845	680	Wild card
2018	AL	W	97	65	.599	2nd	813	674	Wild card
2017	AL	W	75	87	.463	5th	739	826
2016	AL	W	69	93	.426	5th	653	761
2015	AL	W	68	94	.420	5th	694	729
2014	AL	W	88	74	.543	2nd	729	572	Wild card
2013	AL	W	96	66	.593	1st	767	625	Division
2012	AL	W	94	68	.580	1st	713	614	Division
2011	AL	W	74	88	.457	3rd	645	679
2010	AL	W	81	81	.500	2nd	663	626
2009	AL	W	75	87	.463	4th	759	761
2008	AL	W	75	86	.466	3rd	646	690
2007	AL	W	76	86	.469	3rd	741	758
2006	AL	W	93	69	.574	1st	771	727	Division
2005	AL	W	88	74	.543	2nd	772	658
2004	AL	W	91	71	.562	2nd	793	742
2003	AL	W	96	66	.593	1st	768	643	Division
2002	AL	W	103	59	.636	1st	800	654	Division
2001	AL	W	102	60	.630	2nd	884	645	Wild card
2000	AL	W	91	70	.565	1st	947	813	Division
1999	AL	W	87	75	.537	2nd	893	846
1998	AL	W	74	88	.457	4th	804	866
1997	AL	W	65	97	.401	4th	764	946
1996	AL	W	78	84	.481	3rd	861	900
1995	AL	W	67	77	.465	4th	730	761
1994	AL	W	51	63	.447	2nd	549	589
1993	AL	W	68	94	.420	7th	715	846
1992	AL	W	96	66	.593	1st	745	672	Division
1991	AL	W	84	78	.519	4th	760	776
1990	AL	W	103	59	.636	1st	733	570	Pennant
1989	AL	W	99	63	.611	1st	712	576	World Series
1988	AL	W	104	58	.642	1st	800	620	Pennant
1987	AL	W	81	81	.500	3rd	806	789
1986	AL	W	76	86	.469	3rd	731	760
1985	AL	W	77	85	.475	4th	757	787
1984	AL	W	77	85	.475	4th	738	796
1983	AL	W	74	88	.457	4th	708	782
1982	AL	W	68	94	.420	5th	691	819
1981	AL	W	64	45	.587	1st	458	403	Division
1980	AL	W	83	79	.512	2nd	686	642
1979	AL	W	54	108	.333	7th	573	860
1978	AL	W	69	93	.426	6th	532	690
1977	AL	W	63	98	.391	7th	605	749
1976	AL	W	87	74	.540	2nd	686	598
1975	AL	W	98	64	.605	1st	758	606	Division
1974	AL	W	90	72	.556	1st	689	551	World Series
1973	AL	W	94	68	.580	1st	758	615	World Series
1972	AL	W	93	62	.600	1st	604	457	World Series
1971	AL	W	101	60	.627	1st	691	564	Division
1970	AL	W	89	73	.549	2nd	678	593
1969	AL	W	88	74	.543	2nd	740	678
1968	AL	—	82	80	.506	6th	569	544
1967	AL	—	62	99	.385	10th	533	660
1966	AL	—	74	86	.463	7th	564	648
1965	AL	—	59	103	.364	10th	585	755
1964	AL	—	57	105	.352	10th	621	836
1963	AL	—	73	89	.451	8th	615	704
1962	AL	—	72	90	.444	9th	745	837
1961	AL	—	61	100	.379	9th	683	863
1960	AL	—	58	96	.377	8th	615	756
1959	AL	—	66	88	.429	7th	681	760
1958	AL	—	73	81	.474	7th	642	713
1957	AL	—	59	94	.386	7th	563	710
1956	AL	—	52	102	.338	8th	619	831
1955	AL	—	63	91	.409	6th	638	911
1954	AL	—	51	103	.331	8th	542	875
1953	AL	—	59	95	.383	7th	632	799
1952	AL	—	79	75	.513	4th	664	723
1951	AL	—	70	84	.455	6th	736	745
1950	AL	—	52	102	.338	8th	670	913
1949	AL	—	81	73	.526	5th	726	725
1948	AL	—	84	70	.545	4th	729	735
1947	AL	—	78	76	.506	5th	633	614
1946	AL	—	49	105	.318	8th	529	680
1945	AL	—	52	98	.347	8th	494	638
1944	AL	—	72	82	.468	5th	525	594
1943	AL	—	49	105	.318	8th	497	717
1942	AL	—	55	99	.357	8th	549	801
1941	AL	—	64	90	.416	8th	713	840
1940	AL	—	54	100	.351	8th	703	932
1939	AL	—	55	97	.362	7th	711	1022
1938	AL	—	53	99	.349	8th	726	956
1937	AL	—	54	97	.358	7th	699	854
1936	AL	—	53	100	.346	8th	714	1045
1935	AL	—	58	91	.389	8th	710	869
1934	AL	—	68	82	.453	5th	764	838
1933	AL	—	79	72	.523	3rd	875	853
1932	AL	—	94	60	.610	2nd	981	752
1931	AL	—	107	45	.704	1st	858	626	Pennant
1930	AL	—	102	52	.662	1st	951	751	World Series
1929	AL	—	104	46	.693	1st	901	615	World Series
1928	AL	—	98	55	.641	2nd	829	615
1927	AL	—	91	63	.591	2nd	841	726
1926	AL	—	83	67	.553	3rd	677	570
1925	AL	—	88	64	.579	2nd	831	713
1924	AL	—	71	81	.467	5th	685	778
1923	AL	—	69	83	.454	6th	661	761
1922	AL	—	65	89	.422	7th	705	830
1921	AL	—	53	100	.346	8th	657	894
1920	AL	—	48	106	.312	8th	558	834
1919	AL	—	36	104	.257	8th	457	742
1918	AL	—	52	76	.406	8th	412	538
1917	AL	—	55	98	.359	8th	529	691
1916	AL	—	36	117	.235	8th	447	776
1915	AL	—	43	109	.283	8th	545	888
1914	AL	—	99	53	.651	1st	749	529	Pennant
1913	AL	—	96	57	.627	1st	794	592	World Series
1912	AL	—	90	62	.592	3rd	779	658
1911	AL	—	101	50	.669	1st	861	601	World Series
1910	AL	—	102	48	.680	1st	674	442	World Series
1909	AL	—	95	58	.621	2nd	605	411
1908	AL	—	68	85	.444	6th	486	562
1907	AL	—	88	57	.607	2nd	584	511
1906	AL	—	78	67	.538	4th	561	539
1905	AL	—	92	56	.622	1st	623	488	Pennant
1904	AL	—	81	70	.536	5th	557	503
1903	AL	—	75	60	.556	2nd	597	519
1902	AL	—	83	53	.610	1st	775	636	Pennant
1901	AL	—	74	62	.544	4th	805	760

A dash is a value the source has not published — the season still being played has no final run totals. An empty result column means the club did not win any of those things that year, except in 1994, when a strike ended the season before the postseason, and in a season still under way — then there was nothing to win.

Career leaders with this club

Top 20 by wins above replacement accumulated with the Athletics, and the same for pitchers. Seasons where a player was mostly somewhere else are not counted here.

Batting20 players

Player	Years	WAR	G	PA	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Rickey Henderson	1979–1998	78.7	1,813	7,977	1,861	174	682	.285
Eddie Collins	1906–1930	63.8	1,156	4,632	1,308	16	496	.337
Jimmie Foxx	1925–1935	63.3	1,256	5,239	1,492	302	1,075	.339
Bob Johnson	1933–1942	61.1	1,459	6,323	1,617	252	1,040	.298
Al Simmons	1924–1944	58.0	1,290	5,586	1,827	209	1,178	.356
Mickey Cochrane	1925–1933	47.3	1,167	4,856	1,317	108	680	.321
Reggie Jackson	1967–1987	47.1	1,346	5,430	1,228	269	776	.262
Home Run Baker	1908–1914	47.1	899	3,840	1,103	48	612	.321
Sal Bando	1966–1976	45.7	1,468	6,086	1,311	192	796	.255
Mark McGwire	1986–1997	45.2	1,380	5,633	1,201	387	983	.260
Eddie Joost	1947–1954	40.7	917	4,210	840	116	435	.249
Dwayne Murphy	1978–1987	40.6	1,213	4,886	999	153	563	.247
Sam Chapman	1938–1950	40.5	1,256	5,248	1,262	174	732	.270
Jimmy Dykes	1918–1932	40.3	1,702	6,990	1,705	86	764	.283
Harry Davis	1901–1917	34.9	1,413	5,945	1,500	69	761	.279
Bert Campaneris	1964–1976	34.5	1,795	7,895	1,882	70	529	.262
Topsy Hartsel	1902–1911	33.7	1,146	4,905	1,087	21	266	.266
Jose Canseco	1985–1997	33.2	1,080	4,622	1,065	258	808	.263
Eric Chavez	1998–2010	32.8	1,320	5,405	1,276	230	787	.267
Max Bishop	1924–1933	31.6	1,181	5,273	1,122	39	343	.272

Pitching20 players

Player	Years	WAR	G	W	L	SV	IP	SO	ERA
Eddie Plank	1901–1914	83.8	524	284	162	16	3860.7	1,985	2.39
Charles Bender	1903–1914	59.8	385	193	102	28	2602.0	1,536	2.32
Rube Waddell	1902–1907	52.5	251	131	82	0	1869.3	1,576	1.97
Lefty Grove	1925–1933	48.1	402	195	79	51	2401.0	1,523	2.88
Vida Blue	1969–1977	29.2	273	124	86	2	1945.7	1,315	2.95
Jack Coombs	1906–1914	27.4	238	115	67	8	1629.7	870	2.60
Eddie Rommel	1920–1932	22.6	500	171	119	29	2556.3	599	3.54
Tim Hudson	1999–2004	22.2	183	92	39	0	1240.7	899	3.30
Rube Walberg	1923–1933	20.9	414	134	114	27	2191.7	908	4.11
Catfish Hunter	1965–1974	19.9	363	161	113	1	2456.3	1,520	3.13
George Earnshaw	1928–1933	15.7	219	98	58	10	1353.7	757	4.18
Barry Zito	2000–2015	15.5	225	102	63	0	1437.3	1,098	3.58
Jimmy Dygert	1905–1910	15.3	175	57	49	2	986.0	583	2.65
Dave Stewart	1986–1995	15.0	265	119	78	0	1729.7	1,161	3.75
Alex Kellner	1948–1957	14.9	284	92	106	5	1696.7	733	4.51
Bobby Shantz	1949–1956	14.6	220	69	65	11	1166.7	566	3.80
Mark Mulder	2000–2004	13.8	150	81	42	0	1003.0	668	3.92
Bullet Joe Bush	1912–1928	13.5	191	64	75	9	1115.3	575	3.19
Ken Holtzman	1972–1975	13.3	157	77	55	0	1084.3	530	2.92
Jack Quinn	1926–1930	12.9	166	63	44	11	827.0	213	3.46

Best single seasons

The highest wins above replacement any Athletics player has put up in one year.

BattingHR · RBI · AVG

1	Nap Lajoie1901 · 14 HR · 125 RBI · .426	12.7
2	Eddie Collins1909 · 3 HR · 56 RBI · .347	12.0
3	Jimmie Foxx1932 · 58 HR · 169 RBI · .364	11.4
4	Jimmie Foxx1933 · 48 HR · 163 RBI · .356	11.0
5	Eddie Collins1913 · 3 HR · 73 RBI · .345	10.6
6	Home Run Baker1913 · 12 HR · 117 RBI · .337	10.5
7	Rickey Henderson1990 · 28 HR · 61 RBI · .325	10.1
8	Eddie Collins1910 · 3 HR · 81 RBI · .324	9.9
9	Eddie Collins1914 · 2 HR · 85 RBI · .344	9.5
10	Reggie Jackson1969 · 47 HR · 118 RBI · .275	9.5

PitchingW · SO · ERA

1	Rube Waddell1904 · 25 W · 349 SO · 1.62	11.6
2	Rube Waddell1903 · 21 W · 302 SO · 2.44	10.5
3	Rube Waddell1905 · 27 W · 287 SO · 1.48	8.8
4	Jack Coombs1910 · 31 W · 224 SO · 1.30	8.4
5	Rube Waddell1907 · 19 W · 232 SO · 2.15	8.1
6	Eddie Plank1905 · 24 W · 210 SO · 2.26	7.9
7	Eddie Plank1904 · 26 W · 201 SO · 2.17	7.8
8	Eddie Plank1903 · 23 W · 176 SO · 2.38	7.8
9	Vida Blue1971 · 24 W · 301 SO · 1.82	7.7
10	Rube Waddell1902 · 24 W · 210 SO · 2.05	7.5

Names this club has played under

Name	Years	Seasons
Philadelphia Athletics	1901–1954	54
Kansas City Athletics	1955–1967	13
Oakland Athletics	1968–2024	57
Athletics	2025–2026	2

How this page is built

Every row below is the club's own season, 1901 to 2026. That is 126 of them, 9,458–10,030 in all, a winning percentage of .485. 9 World Series — 1910, 1911, 1913, 1929, 1930, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1989.

Wins and losses on this page come straight from the source; the player tables do not. A season line in this database carries one club, the one where the player took the most plate appearances — or, for a pitcher, recorded the most outs — that year. So a player traded in July is credited to one side of the trade and not the other, and the career totals below are the club he mostly played for rather than a strict split. Wins above replacement is worked out per season here, and a season cannot be cut in half without recomputing it on a different basis, which would leave two numbers on this site that disagree. One basis, stated, is the honest version of that trade-off.

This club has played under 4 names. It began as the Philadelphia Athletics in 1901 and is the Athletics now. The names, and the years each one covers, are listed further down. Relocations and renamings are kept together because the franchise is the thing that continued, which is also how the record books treat it.

What the columns mean, and where the franchise begins

Finishing position means a different thing before and after divisions arrived in 1969. Also: why the club's history starts in 1901 here, and what the run columns are for.

The franchise boundary is the source database's, not ours. Each season carries a franchise identifier, and that identifier is what groups the rows on this page. It merges moves and renamings — Brooklyn and Los Angeles are one club under it — and it also keeps some things apart that share a city and a nickname: the National Association clubs of 1871 to 1875 are separate franchises from the National League clubs that followed them in the same towns. We could have merged those by hand, and then this page would carry a career record that no published source agrees with. Following the identifier means the totals here can be checked against somebody else's.

The best and worst of it: 1931 and 1916. The 1931 club went 107–45 (.704); the 1916 club went 36–117 (.235). Schedules were not always the same length — a nineteenth-century season could be seventy games and 2020 was sixty — so read the percentage rather than the win column when the two are far apart in time.

Finishing position means different things in different eras. Before 1969 there were no divisions, so the finish column is the club's place in the whole league. From 1969 it is the place within a division, which is a smaller field, and a third place in a six-team division is not the same achievement as a third place in a ten-team league. The division column says which one applies. Nothing on this page is postseason record: the wins and losses are regular season only, and the World Series, pennant and division marks in the result column say what the club went on to win, not how it did once it got there.

Runs scored and runs allowed are here because they explain the record. A club that wins more games than its run difference suggests has usually won a lot of close ones, and that tends not to repeat. The two columns are the cheapest way to see whether a season was as good as its win total, and they are the input to most of the modern estimates of how many games a team should have won. They are blank for the season still being played where the source has not published them yet.

Data for 1871 to 2025: Lahman Baseball Database 2025, compiled by SABR (Society for American Baseball Research) and licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported. Negro Leagues data licensed from Seamheads.com and included under SABR major-league recommendations (2021-02-11, 2024-06-03). This page groups the source database's team seasons by its franchise identifier and adds up the Athletics careers of the players on the season pages. — the WAR columns are computed here — and they are published under the same CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported licence, as ShareAlike requires. That database is published once a season is complete, so the 2026 figures on this site come from a different place: the MLB Stats API, whose notice reads “Copyright 2026 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. Use of any content on this page acknowledges agreement to the terms posted here http://gdx.mlb.com/components/copyright.txt”. Those numbers are MLB Advanced Media, L.P.’s, not SABR (Society for American Baseball Research)’s, and they carry that notice rather than the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported licence above. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to Major League Baseball or any of its clubs.