MLB Seasons 1871–2026
156 seasons of Major League Baseball history
Browse the complete history of Major League Baseball season by season — from the National Association's inaugural year in 1871 through the 2026 season. Each season page includes final standings, batting and pitching statistical leaders, postseason results, and team records.
NOTABLE SEASONS
156 seasons
How to use the season directory
This directory links 156 season pages, from 1871 to 2026, newest first. Each season page carries that year's final standings (or current ones, for a season still in progress), the top five in each batting and pitching category, the postseason bracket where one was played, and links to every club's page for the year. The batting-average, OPS, ERA and WHIP tiles on those pages list qualified players only, using MLB's per-team-game playing-time rule, so a shortened schedule gets a lower threshold than a full one. Seasons before 1901 come from the early professional leagues; the American League joins the standings in 1901, and divisions appear from 1969.
Negro Leagues standings sit beside the American and National Leagues for the years they were played, because MLB now counts those leagues as major league. Every season also has a leaders page with the complete batting and pitching tables, linked from the season page. Use the search box to jump to a year, or start from the notable seasons row, which picks out years that changed the record book. The 1994 page shows standings with no postseason, since that season ended early. The oldest pages, 1871 through 1875, cover the National Association, where the season list begins. The 2026 page is marked as a season in progress, with standings and leaders updated as games are added.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
How far back does the season data go?
Baseball Data Hub covers 156 MLB seasons beginning in 1871. The National League — the first fully professional league to survive to the present — was founded in 1876. The American League was established in 1901. Both leagues' full histories are represented in this directory.
What happened to the 1994 season?
The 1994 season was shortened by a players' strike that began on August 12, 1994, resulting in cancellation of the remainder of the season and the postseason. It remains the only year the World Series was not played since 1904.
Which season had the most home runs hit?
The 2019 season set a new MLB record with 6,776 home runs hit across both leagues, surpassing the previous record set in 2017. Multiple factors including a juiced ball and increased launch angle batting approach contributed to the surge.
What seasons had the most dominant pitching?
The 1968 season is known as the "Year of the Pitcher," with Bob Gibson's historic 1.12 ERA and Denny McLain winning 31 games. Batting averages league-wide dropped so dramatically that MLB lowered the pitcher's mound the following year.