List of Major League Baseball postseason series explained

This is a complete listing of Major League Baseball (MLB) postseason series, grouped by franchise. Series featuring relocated teams are kept with their ultimate relocation franchises. Bolded years indicate wins. Tables are sorted first by the number of series, then the number of wins, and then alphabetically. The list only includes postseason series played since the introduction of the World Series in 1903.

Arizona Diamondbacks

OpponentOccurrences
Colorado Rockies22007, 201751–1.500
St. Louis Cardinals22001, 200281–1.500
Milwaukee Brewers22011, 202371–1.500
Los Angeles Dodgers22017, 202361–1.500
Atlanta Braves1200151–01.000
Chicago Cubs1200731–01.000
New York Yankees1200171–01.000
Philadelphia Phillies1202371–01.000
New York Mets1199940–1.000
Texas Rangers1202350–1.000
Totals14578–6.571

Atlanta Braves

OpponentOccurrences
Houston Astros61997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2021254–2.667
Los Angeles Dodgers51996, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2021242–3.400
St. Louis Cardinals51982, 1996, 2000, 2012, 2019191–4.200
New York Yankees41957, 1958, 1996, 1999241–3.250
Philadelphia Phillies31993, 2022, 2023140–3.000
Cincinnati Reds21995, 202062–01.000
Pittsburgh Pirates21991, 1992142–01.000
Chicago Cubs21998, 200381–1.500
Cleveland Guardians21948, 1995121–1.500
Miami Marlins21997, 202091–1.500
New York Mets21969, 199991–1.500
San Francisco Giants22002, 201090–2.000
Colorado Rockies1199541–01.000
Milwaukee Brewers1202141–01.000
Oakland Athletics1191441–01.000
Arizona Diamondbacks1200150–1.000
Minnesota Twins1199170–1.000
San Diego Padres1199860–1.000
Toronto Blue Jays1199260–1.000
Totals4420919–25.432

Baltimore Orioles

OpponentOccurrences
Oakland Athletics31971, 1973, 1974121–2.333
Minnesota Twins21969, 197062–01.000
Cleveland Guardians21996, 1997101–1.500
Texas Rangers22012, 202341–1.500
New York Yankees21996, 2012100–2.000
Pittsburgh Pirates21971, 1979140–2.000
Chicago White Sox1198341–01.000
Cincinnati Reds1197051–01.000
Detroit Tigers1201431–01.000
Los Angeles Angels1197941–01.000
Los Angeles Dodgers1196641–01.000
Philadelphia Phillies1198351–01.000
Seattle Mariners1199741–01.000
Kansas City Royals1201440–1.000
New York Mets1196950–1.000
St. Louis Cardinals1194460–1.000
Toronto Blue Jays1201610–1.000
Totals2410112–12.500

Boston Red Sox

OpponentOccurrences
Los Angeles Angels51986, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009204–1.800
New York Yankees51999, 2003, 2004, 2018, 2021243–2.600
Cleveland Guardians51995, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2016222–3.400
Oakland Athletics41975, 1988, 1990, 2003162–2.500
St. Louis Cardinals41946, 1967, 2004, 2013242–2.500
Tampa Bay Rays32008, 2013, 2021152–1.667
Houston Astros32017, 2018, 2021151–2.333
Los Angeles Dodgers21916, 2018102–01.000
Chicago Cubs1191861–01.000
Colorado Rockies1200741–01.000
Detroit Tigers1201361–01.000
Philadelphia Phillies1191551–01.000
Pittsburgh Pirates1190381–01.000
San Francisco Giants1191271–01.000
Chicago White Sox1200530–1.000
Cincinnati Reds1197570–1.000
New York Mets1198670–1.000
Totals4019924–16.600

Chicago Cubs

OpponentOccurrences
Detroit Tigers41907, 1908, 1935, 1945222–2.500
Los Angeles Dodgers32008, 2016, 2017141–2.333
Atlanta Braves21998, 200381–1.500
San Francisco Giants21989, 201691–1.500
Miami Marlins22003, 202090–2.000
New York Yankees21932, 193880–2.000
Oakland Athletics21910, 1929100–2.000
Cleveland Guardians1201671–01.000
Pittsburgh Pirates1201511–01.000
St. Louis Cardinals1201541–01.000
Washington Nationals1201751–01.000
Arizona Diamondbacks1200730–1.000
Boston Red Sox1191860–1.000
Chicago White Sox1190660–1.000
Colorado Rockies1201810–1.000
New York Mets1201540–1.000
San Diego Padres1198450–1.000
Totals271229–18.333

Chicago White Sox

OpponentOccurrences
Houston Astros22005, 202181–1.500
Boston Red Sox1200531–01.000
Chicago Cubs1190661–01.000
Los Angeles Angels1200551–01.000
San Francisco Giants1191761–01.000
Baltimore Orioles1198340–1.000
Cincinnati Reds1191980–1.000
Los Angeles Dodgers1195960–1.000
Seattle Mariners1200030–1.000
Tampa Bay Rays1200840–1.000
Toronto Blue Jays1199360–1.000
Oakland Athletics1202030–1.000
Totals13625–8.385

Cincinnati Reds

OpponentOccurrences
Pittsburgh Pirates61970, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1990, 2013214–2.667
New York Yankees31939, 1961, 1976131–2.333
Oakland Athletics21972, 1990111–1.500
Philadelphia Phillies21976, 201061–1.500
Atlanta Braves21995, 202060–2.000
Boston Red Sox1197571–01.000
Chicago White Sox1191981–01.000
Detroit Tigers1194071–01.000
Los Angeles Dodgers1199531–01.000
Baltimore Orioles1197050–1.000
New York Mets1197350–1.000
San Francisco Giants1201250–1.000
Totals229711–11.500

Cleveland Guardians

OpponentOccurrences
New York Yankees61997, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2020, 2022272–4.333
Boston Red Sox51995, 1998, 1999, 2007, 2016223–2.600
Atlanta Braves21948, 1995121–1.500
Baltimore Orioles21996, 1997101–1.500
Seattle Mariners21995, 2001111–1.500
Tampa Bay Rays22013, 202231–1.500
Los Angeles Dodgers1192071–01.000
Toronto Blue Jays1201651–0.000
Chicago Cubs1201670–1.000
Houston Astros1201830–1.000
Miami Marlins1199770–1.000
San Francisco Giants1195440–1.000
Totals2511811–14.440

Colorado Rockies

OpponentOccurrences
Arizona Diamondbacks22007, 201751–1.500
Philadelphia Phillies22007, 200971–1.500
Chicago Cubs1201811–01.000
Atlanta Braves1199540–1.000
Boston Red Sox1200740–1.000
Milwaukee Brewers1201830–1.000
Totals8243–5.375

Detroit Tigers

OpponentOccurrences
Oakland Athletics41972, 2006, 2012, 2013193–1.750
Chicago Cubs41907, 1908, 1935, 1945222–2.500
New York Yankees32006, 2011, 2012133–01.000
St. Louis Cardinals31934, 1968, 2006191–2.333
Kansas City Royals1198431–01.000
San Diego Padres1198451–01.000
Baltimore Orioles1201430–1.000
Boston Red Sox1201360–1.000
Cincinnati Reds1194070–1.000
Minnesota Twins1198750–1.000
Pittsburgh Pirates1190970–1.000
San Francisco Giants1201240–1.000
Texas Rangers1201160–1.000
Totals2311911–12.478

Houston Astros

OpponentOccurrences
Atlanta Braves61997, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2021252–4.333
New York Yankees42015, 2017, 2019, 2022184–01.000
Boston Red Sox32017, 2018, 2021152–1.667
Minnesota Twins22020, 202362–01.000
Chicago White Sox22005, 202181–1.500
Los Angeles Dodgers21981, 2017121–1.500
Philadelphia Phillies21980, 2022111–1.500
St. Louis Cardinals22004, 2005131–1.500
Tampa Bay Rays22019, 2020121–1.500
Cleveland Guardians1201831–01.000
Oakland Athletics1202041–01.000
Seattle Mariners1202231–01.000
Kansas City Royals1201550–1.000
New York Mets1198660–1.000
San Diego Padres1199840–1.000
Texas Rangers1202370–1.000
Washington Nationals1201970–1.000
Totals3315918–15.545

Kansas City Royals

OpponentOccurrences
New York Yankees41976, 1977, 1978, 1980171–3.250
Toronto Blue Jays21985, 2015132–01.000
Oakland Athletics21981, 201441–1.500
Baltimore Orioles1201441–01.000
Houston Astros1201551–01.000
Los Angeles Angels1201431–01.000
New York Mets1201551–0.000
St. Louis Cardinals1198571–01.000
Detroit Tigers1198430–1.000
Philadelphia Phillies1198060–1.000
San Francisco Giants1201470–1.000
Totals16749–7.563

Los Angeles Angels

OpponentOccurrences
Boston Red Sox51986, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009201–4.200
New York Yankees32002, 2005, 2009152–1.667
Minnesota Twins1200251–01.000
San Francisco Giants1200271–01.000
Baltimore Orioles1197940–1.000
Chicago White Sox1200550–1.000
Kansas City Royals1201430–1.000
Milwaukee Brewers1198250–1.000
Totals14645–9.357

Los Angeles Dodgers

OpponentOccurrences
New York Yankees111941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1977, 1978, 1981653–8.273
St. Louis Cardinals61985, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2021242–4.333
Atlanta Braves51996, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2021243–2.600
Philadelphia Phillies51977, 1978, 1983, 2008, 2009222–3.400
Chicago Cubs32008, 2016, 2017142–1.667
Washington Nationals31981, 2016, 2019152–1.667
New York Mets31988, 2006, 2015151–2.333
Milwaukee Brewers22018, 202092–01.000
Arizona Diamondbacks22017, 202361–1.500
Houston Astros21981, 2017121–1.500
Oakland Athletics21974, 1988101–1.500
San Diego Padres22020, 202271–1.500
Boston Red Sox21916, 2018100–2.000
Chicago White Sox1195961–01.000
Minnesota Twins1196571–01.000
Pittsburgh Pirates1197441–01.000
San Francisco Giants1202151–01.000
Tampa Bay Rays1202061–01.000
Baltimore Orioles1196640–1.000
Cincinnati Reds1199530–1.000
Cleveland Guardians1192070–1.000
Totals5627526–30.464

Miami Marlins

OpponentOccurrences
Chicago Cubs22003, 202092–01.000
San Francisco Giants21997, 200372–01.000
Atlanta Braves21997, 202091–10.500
Cleveland Guardians1199771–01.000
New York Yankees1200361–01.000
Philadelphia Phillies1202320–1.000
Totals9407–2.778

Milwaukee Brewers

OpponentOccurrences
Arizona Diamondbacks22011, 202371–1.500
Los Angeles Dodgers22018, 202090–2.000
St. Louis Cardinals21982, 2011130–2.000
Colorado Rockies1201831–01.000
Los Angeles Angels1198251–01.000
Atlanta Braves1202140–1.000
New York Yankees1198150–1.000
Philadelphia Phillies1200840–1.000
Washington Nationals1201910–1.000
Totals12513–9.250

Minnesota Twins

OpponentOccurrences
New York Yankees62003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019180–6.000
Toronto Blue Jays21991, 202372–0.000
Oakland Athletics22002, 200681–1.500
San Francisco Giants21924, 1933121–1.500
Baltimore Orioles21969, 197060–2.000
Houston Astros22020, 202360–2.000
Atlanta Braves1199171–01.000
Detroit Tigers1198751–0.000
St. Louis Cardinals1198771–01.000
Los Angeles Angels1200250–1.000
Los Angeles Dodgers1196570–1.000
Pittsburgh Pirates1192570–1.000
Totals22957–15.318

New York Mets

OpponentOccurrences
Los Angeles Dodgers31988, 2006, 2015152–1.667
Atlanta Braves21969, 199991–1.500
St. Louis Cardinals22000, 2006121–1.500
San Francisco Giants22000, 201651–1.500
Arizona Diamondbacks1199941–01.000
Baltimore Orioles1196951–01.000
Boston Red Sox1198671–01.000
Chicago Cubs1201541–01.000
Cincinnati Reds1197351–01.000
Houston Astros1198661–01.000
Kansas City Royals1201550–1.000
New York Yankees1200050–1.000
Oakland Athletics1197370–1.000
San Diego Padres1202230–1.000
Totals199211–8.579

New York Yankees

OpponentOccurrences
Los Angeles Dodgers111941, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1963, 1977, 1978, 1981658–3.727
San Francisco Giants71921, 1922, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1962435–2.714
Minnesota Twins62003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2019186–01.000
Cleveland Guardians61997, 1998, 2007, 2017, 2020, 2022274–2.667
Boston Red Sox51999, 2003, 2004, 2018, 2021242–3.400
St. Louis Cardinals51926, 1928, 1942, 1943, 1964282–3.400
Oakland Athletics41981, 2000, 2001, 2018144–01.000
Atlanta Braves41957, 1958, 1996, 1999243–1.750
Kansas City Royals41976, 1977, 1978, 1980173–1.750
Texas Rangers41996, 1998, 1999, 2010163–1.750
Houston Astros42015, 2017, 2019, 2022180–4.000
Cincinnati Reds31939, 1961, 1976132–1.667
Seattle Mariners31995, 2000, 2001162–1.667
Los Angeles Angels32002, 2005, 2009151–2.333
Detroit Tigers32006, 2011, 2012130–3.000
Baltimore Orioles21996, 2012102–01.000
Chicago Cubs21932, 193882–01.000
Philadelphia Phillies21950, 2009102–01.000
Pittsburgh Pirates21927, 1960111–1.500
Milwaukee Brewers1198151–01.000
New York Mets1200051–01.000
San Diego Padres1199841–01.000
Arizona Diamondbacks1200170–1.000
Miami Marlins1200360–1.000
Tampa Bay Rays1202050–1.000
Totals8642055–31.640

Oakland Athletics

OpponentOccurrences
San Francisco Giants41905, 1911, 1913, 1989203–1.750
Boston Red Sox41975, 1988, 1990, 2003162–2.500
Detroit Tigers41972, 2006, 2012, 2013191–3.250
New York Yankees41981, 2000, 2001, 2018140–4.000
Baltimore Orioles31971, 1973, 1974122–1.667
Chicago Cubs21910, 1929102–01.000
Cincinnati Reds21972, 1990111–1.500
Kansas City Royals21981, 201441–1.500
Los Angeles Dodgers21974, 1988101–11.000
Minnesota Twins22002, 200681–1.500
St. Louis Cardinals21930, 1931131–1.500
Toronto Blue Jays21989, 1992111–1.500
Chicago White Sox1202031–01.000
New York Mets1197371–01.000
Atlanta Braves1191440–1.000
Houston Astros1202040–1.000
Tampa Bay Rays1201910–1.000
Totals3816718–20.474

Philadelphia Phillies

OpponentOccurrences
Los Angeles Dodgers51977, 1978, 1983, 2008, 2009223–2.600
Atlanta Braves31993, 2022, 2023143–01.000
Cincinnati Reds21976, 201061–1.500
Colorado Rockies22007, 200971–1.500
Houston Astros21980, 2022111–1.500
St. Louis Cardinals22011, 202271–1.500
New York Yankees21950, 2009100–2.000
Kansas City Royals1198061–01.000
Miami Marlins1202321–01.000
Milwaukee Brewers1200841–01.000
San Diego Padres1202251–01.000
Tampa Bay Rays1200851–01.000
Arizona Diamondbacks1202370–1.000
Baltimore Orioles1198350–1.000
Boston Red Sox1191550–1.000
San Francisco Giants1201060–1.000
Toronto Blue Jays1199360–1.000
Washington Nationals1198150–1.000
Totals2913315–14.517

Pittsburgh Pirates

OpponentOccurrences
Cincinnati Reds61970, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1990, 2013212–4.333
Baltimore Orioles21971, 1979142–01.000
New York Yankees21927, 1960111–1.500
San Francisco Giants21971, 201451–1.500
Atlanta Braves21991, 1992140–2.000
Detroit Tigers1190971–01.000
Minnesota Twins1192571–01.000
Boston Red Sox1190380–1.000
Chicago Cubs1201510–1.000
Los Angeles Dodgers1197440–1.000
St. Louis Cardinals1201350–1.000
Totals20978–12.400

St. Louis Cardinals

OpponentOccurrences
Los Angeles Dodgers61985, 2004, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2021244–2.667
Atlanta Braves51982, 1996, 2000, 2012, 2019194–1.800
New York Yankees51926, 1928, 1942, 1943, 1964283–2.600
San Diego Padres41996, 2005, 2006, 2020133–1.750
Boston Red Sox41946, 1967, 2004, 2013242–2.500
San Francisco Giants41987, 2002, 2012, 2014241–3.250
Detroit Tigers31934, 1968, 2006192–1.667
Milwaukee Brewers21982, 2011132–01.000
Arizona Diamondbacks22001, 200281–1.500
Houston Astros22004, 2005131–1.500
New York Mets22000, 2006121–1.500
Oakland Athletics21930, 1931131–1.500
Philadelphia Phillies22011, 202271–1.500
Washington Nationals22012, 201991–1.500
Baltimore Orioles1194461–01.000
Pittsburgh Pirates1201351–01.000
Texas Rangers1201171–01.000
Chicago Cubs1201540–1.000
Kansas City Royals1198570–1.000
Minnesota Twins1198770–1.000
Totals5126230–21.588

San Diego Padres

OpponentOccurrences
St. Louis Cardinals41996, 2005, 2006, 2020131–3.250
Los Angeles Dodgers22020, 202271–1.500
Atlanta Braves1199861–01.000
Chicago Cubs1198451–01.000
Houston Astros1199841–01.000
New York Mets1202231–01.000
Detroit Tigers1198450–1.000
New York Yankees1199840–1.000
Philadelphia Phillies1202250–1.000
Totals13526–7.462

San Francisco Giants

OpponentOccurrences
New York Yankees71921, 1922, 1923, 1936, 1937, 1951, 1962432–5.286
St. Louis Cardinals41987, 2002, 2012, 2014243–1.750
Oakland Athletics41905, 1911, 1913, 1989201–3.250
Atlanta Braves22002, 201092–01.000
Chicago Cubs21989, 201691–1.500
Minnesota Twins21924, 1933121–1.500
New York Mets22000, 201651–1.500
Pittsburgh Pirates21971, 201451–1.500
Miami Marlins21997, 200370–2.000
Cincinnati Reds1201251–01.000
Cleveland Indians1195441–01.000
Detroit Tigers1201241–01.000
Kansas City Royals1201471–01.000
Philadelphia Phillies1201061–01.000
Texas Rangers1201051–01.000
Washington Nationals1201441–01.000
Boston Red Sox1191270–1.000
Chicago White Sox1191760–1.000
Los Angeles Angels1200270–1.000
Los Angeles Dodgers1202150–1.000
Totals3819419–19.500

Seattle Mariners

OpponentOccurrences
New York Yankees31995, 2000, 2001161–2.333
Cleveland Guardians21995, 2001111–1.500
Chicago White Sox1200031–01.000
Toronto Blue Jays1202221–01.000
Baltimore Orioles1199740–1.000
Houston Astros1202230–1.000
Totals9394–5.444

Tampa Bay Rays

OpponentOccurrences
Boston Red Sox32008, 2013, 2021151–2.333
Texas Rangers32010, 2011, 2023110–3.000
Cleveland Guardians22013, 202231–1.500
Houston Astros22019, 2020121–1.500
Chicago White Sox1200841–01.000
New York Yankees1202051–01.000
Oakland Athletics1201911–01.000
Toronto Blue Jays1202021–01.000
Los Angeles Dodgers1202060–1.000
Philadelphia Phillies1200850–1.000
Totals16647–9.438

Texas Rangers

OpponentOccurrences
New York Yankees41996, 1998, 1999, 2010161–3.250
Tampa Bay Rays32010, 2011, 2023113–01.000
Baltimore Orioles22012, 202341–1.500
Toronto Blue Jays22015, 201680–2.000
Arizona Diamondbacks1202351–01.000
Detroit Tigers1201161–01.000
Houston Astros1202371–01.000
St. Louis Cardinals1201170–1.000
San Francisco Giants1201050–1.000
Totals16698–8.500

Toronto Blue Jays

OpponentOccurrences
Texas Rangers22015, 201682–01.000
Oakland Athletics21989, 1992111–1.500
Kansas City Royals21985, 2015130–2.000
Minnesota Twins21991, 202370–2.000
Atlanta Braves1199261–01.000
Baltimore Orioles1201611–01.000
Chicago White Sox1199361–01.000
Philadelphia Phillies1199361–01.000
Cleveland Guardians1201650–1.000
Seattle Mariners1202220–1.000
Tampa Bay Rays1202020–1.000
Totals15677–8.467

Washington Nationals

OpponentOccurrences
Los Angeles Dodgers31981, 2016, 2019151–2.333
St. Louis Cardinals22012, 201991–1.500
Houston Astros1201971–01.000
Milwaukee Brewers1201911–01.000
Philadelphia Phillies1198151–01.000
Chicago Cubs1201750–1.000
San Francisco Giants1201440–1.000
Totals10465–5.500

Most frequent matchups

Rank Total Team Record Team Last occurrence
1 8–3 1981
2 5–2 1962
3 6 6–0 2019
4–2 2013
4–2 2021
6 4–2 2021
6 4–2 2022
8 5 4–1 2019
5 4–1 2009
5 3–2 2021
3–2 2021
5 3–2 2016
5 3–2 2009
5 3–2 1964

See also

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