1916 Philadelphia Athletics season

The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics season was the 16th season of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball franchise. The A's finished eighth in the American League with a record of 36 wins and 117 losses. The 1916 team is often considered by baseball historians as the worst team in American League history, and its .235 winning percentage is still the lowest ever for a modern (post-1900) big-league team. The team's 117 losses would remain an MLB record until the expansion New York Mets broke it in 1962 with 120 losses but with a .250 winning percentage.

Starters by position
''Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Other batters
''Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in''

Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

League top five finishers

 * Bullet Joe Bush: #4 in AL in strikeouts (157)
 * Bullet Joe Bush: #3 in AL in shutouts (8)
 * Bullet Joe Bush: #3 in AL in complete games (25)
 * Bullet Joe Bush: MLB leader in losses (24)
 * Bullet Joe Bush: MLB leader in wild pitches (15)
 * Bullet Joe Bush: #2 in AL in walks allowed (130)
 * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in strikeouts (182)
 * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in complete games (31)
 * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in losses (23)
 * Elmer Myers: MLB leader in earned runs allowed (128)
 * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hits allowed (280)
 * Elmer Myers: MLB leader in walks allowed (168)
 * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in home runs allowed (7)
 * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in wild pitches (13)
 * Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hit batsmen (14)
 * Jack Nabors: #3 in AL in losses (20)
 * Amos Strunk: #4 in AL in batting average (.316)