User:Dbeck777717

Current Professional Sports Team Success and Non-Success
Considering all teams from the four major professional leagues (baseball, football, basketball, and ice hockey) this article is comprised of two lists, each ranking teams from top to bottom. The first list is all present teams with at least one championship in their histories (as of June 2008), coupled with the number of championships they’ve earned. The second list is present teams with no championships at any time in their history, preceded by the number of years they’ve existed in their current location (as of June 2008).

The reigning professional sports team in terms of total championships in its municipality is the New York Yankees, with 26 titles. No other team can compare to the futility of the San Francisco Giants when it comes to championship drought. The consideration here: Which team has gone the longest in their current location without having a single title to its name at any time in its history? A team like the Chicago Cubs last won a title in 1908, but at least they can raise a championship banner that says “Chicago Cubs.” The Giants did have championships when the team was in New York, but that was in New York, not San Francisco.

Present teams with at least one championship in their histories (as of June 2008), coupled with the number of championships they’ve earned

26

New York Yankees (last one 2000)

22

Montreal Canadians (1993)

17

Boston Celtics (2008)

11

Detroit Red Wings (2008)

Toronto Maple Leafs (1967)

10

St. Louis Cardinals (2006)

9

Green Bay Packers (1996)

Los Angeles Lakers (2000)

7

Boston Red Sox (2007)

Chicago Bears (1985)

6

Chicago Bulls (1998)

New York Giants (2007)

5

Boston Bruins (1972)

Cincinnati Reds (1990)

Dallas Cowboys (1995)

Los Angeles Dodgers (1988)

Pittsburgh Pirates (1979)

Pittsburgh Steelers (2005)

San Francisco 49ers (1994)

Washington Redskins (1991)

4

Cleveland Browns (1964)

Detroit Lions (1957)

Detroit Tigers (1984)

New York Islanders (1983)

New York Rangers (1994)

Oakland Athletics (1989)

San Antonio Spurs (2007)

3

Baltimore Orioles (1983)

Chicago Blackhawks (1961)

Chicago White Sox (2005)

Detroit Pistons (2004)

Edmonton Oilers (1990)

New England Patriots (2004)

New Jersey Devils (2003)

Philadelphia Eagles (1960)

2

Buffalo Bills (1965)

Chicago Cubs (1908)

Cleveland Indians (1948)

Colorado Avalanche (1996)

Denver Broncos (1998)

Florida Marlins (2003)

Houston Rockets (1995)

Miami Dolphins (1973)

Minnesota Twins (1991)

New York Knicks (1973)

New York Mets (1986)

Oakland Raiders (1980)

Philadelphia 76ers (1983)

Philadelphia Flyers (1975)

Pittsburgh Penguins (1992)

Toronto Blue Jays (1993)

1

Anaheim Ducks (2006)

Arizona Diamondbacks (2001)

Atlanta Braves (1995)

Baltimore Ravens (2000)

Calgary Flames (1989)

Carolina Hurricanes (2006)

Dallas Stars (1999)

Golden State Warriors (1975)

Indianapolis Colts (2006)

Kansas City Chiefs (1969)

Kansas City Royals (1985)

Los Angeles Angels (2002)

Miami Heat (2006)

Milwaukee Bucks (1971)

New York Jets (1968)

Ottawa Senators (1927)

Philadelphia Phillies (1980)

Portland Trail Blazers (1977)

San Diego Chargers (1963)

Seattle SuperSonics (1979)

St. Louis Rams (1999)

Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2002)

Tampa Bay Lightning (2004)

Washington Wizards (1978)

Present teams with no championships at any time in their history, preceded by the number of years they’ve existed in their current location (as of June 2008)

3	Washington Nationals

4	Charlotte Bobcats

6	New Orleans Hornets

6	Houston Texans

7	Memphis Grizzlies

8	Columbus Blue Jackets

8	Minnesota Wild

9	Atlanta Thrashers

10	Nashville Predators

10	Tampa Bay Devil Rays

11	Phoenix Coyotes

11	Tennessee Titans

13	Jacksonville Jaguars

13	Carolina Panthers

14	Florida Panthers

14	Toronto Raptors

15	Colorado Rockies

17	San Jose Sharks

19	Orlando Magic

19	Minnesota Timberwolves

20	Arizona Cardinals

24	Sacramento Kings

24	Los Angeles Clippers

28	Dallas Mavericks

29	Utah Jazz

30	Seattle Seahawks

31	Seattle Mariners

32	Denver Nuggets

32	Indiana Pacers

32	New Jersey Nets

34	Washington Capitals

36	Texas Rangers

38	Cleveland Cavaliers

38	Buffalo Sabres

38	Vancouver Canucks

39	Milwaukee Brewers

39	San Diego Padres

40	Atlanta Hawks

40	Cincinnati Bengals

40	Phoenix Suns

41	St. Louis Blues

41	Los Angeles Kings

41	New Orleans Saints

43	Atlanta Falcons

46	Houston Astros

48	Minnesota Vikings

50	San Francisco Giants

Notes:

•	Every present team in major league baseball, the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and the National Hockey League is on this list. This list is presently applicable June 2008.

•	For major league baseball, the titles are counted from 1903.

•	For the NFL, titles are counted from 1933, when actual title games began being played. Super Bowl champions are counted as NFL champions from 1966.

•	For the NBA, titles are counted from 1947.

•	For the NHL, titles are counted from 1927, when the NHL took over the Stanley Cup. Each of these standard measurements of season play are the most widely considered.

•	The San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills titles are from the AFL, years 1960 to 1965. The 1968 and 1969 NFL titles were won by the Baltimore Colts and Minnesota Vikings, respectively, but the Super Bowls in those years were won by the AFL’s New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs. It is those titles that are counted here. If AFL titles are not counted, the Bills would be at 48 years without an NFL/Super Bowl title, and the Chargers would be at 47 if only those years since being in San Diego are considered (it spent its first year in 1960 in Los Angeles).

•	The Oakland Raiders moved to Los Angeles in 1982 and then back to Oakland in 1995. The team’s Los Angeles title in 1983 is not counted in that team’s total.

•	The Washington Bullets title in 1978 is counted even though they are now called the Wizards. Other minor team name changes are likewise not considered for ineligibility in present-team championship totals, such as the change of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks to just Ducks or the name-shifting of the California-to-Anaheim-to-Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.

•	The Ottawa Senators won their title in 1927, and shortly thereafter left the league for over sixty years. They returned in 1992.

•	The Cleveland Browns became the Baltimore Ravens in 1996, but the Cleveland Browns assembled a new team of players and returned in 1999. These two Browns entities are considered one in the same for these purposes.

•	This is all through the sports year 2008, with the NBA Finals played in June of 2008 (won by the Boston Celtics) the last championship of record here.

•	The number used for the second list is years, representing years-in-the-league, in that city. This is noted presuming that during season-ending strikes (such as 1994 for baseball and 2004-2005 for hockey) there would have otherwise been a season played.