1916 Philadelphia Athletics season
The 1916 Philadelphia Athletics season involved the A's finishing 8th in the American League with a record of 36 wins and 117 losses. The 1916 team is often considered by baseball historians the worst team in American League history, and its.235 winning percentage is still the lowest ever for a modern big-league team.Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Roster
Batting
Starters by position
Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 2B | | 113 | 426 | 105 | .246 | 2 | 35 |
| OF | | 150 | 544 | 172 | .316 | 3 | 49 |
| OF | | 114 | 390 | 91 | .233 | 1 | 27 |
Other batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| 42 | 144 | 27 | .188 | 0 | 8 |
| 34 | 108 | 25 | .231 | 0 | 4 |
| 20 | 77 | 21 | .273 | 0 | 7 |
| 14 | 42 | 10 | .238 | 1 | 5 |
| 19 | 33 | 6 | .182 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 17 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 15 | 4 | .267 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
Pitching
Starting pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 44 | 315 | 14 | 23 | 3.66 | 182 |
| 40 | 286.2 | 15 | 24 | 2.57 | 157 |
| 40 | 212.2 | 1 | 20 | 3.47 | 74 |
| 12 | 84.1 | 2 | 8 | 3.74 | 25 |
| 4 | 24.2 | 2 | 1 | 4.01 | 8 |
Other pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO |
| 38 | 188 | 1 | 16 | 3.69 | 54 |
| 9 | 39.2 | 0 | 5 | 4.99 | 15 |
| 6 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 7.27 | 6 |
| 6 | 24.1 | 0 | 3 | 8.14 | 9 |
| 3 | 21.2 | 1 | 2 | 4.15 | 5 |
| 4 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 6.60 | 8 |
| 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 1 | 4.82 | 5 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
| Player | G | W | L | SV | ERA | SO |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.40 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40.50 | 1 |
Awards and honors
League top five finishers
- Joe Bush: #4 in AL in strikeouts
- Joe Bush: #3 in AL in shutouts
- Joe Bush: #3 in AL in complete games
- Joe Bush: MLB leader in losses
- Joe Bush: MLB leader in wild pitches
- Joe Bush: #2 in AL in walks allowed
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in strikeouts
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in complete games
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in losses
- Elmer Myers: MLB leader in earned runs allowed
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hits allowed
- Elmer Myers: MLB leader in walks allowed
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in home runs allowed
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in wild pitches
- Elmer Myers: #2 in AL in hit batsmen
- Jack Nabors: #3 in AL in losses
- Amos Strunk: #4 in AL in batting average
