Cincinnati Reds year by year
136 seasons since 1890 · 10461-10468 all time · 5 titles
How have the Reds ranked, year by year?
The Cincinnati Reds have played 135 seasons since 1890: 10386-10381 in the regular season, with 5 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest runs in the league 6 times: 1941, 1940, 1925, 1924 and 2 more. Their offense scored the most 6 times: 1976, 1975, 1969, 1968 and 2 more. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2019's (7th in runs allowed), the best offense 2023's (9th in runs scored). In 2026 they are 75-87, 27th in runs scored and 28th in runs allowed after 162 games.
| Season | W-L | Offense | Defense | Manager | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 75-87 | 4.1127th | 5.1028th | Terry Francona | — |
| 2025 | 83-79 | 4.4214th | 4.2011th | Terry Francona | Playoffs, 0-2 |
| 2024 | 77-85 | 4.3116th | 4.2814th | David Bell, Freddie Benavides | — |
| 2023 | 82-80 | 4.839th | 5.0723rd | David Bell | — |
| 2022 | 62-100 | 4.0023rd | 5.0327th | David Bell | — |
| 2021 | 83-79 | 4.859th | 4.6920th | David Bell | — |
| 2020 | 31-29 | 4.0528th | 4.059th | David Bell | Playoffs, 0-2 |
| 2019 | 75-87 | 4.3325th | 4.397th | David Bell | — |
| 2018 | 67-95 | 4.3019th | 5.0625th | Bryan Price, Jim Riggleman | — |
| 2017 | 68-94 | 4.6514th | 5.3629th | Bryan Price | — |
| 2016 | 68-94 | 4.4218th | 5.2727th | Bryan Price | — |
| 2015 | 64-98 | 3.9526th | 4.6526th | Bryan Price | — |
| 2014 | 76-86 | 3.6728th | 3.788th | Bryan Price | — |
| 2013 | 90-72 | 4.3111th | 3.644th | Dusty Baker | Playoffs, 0-1 |
| 2012 | 97-65 | 4.1321st | 3.632nd | Dusty Baker | Playoffs, 2-3 |
| 2011 | 79-83 | 4.547th | 4.4420th | Dusty Baker | — |
| 2010 | 91-71 | 4.884th | 4.2310th | Dusty Baker | Playoffs, 0-3 |
| 2009 | 78-84 | 4.1524th | 4.469th | Dusty Baker | — |
| 2008 | 74-88 | 4.3523rd | 4.9423rd | Dusty Baker | — |
| 2007 | 72-90 | 4.8314th | 5.2727th | Jerry Narron, Pete Mackanin | — |
| 2006 | 80-82 | 4.6223rd | 4.9420th | Jerry Narron | — |
| 2005 | 73-89 | 5.064th | 5.4928th | Dave Miley, Jerry Narron | — |
| 2004 | 76-86 | 4.6320th | 5.6029th | Dave Miley | — |
| 2003 | 69-93 | 4.2826th | 5.4727th | Ray Knight, Bob Boone, Dave Miley | — |
| 2002 | 78-84 | 4.3821st | 4.7820th | Bob Boone | — |
| 2001 | 66-96 | 4.5421st | 5.2524th | Bob Boone | — |
| 2000 | 85-77 | 5.0914th | 4.727th | Jack McKeon | — |
| 1999 | 96-67 | 5.3110th | 4.364th | Jack McKeon | — |
| 1998 | 77-85 | 4.6317th | 4.6911th | Jack McKeon | — |
| 1997 | 76-86 | 4.0228th | 4.7214th | Ray Knight, Jack McKeon | — |
| 1996 | 81-81 | 4.8013th | 4.778th | Ray Knight | — |
| 1995 | 85-59 | 5.198th | 4.335th | Davey Johnson | Playoffs, 3-4 |
| 1994 | 66-48 | 5.346th | 4.303rd | Davey Johnson | — |
| 1993 | 73-89 | 4.4617th | 4.8521st | Tony Pérez, Davey Johnson | — |
| 1992 | 90-72 | 4.0715th | 3.766th | Lou Piniella | — |
| 1991 | 74-88 | 4.2513th | 4.2714th | Lou Piniella | — |
| 1990 | 91-71 | 4.2812th | 3.692nd | Lou Piniella | Won the World Series |
| 1989 | 75-87 | 3.9019th | 4.2718th | Pete Rose, Tommy Helms | — |
| 1988 | 87-74 | 3.9816th | 3.705th | Pete Rose, Tommy Helms | — |
| 1987 | 84-78 | 4.8311th | 4.6413th | Pete Rose | — |
| 1986 | 86-76 | 4.5211th | 4.4313th | Pete Rose | — |
| 1985 | 89-72 | 4.2019th | 4.149th | Pete Rose | — |
| 1984 | 70-92 | 3.8723rd | 4.6121st | Vern Rapp, Pete Rose | — |
| 1983 | 74-88 | 3.8524th | 4.3816th | Russ Nixon | — |
| 1982 | 61-101 | 3.3626th | 4.087th | John McNamara, Russ Nixon | — |
| 1981 | 66-42 | 4.308th | 4.0712th | John McNamara | — |
| 1980 | 89-73 | 4.3611th | 4.1412th | John McNamara | — |
| 1979 | 90-71 | 4.5414th | 4.005th | John McNamara | — |
| 1978 | 92-69 | 4.416th | 4.2720th | Sparky Anderson | — |
| 1977 | 88-74 | 4.957th | 4.4814th | Sparky Anderson | — |
| 1976 | 102-60 | 5.291st | 3.9111th | Sparky Anderson | Won the World Series |
| 1975 | 108-54 | 5.191st | 3.624th | Sparky Anderson | Won the World Series |
| 1974 | 98-64 | 4.792nd | 3.906th | Sparky Anderson | — |
| 1973 | 99-63 | 4.575th | 3.837th | Sparky Anderson | — |
| 1972 | 95-59 | 4.592nd | 3.6212th | Sparky Anderson | Lost the World Series |
| 1971 | 79-83 | 3.6217th | 3.597th | Sparky Anderson | — |
| 1970 | 102-60 | 4.785th | 4.2010th | Sparky Anderson | Lost the World Series |
| 1969 | 89-73 | 4.931st | 4.7422nd | Dave Bristol | — |
| 1968 | 83-79 | 4.261st | 4.1520th | Dave Bristol | — |
| 1967 | 87-75 | 3.7312th | 3.484th | Dave Bristol | — |
| 1966 | 76-84 | 4.335th | 4.3917th | Don Heffner, Dave Bristol | — |
| 1965 | 89-73 | 5.091st | 4.3514th | Dick Sisler | — |
| 1964 | 92-70 | 4.0711th | 3.493rd | Fred Hutchinson, Dick Sisler | — |
| 1963 | 86-76 | 4.009th | 3.676th | Fred Hutchinson | — |
| 1962 | 98-64 | 4.954th | 4.239th | Fred Hutchinson | — |
| 1961 | 93-61 | 4.618th | 4.244th | Fred Hutchinson | Lost the World Series |
| 1960 | 67-87 | 4.1611th | 4.4911th | Fred Hutchinson | — |
| 1959Cincinnati Redlegs | 74-80 | 4.961st | 4.7915th | Mayo Smith, Fred Hutchinson | — |
| 1958Cincinnati Redlegs | 76-78 | 4.516th | 4.037th | Birdie Tebbetts, Jimmy Dykes | — |
| 1957Cincinnati Redlegs | 80-74 | 4.852nd | 5.0715th | Birdie Tebbetts | — |
| 1956Cincinnati Redlegs | 91-63 | 5.035th | 4.278th | Birdie Tebbetts | — |
| 1955Cincinnati Redlegs | 75-79 | 4.944th | 4.4410th | Birdie Tebbetts | — |
| 1954Cincinnati Redlegs | 74-80 | 4.736th | 4.9512th | Birdie Tebbetts | — |
| 1953 | 68-86 | 4.649th | 5.1212th | Rogers Hornsby, Buster Mills | — |
| 1952 | 69-85 | 3.9910th | 4.2812th | Luke Sewell, Earle Brucker, Sr., Rogers Hornsby | — |
| 1951 | 68-86 | 3.6316th | 4.338th | Luke Sewell | — |
| 1950 | 66-87 | 4.2714th | 4.809th | Luke Sewell | — |
| 1949 | 62-92 | 4.0714th | 5.0013th | Bucky Walters, Luke Sewell | — |
| 1948 | 64-89 | 3.8413th | 4.9113th | Johnny Neun, Bucky Walters | — |
| 1947 | 73-81 | 4.4210th | 4.9014th | Johnny Neun | — |
| 1946 | 67-87 | 3.4016th | 3.705th | Bill McKechnie, Hank Gowdy | — |
| 1945 | 61-93 | 3.4815th | 4.5112th | Bill McKechnie | — |
| 1944 | 89-65 | 3.7213th | 3.492nd | Bill McKechnie | — |
| 1943 | 87-67 | 3.958th | 3.533rd | Bill McKechnie | — |
| 1942 | 76-76 | 3.4715th | 3.594th | Bill McKechnie | — |
| 1941 | 88-66 | 4.0014th | 3.661st | Bill McKechnie | — |
| 1940 | 100-53 | 4.628th | 3.451st | Bill McKechnie | Won the World Series |
| 1939 | 97-57 | 4.986th | 3.862nd | Bill McKechnie | Lost the World Series |
| 1938 | 82-68 | 4.827th | 4.234th | Bill McKechnie | — |
| 1937 | 56-98 | 3.9715th | 4.586th | Chuck Dressen, Bobby Wallace | — |
| 1936 | 74-80 | 4.6913th | 4.947th | Chuck Dressen | — |
| 1935 | 68-85 | 4.2215th | 5.0511th | Chuck Dressen | — |
| 1934 | 52-99 | 3.9116th | 5.3013th | Bob O'Farrell, Burt Shotton, Chuck Dressen | — |
| 1933 | 58-94 | 3.2616th | 4.236th | Donie Bush | — |
| 1932 | 60-94 | 3.7315th | 4.645th | Dan Howley | — |
| 1931 | 58-96 | 3.8415th | 4.829th | Dan Howley | — |
| 1930 | 59-95 | 4.3215th | 5.569th | Dan Howley | — |
| 1929 | 66-88 | 4.4513th | 4.945th | Jack Hendricks | — |
| 1928 | 78-74 | 4.2613th | 4.517th | Jack Hendricks | — |
| 1927 | 75-78 | 4.2014th | 4.273rd | Jack Hendricks | — |
| 1926 | 87-67 | 4.856th | 4.234th | Jack Hendricks | — |
| 1925 | 80-73 | 4.5115th | 4.201st | Jack Hendricks | — |
| 1924 | 83-70 | 4.2415th | 3.781st | Jack Hendricks | — |
| 1923 | 91-63 | 4.6011th | 4.081st | Pat Moran | — |
| 1922 | 86-68 | 4.978th | 4.404th | Pat Moran | — |
| 1921 | 70-83 | 4.0415th | 4.243rd | Pat Moran | — |
| 1920 | 82-71 | 4.1811th | 3.724th | Pat Moran | — |
| 1919 | 96-44 | 4.126th | 2.861st | Pat Moran | Won the World Series |
| 1918 | 68-60 | 4.142nd | 3.8812th | Christy Mathewson, Heinie Groh | — |
| 1917 | 78-76 | 3.904th | 3.9714th | Christy Mathewson | — |
| 1916 | 60-93 | 3.3013th | 4.0314th | Buck Herzog, Ivey Wingo, Christy Mathewson | — |
| 1915 | 71-83 | 3.3516th | 3.808th | Buck Herzog | — |
| 1914 | 60-94 | 3.4413th | 4.2314th | Buck Herzog | — |
| 1913 | 64-89 | 3.9711th | 4.6915th | Joe Tinker | — |
| 1912 | 75-78 | 4.2912th | 4.7210th | Hank O'Day | — |
| 1911 | 70-83 | 4.4611th | 4.619th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1910 | 75-79 | 4.0310th | 4.4413th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1909 | 77-76 | 3.976th | 3.9312th | Clark Griffith | — |
| 1908 | 73-81 | 3.1712th | 3.5310th | John Ganzel | — |
| 1907 | 66-87 | 3.4411th | 3.396th | Ned Hanlon | — |
| 1906 | 64-87 | 3.539th | 3.8510th | Ned Hanlon | — |
| 1905 | 79-74 | 4.812nd | 4.5613th | Joe Kelley | — |
| 1904 | 88-65 | 4.542nd | 3.588th | Joe Kelley | — |
| 1903 | 74-65 | 5.502nd | 4.7211th | Joe Kelley | — |
| 1902 | 70-70 | 4.528th | 4.045th | Bid McPhee, Frank Bancroft, Joe Kelley | — |
| 1901 | 52-87 | 4.0413th | 5.8813th | Bid McPhee | — |
| 1900 | 62-77 | 5.06 | 5.36 | Bob Allen | — |
| 1899 | 83-67 | 5.71 | 5.13 | Buck Ewing | — |
| 1898 | 92-60 | 5.47 | 4.87 | Buck Ewing | — |
| 1897 | 76-56 | 5.78 | 5.34 | Buck Ewing | — |
| 1896 | 77-50 | 6.17 | 4.88 | Buck Ewing | — |
| 1895 | 66-64 | 6.95 | 6.57 | Buck Ewing | — |
| 1894 | 55-75 | 7.00 | 8.35 | Charles Comiskey | — |
| 1893 | 65-63 | 5.93 | 6.36 | Charles Comiskey | — |
| 1891 | 56-81 | 4.72 | 5.77 | Tom Loftus | — |
| 1890 | 77-55 | 5.70 | 4.80 | Tom Loftus | — |
Regular season. Offense and defense are runs scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed.