Tuesday, January 31, 2023

Finals Appearances by Cities, 1903-2023

Note: Includes only the big four: The World Series, 1903-2022; the NFL Championship Game, 1932-1965, and the Super Bowl, 1967-2023, but not the Championship Games of the AFL or any other football league, including the CFL: the NBA Finals, 1947-2022; and the Stanley Cup Finals since the founding of the NHL, 1918-2022. In the case of an intra-city finals, the city will be counted twice. Ties will be broken by most wins, then by most recent.

1. New York, 120: 69 MLB, 21 NHL, 20 NFL, 10 NBA
2. Boston, 70: 22 NBA, 20 NHL, 16 MLB, 12 NFL
3. Chicago, 51: 16 MLB, 15 NFL, 13 NHL, 7 NBA
4. Los Angeles, 52: 26 NBA, 13 MLB, 8 NFL, 5 NHL
5. Detroit, 46: 24 NHL, 11 MLB, 6 NFL, 5 NBA
6. Philadelphia, 41: 16 MLB, 9 NBA, 8 NFL, 8 NHL
7. Montreal, 37: 37 NHL
8. San Francisco, 32: 12 MLB, 11 NFL, 8 NBA, 1 NHL
9. St. Louis, 30: 20 MLB, 4 NBA, 4 NHL, 2 NFL
10. Toronto, 24: 21 NHL, 2 MLB, 1 NBA
11. Pittsburgh, 21: 8 NFL, 7 MLB, 6 NHL
12. Cleveland, 21: 10 NFL, 6 MLB, 5 NBA
13. Milwaukee (includes Green Bay), 19: 13 NFL, 3 MLB, 3 NBA
14. Washington, 19: 10 NFL, MLB 4, NBA 4, NHL 1
15. Baltimore, 15: 7 NFL, 6 MLB, 2 NBA
16. Dallas, 15: 8 NFL, 3 NHL, 2 MLB, 2 NBA
17. Minneapolis, 14: 5 NBA, 4 NFL, 3 MLB, 2 NHL
18. Denver, 12: 8 NFL, 3 NHL, 1 MLB
19. Miami, 12: 5 NFL, 4 NBA, 2 MLB, 1 NHL
20. Cincinnati, 12: 9 MLB, 3 NFL
21. Buffalo (includes Rochester & Syracuse), 11: 5 NBA, 4 NFL, 2 NHL
22. Kansas City, 9: 5 NFL, 4 MLB
23. Tampa Bay, 9: 5 NHL, 2 MLB, 2 NFL
24. Vancouver (includes Victoria), 9: 9 NHL
25. Seattle, 9: 3 NFL, 3 NBA, 3 NHL
26. Houston, 8: 4 MLB, 4 NBA
27. Atlanta, 8: 6 MLB, 2 NFL
28. San Antonio, 7: 7 NBA
29. Edmonton, 7: 7 NHL
30. Indianapolis (includes Fort Wayne), 5: 3 NBA, 2 NFL
31. Phoenix, 5: 3 NBA, 1 MLB, 1 NFL
32. Ottawa, 5: 5 NHL
33. Calgary, 4: 4 NHL
34. Charlotte (includes Raleigh), 4: 2 NFL, 2 NHL
35. Portland, 3: 3 NBA
36. San Diego, 3: 2 MLB, 1 NFL
37. Nashville (include Memphis), 2: 1 NFL, 1 NHL
38. Orlando, 2: 2 NBA
39. Salt Lake City, 2: 2 NBA
40. New Orleans, 1: 1 NFL
41. Oklahoma City, 1: 1 NBA
42. Jacksonville, none
43. Sacramento, none

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