Biggest declines from one season to the
next (based on regular season win percentage):
                                          Change in
       Franchise                            win %
  1 Oakland Athletics       1914 -> 1915     -36.8   (65.1  ->  28.3)
  2 Atlanta Braves          1934 -> 1935     -26.9   (51.7  ->  24.8)
  3 Miami Marlins           1997 -> 1998     -23.5   (56.8  ->  33.3)
  4 Cincinnati Reds         1981 -> 1982     -23.4   (61.1  ->  37.7)
  5 Cleveland Indians       1913 -> 1914     -23.3   (56.6  ->  33.3)
  6 Chicago White Sox       1920 -> 1921     -22.9   (63.2  ->  40.3)
  7 Minnesota Twins         1933 -> 1934     -21.7   (65.1  ->  43.4)
  8 Arizona Diamondbacks    2003 -> 2004     -20.4   (51.9  ->  31.5)
  9 San Francisco Giants    1942 -> 1943     -20.0   (55.9  ->  35.9)
 10 Boston Red Sox          1905 -> 1906     -19.5   (51.3  ->  31.8)
 11 Washington Nationals    1994 -> 1995     -19.1   (64.9  ->  45.8)
 11 Minnesota Twins         2010 -> 2011     -19.1   (58.0  ->  38.9)
 13 Chicago White Sox       1917 -> 1918     -18.9   (64.9  ->  46.0)
 14 St. Louis Cardinals     1931 -> 1932     -18.8   (65.6  ->  46.8)
 14 Oakland Athletics       1949 -> 1950     -18.8   (52.6  ->  33.8)
 16 Seattle Mariners        2003 -> 2004     -18.5   (57.4  ->  38.9)
 16 Los Angeles Dodgers     1991 -> 1992     -18.5   (57.4  ->  38.9)
 18 Cincinnati Reds         1944 -> 1945     -18.2   (57.8  ->  39.6)
 19 Detroit Tigers          1988 -> 1989     -17.9   (54.3  ->  36.4)
 20 Houston Astros          2019 -> 2020     -17.7   (66.0  ->  48.3)

    Last season:
    Houston Astros          2019 -> 2020     -17.7   (66.0  ->  48.3)
    Washington Nationals    2019 -> 2020     -14.1   (57.4  ->  43.3)
    Boston Red Sox          2019 -> 2020     -11.9   (51.9  ->  40.0)
    Texas Rangers           2019 -> 2020     -11.4   (48.1  ->  36.7)
    Pittsburgh Pirates      2019 -> 2020     -10.9   (42.6  ->  31.7)
    Arizona Diamondbacks    2019 -> 2020     -10.8   (52.5  ->  41.7)
    New York Mets           2019 -> 2020      -9.8   (53.1  ->  43.3)
    New York Yankees        2019 -> 2020      -8.6   (63.6  ->  55.0)
    Milwaukee Brewers       2019 -> 2020      -6.6   (54.9  ->  48.3)
    St. Louis Cardinals     2019 -> 2020      -4.5   (56.2  ->  51.7)
    Philadelphia Phillies   2019 -> 2020      -3.3   (50.0  ->  46.7)
    Minnesota Twins         2019 -> 2020      -2.3   (62.3  ->  60.0)
    Atlanta Braves          2019 -> 2020      -1.6   (59.9  ->  58.3)
    Los Angeles Angels      2019 -> 2020      -1.1   (44.4  ->  43.3)
    Colorado Rockies        2019 -> 2020      -0.5   (43.8  ->  43.3)