NL Wild-card Qualifiers By Year
As of 2011, two NL wild-card teams went on to win the World Series (Miami, as Florida and St. Louis). Four teams won the NL pennant but lost the World Series (NY Mets, San Francisco, Houston, Colorado). Two other teams won the division series but lost the championship series.
- Team names link to the season in which each team played
| Year | Team | Record | % | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Original Format | ||||
| 1995 | Colorado Rockies | 77–67 | .535 | Lost Division Series to Atlanta, 3–1 |
| 1996 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 90–72 | .556 | Lost Division Series to Atlanta, 3–0 |
| 1997 | Florida Marlins | 92–70 | .568 | Won World Series over Cleveland, 4–3 |
| 1998 | Chicago Cubs | 90–73 | .552 | Lost Division Series to Atlanta, 3–0 |
| 1999 | New York Mets | 97–66 | .595 | Lost NLCS to Atlanta, 4–2 |
| 2000 | New York Mets | 94–68 | .580 | Lost World Series to New York (AL), 4–1 |
| 2001 | St. Louis Cardinals | 93–69 | .574 | Lost Division Series to Arizona, 3–2 |
| 2002 | San Francisco Giants | 95–66 | .590 | Lost World Series to Anaheim, 4–3 |
| 2003 | Florida Marlins | 91–71 | .562 | Won World Series over New York (AL), 4–2 |
| 2004 | Houston Astros | 92–70 | .568 | Lost NLCS to St. Louis, 4–3 |
| 2005 | Houston Astros | 89–73 | .549 | Lost World Series to Chicago (AL), 4–0 |
| 2006 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 88–74 | .543 | Lost Division Series to New York (NL), 3–0 |
| 2007 | Colorado Rockies | 90–73 | .552 | Lost World Series to Boston, 4–0 |
| 2008 | Milwaukee Brewers | 90–72 | .556 | Lost Division Series to Philadelphia, 3–1 |
| 2009 | Colorado Rockies | 92–70 | .568 | Lost Division Series to Philadelphia, 3–1 |
| 2010 | Atlanta Braves | 91–71 | .562 | Lost Division Series to San Francisco, 3–1 |
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals | 90–72 | .556 | Won World Series over Texas, 4–3 |
| Expanded Format | ||||
| 2012 | Atlanta Braves | 94–68 | .580 | Lost Wild Card Game to St. Louis, 6–3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 88–74 | .543 | Lost NLCS to San Francisco, 4–3 | |
- Wild Card Games are reflected by the game's score. The NLDS, NLCS and World Series results are reflected by the series' score.
Read more about this topic: List Of National League Wild Card Winners
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