The LCS franchised back in 2018 with 10 teams joining in the inaugural year. With that, there have been 13 different teams that have played in the LCS since franchising began with three teams being replaced back in 2020. Since then 100 Thieves, Cloud9, Evil Geniuses, Team Liquid and TSM have all won championships.
One of the interesting things to look at is what has been the parody of the LCS since franchising. With protected spots have all the teams found success? This article is going to look at the LCS franchising in terms of Regular Season Winning Percentage and see who has consistently performed well and who hasn’t.
To start, all 13 teams had their wins and losses tabulated from 2018 all the way up to Spring 2022. This was four and a half seasons or nine Splits. Then their average wins and losses were added along with their all-time winning percentage and total games played. Here is what was found for each along where they rank amongst LCS franchising teams since its start in 2018.
Reminder that this is just the regular season.
100 Thieves
Joined: 2018
Total Wins: 92
Total Losses: 79
Total Games Played: 171
Average Wins: 10.22
Average Losses: 8.78
Best Split: 3 Splits Tied at 67%
2018 Spring 12-6
2021 Summer 18-9
2022 Spring 12-6
Worst Split: 2019 Spring 4-14
Winning Percentage: ~54%
Cloud9
Joined: 2018
Total Wins: 119
Total Losses: 52
Total Games Played: 171
Average Wins: 13.22
Average Losses: 5.78
Best Split: 2020 Spring 17-1
Worst Split: 2021 Summer 15-12
Winning Percentage: ~70%
Clutch Gaming
Joined: 2018
Left: 2020
Total Wins: 31
Total Losses: 41
Total Games Played: 72
Average Wins: 7.75
Average Losses: 10.25
Best Split: 2018 Spring 11-7
Worst Split: 2019 Spring 5-13
Winning Percentage: ~43%
CLG
Joined: 2018
Total Wins: 59
Total Losses: 112
Total Games Played: 171
Average Wins: 6.56
Average Losses: 12.44
Best Split: 2019 Summer 12-6
Worst Split: 2020 Spring 3-15
Winning Percentage: ~35%
Dignitas
Joined: 2020
Total Wins: 44
Total Losses: 55
Total Games Played: 99
Average Wins: 8.8
Average Losses: 11
Best Split: 2021 Spring 11-7
Worst Split: 2020 Summer 5-13
Winning Percentage: 44%
Echo Fox
Joined: 2018
Left: 2020
Total Wins: 34
Total Losses: 38
Total Games Played: 72
Average Wins: 8.5
Average Losses: 9.5
Best Split: 2018 Spring 12-6
Worst Split: 2019 Summer 4-14
Winning Percentage: ~47%
Evil Geniuses
Joined: 2020
Total Wins: 55
Total Losses: 44
Total Games Played: 99
Average Wins: 11
Average Losses: 8.8
Best Split: 2021 Summer 18-9
Worst Split: 2020 Summer 8-10
Winning Percentage: ~56%
FlyQuest
Joined: 2018
Total Wins: 75
Total Losses: 96
Total Games Played: 171
Average Wins: 8.33
Average Losses: 10.67
Best Split: 2020 Summer 12-6
Worst Split: 2019 Summer 5-13
Winning Percentage: ~44%
Golden Guardians
Joined: 2018
Total Wins: 66
Total Losses: 105
Total Games Played: 171
Average Wins: 7.33
Average Losses:11.67
Best Split: 3 Splits Tied at 50%
2019 Spring 9-9
2020 Summer 9-9
2022 Spring 9-9
Worst Split: 2021 Spring 3-15
Winning Percentage: ~39%
Immortals
Joined: 2020
Total Wins: 37
Total Losses: 62
Total Games Played: 99
Average Wins: 7.4
Average Losses: 12.4
Best Split: 2021 Summer 13-14
Worst Split: 2020 Summer 4-14
Winning Percentage: ~37%
OpTic Gaming
Joined: 2018
Left: 2020
Total Wins: 29
Total Losses: 43
Total Games Played: 72
Average Wins: 7.25
Average Losses: 10.75
Best Split: 2018 Summer 9-9
Worst Split: 2018 Spring 5-13
Winning Percentage: ~40%
Team Liquid
Joined: 2018
Total Wins: 114
Total Losses: 57
Total Games Played: 171
Average Wins: 12.67
Average Losses: 6.33
Best Split: 2020 Summer 15-3
Worst Split: 2020 Spring 7-11
Winning Percentage: ~67%
TSM
Joined: 2018
Total Wins: 100
Total Losses: 71
Total Games Played: 171
Average Wins: 11.11
Average Losses: 7.89
Best Split: 2019 Spring 13-5
Worst Split: 2022 Spring 5-13
Winning Percentage: ~58%
Standings
Below will be different standings based on winning percentages.
All-Time Standings (All 13 Teams)
- Cloud9 ~70%
- Team Liquid ~67%
- TSM ~58%
- Evil Geniuses ~55%
- 100 Thieves ~54%
- Echo Fox ~47%
- Dignitas ~44.4%
- FlyQuest ~43.9%
- Clutch Gaming ~43%
- OpTic Gaming ~40%
- Golden Guardians ~39%
- Immortals ~37%
- CLG ~35%
All-Time Standings (10 Current Teams)
- Cloud9 ~70%
- Team Liquid ~67%
- TSM ~58%
- Evil Geniuses ~55%
- 100 Thieves ~54%
- Dignitas ~44.4%
- FlyQuest ~43.9%
- Golden Guardians ~39%
- Immortals ~37%
- CLG ~35%
All-Time Standings (7 Original Teams that Stayed)
- Cloud9 ~70%
- Team Liquid ~67%
- TSM ~58%
- 100 Thieves ~54%
- FlyQuest ~43.9%
- Golden Guardians ~39%
- CLG ~35%
All-Time Standings (3 Teams that Left)
- Echo Fox ~47%
- Clutch Gaming ~43%
- OpTic Gaming ~40%
All-Time Standings (3 Teams that were Added)
- Evil Geniuses ~55%
- Dignitas ~44.4%
- Immortals ~37%
Observations
- Cloud9 are the only team to never have a .500 or below season
- Cloud9 are the only team to ever lose less than 3 games.
- CLG are the only team to ever have 3 Splits in a row of the same record 7-11.
- 2018 Spring, 2018 Summer and 2019 Spring
- All 3 teams that left had losing records.
- The 3 top teams have never (technically) finished last. TSM in 2022 broke the tiebreaker between them and Immortals.
- The bottom 3 teams only have 1 top 3 regular season finish between them, CLG in 2019 Summer.
- The next game played for Dignitas, Evil Geniuses and Immortals will be their 100th LCS game since joining in 2020.
- Golden Guardians and Immortals have never had a Split above the .500 mark.
- CLG are the only team to have 3 or less wins in a Split.
- Cloud9 and Evil Geniuses are the only teams that have made the Playoffs in every Split since joining the franchised LCS.
- In terms of winning percentage, the 3 teams that left and the 3 teams that took their respective spots are in the same order.
- The only 5 teams to win an LCS Championship since Franchising are the top 5 teams in terms of winning percentage.
- The only team to go to finals outside of the top 5 teams is FlyQuest who went back-to-back Splits in 2020.
- Cloud9, TL and TSM are the only teams with 100 or more wins.
- CLG and Golden Guardians are the only teams with 100 or more losses.
- Cloud9’s only double-digit loss Split was the only Split when the LCS played more than 18 games. They played 27 in 2021 Summer.
- The only team that can reach 100 or more wins, that does not already have it, during the 2022 Summer Split are 100 Thieves. They sit at 92.
- The only team that can reach 100 or more losses, that does not already have it, during the 2022 Summer Split are FlyQuest. They sit at 96.
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