Longest World Series Droughts, Active and All-Time

The longest currently active World Series drought belongs to the Cleveland Guardians, who have gone 74 seasons without winning the World Series.

The longest all time World Series drought belongs to the Chicago Cubs, who went 107 seasons without winning the World Series between 1909 and 2016.

Team	Years	Start Year	Drought Start
Cleveland Guardians	74	1949	Won 1948 WS
Texas Rangers	62	1961	Joined MLB
Milwaukee Brewers	54	1969	Joined MLB
San Diego Padres	54	1969	Joined MLB
Seattle Mariners	46	1977	Joined MLB
Pittsburgh Pirates	43	1980	Won 1979 WS
Baltimore Orioles	39	1984	Won 1983 WS
Detroit Tigers	38	1985	Won 1984 WS
New York Mets	36	1987	Won 1986 WS
Oakland Athletics	33	1990	Won 1989 WS
Cincinnati Reds	32	1991	Won 1990 WS
Minnesota Twins	31	1992	Won 1991 WS
Colorado Rockies	30	1993	Joined MLB
Toronto Blue Jays	28	1995	Won 1993 WS
Tampa Bay Rays	25	1998	Joined MLB
Arizona Diamondbacks	21	2002	Won 2001 WS
Los Angeles Angels	20	2003	Won 2002 WS
Miami Marlins	19	2004	Won 2003 WS
Chicago White Sox	17	2006	Won 2005 WS
Philadelphia Phillies	14	2009	Won 2008 WS
New York Yankees	13	2010	Won 2009 WS
St. Louis Cardinals	11	2012	Won 2011 WS
San Francisco Giants	8	2015	Won 2014 WS
Kansas City Royals	7	2016	Won 2015 WS
Chicago Cubs	6	2017	Won 2016 WS
Boston Red Sox	4	2019	Won 2018 WS
Washington Nationals	3	2020	Won 2019 WS
Los Angeles Dodgers	2	2021	Won 2020 WS
Atlanta Braves	1	2022	Won 2021 WS

Team	Years	Start Year	End Year
Chicago Cubs	107	1909	2016
Chicago White Sox	87	1918	2005
Boston Red Sox	85	1919	2004
Philadelphia Phillies	77	1903	1980
Cleveland Guardians	74	1949
Baltimore Orioles	63	1903	1966
Minnesota Twins	62	1925	1987
Texas Rangers	62	1961
Houston Astros	55	1962	2017
San Francisco Giants	55	1955	2010
Milwaukee Brewers	54	1969
San Diego Padres	54	1969
Brooklyn Dodgers	52	1903	1955
Washington Nationals	50	1969	2019
Seattle Mariners	46	1977
Pittsburgh Pirates	43	1980
Milwaukee Braves	42	1915	1957
Oakland Athletics	41	1931	1972
Anaheim Angels	41	1961	2002
Baltimore Orioles	39	1984
Detroit Tigers	38	1985
Atlanta Braves	37	1958	1995
New York Mets	36	1987
Pittsburgh Pirates	34	1926	1960
Cincinnati Reds	34	1941	1975

Longest World Series Droughts