Rivals Who Have Rarely Been Successful at the Same Time

The Phillies and the Mets have both won two World Series, but the franchises have rarely been successful on the field at the same time. Both teams have had winning records in the same year in only 10 out of the 63 seasons since the Mets came into existence in 1962. The last time both teams had winning records before this year was in 2022, when the Phillies lost to the Astros in the World Series and the Mets lost in the wild-card round. And the previous year both teams were above .500 was in 2008, when the Phillies won their second World Series. Winning percentages for the Phillies and Mets since 1962