Ranking the 2025 Mariners among the franchise's all-time playoff teams

The Seattle Mariners clinched the sixth playoff appearance in franchise history on Wednesday, and followed by nailing down their first AL West title in 24 years on Thursday.

But where does the 2025 team rank among the best teams in franchise history? Let's rank all six Mariner playoff teams, best to worst.

Ranking all six Mariners playoff teams from franchise history

1. 2001 (116 wins, lost ALCS)

The Mariners set the modern MLB wins record in 2001 when they won 116 games and cruised to the top seed in the American League.

This team had it all. Ichiro Suzuki won MVP and Rookie of the Year, while Bret Boone finished third in MVP voting. Mike Cameron, Edgar Martinez, and Kazuhiro Sasaki also received MVP votes. Freddy Garcia and Jamie Moyer finished third and fourth in Cy-Young voting. Boone, Suzuki, and Martinez won Silver Slugger awards, while Cameron and Suzuki won Gold Glove awards. The Mariners earned eight All-Star selections.

As a team, the Mariners had an .805 OPS, the fourth highest in baseball. Their pitching staff led the MLB with a 3.54 ERA. It was a magical team that unfortunately fell victim to the Yankees dynasty in the ALCS, but it still ranks as the best Mariners team of all time...until Seattle wins the World Series, that is.

2. 2000 (90 wins, lost ALCS)

The year before their 116-win campaign, the Mariners won 90 games and reached the ALCS as a Wild Card team. Seattle led the league with 927 runs scored, and featured two of the top six players in the American League. Alex Rodriguez finished third in MVP voting, and led the league with 10.4 bWAR, while Edgar Martinez led the league with 145 RBI and finished sixth in MVP voting.

3. 1995 (79 wins in 145-game season, lost ALCS)

The first Mariners squad to reach the ALCS, the 1995 Mariners made history in Seattle. Their incredible winning streak began in August, when they were 13 games behind the Angels in the AL West. The Mariners caught the Angels, won a tiebreaker game at the end of the season, and won the division. In doing so, they may have saved baseball in Seattle from a potential out-of-town move.

The 1995 squad also came closer to the World Series than any other Mariner team, winning two games in the ALCS. The team featured five All-Stars, including Cy-Young award winner Randy Johnson and Ken Griffey Jr. in his prime. Edgar Martinez finished third in MVP voting and the led the league with a 1.107 OPS, while Jay Buhner finished fifth in MVP voting and crushed 40 home runs.

4. 2025 (89 wins and counting)

The team that just broke the 24-year AL West title drought has been nothing short of spectacular. Cal Raleigh has led the way with 6.9 bWAR and a historic 60 home runs. He also leads baseball with 125 RBI. Five Mariners made the All-Star game, and the team traded for a sixth All-Star at the trade deadline, adding Eugenio Suárez and his 48 home runs.

These Mariners can climb higher if they have playoff success, but for now, they come in fourth. It will be interesting to see how history will remember them.

5. 2022 (90 wins, lost ALDS)

The team that broke the franchise's 21-year playoff drought and won their first postseason game and series since 2001 comes in fifth in these rankings. It was a good team, but they were very young and relatively lucky. Julio Rodríguez led the way, winning Rookie of the Year, but their luck ran out in the ALDS against the rival Astros.

6. 1997 (90 wins, lost ALDS)

The 1997 Mariners nearly had the America League MVP and Cy Young Award winner. Ken Griffey Jr. won the MVP, leading the league in home runs, RBI, and bWAR. Randy Johnson was the Cy Young runner-up, losing the award to Toronto's Roger Clemens. However, the team scuttled in the playoffs, winning just one game.