Cincinnati Reds
2 roto titles · 126 seasons (1901–2026)
There are two Roto Champ titles in Cincinnati Reds history, spread across 126 seasons, the latest in 1976. All of them came by 1976, and the franchise has not topped the standings in the 50 seasons since. Their average finish is 10.8 all time, against 16.7 over the last ten seasons, a steep fall from the franchise norm.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to Joe Morgan in 1976, worth a 21.3 z-score. Frank Robinson is the franchise’s most persistent roto presence, owning 6 of its 50 best seasons. One quirk worth knowing: the All-Franchise Team below fills strict positions, so Tony Perez, Jake Daubert and Ted Kluszewski all rate above somebody who made it and still missed, purely because their position ran out.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Cincinnati Reds placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (9 hitters by PA, 5 starters, a closer).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2025 | 13th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024 | 14th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023 | 19th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022 | 26th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021 | 11th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020 | 11th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019 | 15th of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Cincinnati Reds’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score, a full roto roster: a player at each spot, five starters, a closer.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- 1BTony Perezposition full12 seasons95.5
- 1BJake Daubertposition full12 seasons81.9
- 1BTed Kluszewskiposition full8 seasons81.4
- OFPat Duncanposition full10 seasons69.3
- 1BFrank McCormickposition full8 seasons67.1
- 1BHal Chaseposition full6 seasons66.4
- SPGary Nolanposition full10 seasons32.3
- RPClay Carrollposition full8 seasons31.7
- SPFred Toneyposition full4 seasons30.9
- SPBob Purkeyposition full7 seasons29.6
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time (hitters and pitchers, each scored vs their own pool).
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIN1976 | 21.3 | |
113R27HR111RBI60SB.320AVG | |||
| 2 | CIN1962 | 20.8 | |
134R39HR136RBI18SB.342AVG | |||
| 3 | CIN1972 | 20.7 | |
122R16HR73RBI58SB.292AVG | |||
| 4 | CIN1975 | 20.7 | |
107R17HR94RBI67SB.327AVG | |||
| 5 | CIN2024 | 20.6 | |
105R25HR76RBI67SB.259AVG | |||
| 6 | CIN1973 | 20.5 | |
116R26HR82RBI67SB.290AVG | |||
| 7 | Cy SeymourBat | CIN1905 | 20.1 |
95R8HR121RBI21SB.377AVG | |||
| 8 | CIN1970 | 19.7 | |
112R16HR80RBI57SB.316AVG | |||
| 9 | CIN1923 | 19.7 | |
27W151K2SV1.93ERA1.14WHIP | |||
| 10 | CIN1963 | 19.3 | |
96R22HR106RBI27SB.313AVG | |||
| 11 | CIN1961 | 19.2 | |
117R37HR124RBI22SB.323AVG | |||
| 12 | CIN2010 | 18.6 | |
106R37HR113RBI16SB.324AVG | |||