# What is the greatest Houston Astros team of all time?

> Some of these clubs won it all, others piled up 100-plus wins and still went home early, and the sign-stealing argument never quite leaves the room.

*By YPB Team · Published November 7, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/what-is-the-greatest-houston-astros-team-of-all-time*

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## Current results (no votes yet)

1. **2017 Houston Astros** — score 1000/1000
   A 101-61 team that beat the Los Angeles Dodgers in seven games for the franchise's first World Series, later tainted by the sign-stealing scandal.
2. **2021 Houston Astros** — score 454/1000
   A 95-67 AL West champion that won the pennant and lost the World Series to the Atlanta Braves in six games.
3. **2019 Houston Astros** — score 454/1000
   A franchise-record 107-55 team with Justin Verlander and Gerrit Cole that lost the World Series to Washington in seven games.
4. **2022 Houston Astros** — score 454/1000
   A 106-56 team that went 11-2 through the playoffs and beat the Philadelphia Phillies in six games for the World Series title.
5. **2018 Houston Astros** — score 372/1000
   A 103-59 defending champion that won the AL West and lost the ALCS to the Boston Red Sox in five games.
6. **1986 Houston Astros** — score 372/1000
   A 96-66 NL West champion with Cy Young winner Mike Scott that lost a six-game NLCS to the New York Mets.
7. **2004 Houston Astros** — score 273/1000
   A 92-70 wild card that won the franchise's first playoff series, over Atlanta, and lost a seven-game NLCS to St. Louis.
8. **2023 Houston Astros** — score 272/1000
   A 90-72 AL West champion that reached a seventh straight ALCS and lost it in seven games to the Texas Rangers.
9. **2005 Houston Astros** — score 0/1000
   A wild-card team with Roger Clemens, Roy Oswalt and Andy Pettitte that won the franchise's first NL pennant before a World Series sweep by the White Sox.

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