Matchup Index

Most Lopsided WHA Rivalries of All Time

The biggest all-time leads, by winning percentage, among series with plenty of meetings. Most one-sided: Houston Aeros leads Chicago Cougars 21-3, winning 87.5% of 24 meetings.

 

# SeriesRecordWin %Games
1 Houston Aeros vs Chicago Cougars24 games 21-387.5%24
2 Houston Aeros vs Phoenix Roadrunners27 games 21-677.8%27
3 Winnipeg Jets vs Indianapolis Racers34 games 25-8-175.0%34
4 Houston Aeros vs Calgary Cowboys32 games 24-875.0%32
5 Quebec Nordiques vs Phoenix Roadrunners21 games 15-5-173.8%21
6 Houston Aeros vs Edmonton Oilers51 games 37-13-173.5%51
7 Winnipeg Jets vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades22 games 16-672.7%22
8 Edmonton Oilers vs Indianapolis Racers31 games 22-8-172.6%31
9 Winnipeg Jets vs Chicago Cougars22 games 15-6-170.5%22
10 New England Whalers vs San Diego Mariners38 games 26-11-169.7%38
11 Houston Aeros vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76)34 games 23-10-169.1%34
12 Houston Aeros vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77)32 games 19-9-465.6%32
13 Quebec Nordiques vs Indianapolis Racers39 games 25-13-165.4%39
14 Calgary Cowboys vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades20 games 13-765.0%20
15 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs New England Whalers28 games 17-9-264.3%28
16 San Diego Mariners vs Calgary Cowboys32 games 20-11-164.1%32
17 Hartford Whalers vs Birmingham Bulls66 games 40-22-463.6%66
18 Houston Aeros vs Indianapolis Racers30 games 18-10-263.3%30
19 Winnipeg Jets vs Calgary Cowboys49 games 30-17-263.3%49
20 New England Whalers vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77)46 games 27-15-463.0%46
21 Edmonton Oilers vs Chicago Cougars20 games 12-7-162.5%20
22 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77) vs Edmonton Oilers25 games 15-9-162.0%25
23 Calgary Cowboys vs Edmonton Oilers46 games 27-16-362.0%46
24 Quebec Nordiques vs Edmonton Oilers63 games 38-23-261.9%63
25 San Diego Mariners vs Birmingham Bulls38 games 23-14-161.8%38
26 Edmonton Oilers vs Cincinnati Stingers35 games 21-13-161.4%35
27 Edmonton Oilers vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades22 games 13-8-161.4%22
28 New England Whalers vs Calgary Cowboys31 games 19-1261.3%31
29 Winnipeg Jets vs San Diego Mariners36 games 21-13-261.1%36
30 Houston Aeros vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades32 games 19-12-160.9%32
31 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Calgary Cowboys23 games 14-960.9%23
32 Houston Aeros vs San Diego Mariners51 games 31-2060.8%51
33 Edmonton Oilers vs Birmingham Bulls61 games 35-22-460.7%61
34 Houston Aeros vs Cincinnati Stingers24 games 14-9-160.4%24
35 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77) vs Indianapolis Racers20 games 12-860.0%20
36 Winnipeg Jets vs Cincinnati Stingers36 games 21-14-159.7%36
37 Winnipeg Jets vs Edmonton Oilers85 games 49-33-359.4%85
38 New England Whalers vs Chicago Cougars27 games 16-1159.3%27
39 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Birmingham Bulls22 games 13-959.1%22
40 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Chicago Cougars22 games 13-959.1%22
41 Quebec Nordiques vs Birmingham Bulls76 games 44-31-158.6%76
42 Winnipeg Jets vs Birmingham Bulls65 games 37-26-258.5%65
43 San Diego Mariners vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76)28 games 15-11-257.1%28
44 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades22 games 12-9-156.8%22
45 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77)24 games 13-10-156.2%24
46 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77) vs Calgary Cowboys35 games 19-15-155.7%35
47 Birmingham Bulls vs Calgary Cowboys36 games 19-15-255.6%36
48 Houston Aeros vs New England Whalers48 games 25-20-355.2%48
49 Hartford Whalers vs Cincinnati Stingers49 games 26-21-255.1%49
50 Quebec Nordiques vs Houston Aeros49 games 26-21-255.1%49
51 Quebec Nordiques vs Chicago Cougars20 games 11-955.0%20
52 Cleveland Crusaders vs Chicago Cougars20 games 10-8-255.0%20
53 Chicago Cougars vs Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades20 games 11-955.0%20
54 Birmingham Bulls vs Cincinnati Stingers41 games 21-17-354.9%41
55 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77) vs Quebec Nordiques31 games 16-13-254.8%31
56 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Winnipeg Jets31 games 16-13-254.8%31
57 Winnipeg Jets vs Quebec Nordiques70 games 36-30-454.3%70
58 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Quebec Nordiques27 games 14-12-153.7%27
59 Chicago Cougars vs Toronto Toros27 games 14-12-153.7%27
60 Edmonton Oilers vs San Diego Mariners30 games 16-1453.3%30
61 Quebec Nordiques vs Hartford Whalers76 games 39-34-353.3%76
62 Winnipeg Jets vs Hartford Whalers62 games 32-28-253.2%62
63 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77) vs Birmingham Bulls37 games 19-17-152.7%37
64 Chicago Cougars vs San Diego Mariners20 games 10-9-152.5%20
65 Quebec Nordiques vs Calgary Cowboys41 games 21-19-152.4%41
66 Indianapolis Racers vs Cincinnati Stingers41 games 21-19-152.4%41
67 New England Whalers vs Indianapolis Racers50 games 22-20-852.0%50
68 Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1975-76) vs Edmonton Oilers31 games 16-1551.6%31
69 San Diego Mariners vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77)31 games 15-14-251.6%31
70 San Diego Mariners vs Quebec Nordiques32 games 16-15-151.6%32
71 Hartford Whalers vs Edmonton Oilers65 games 31-29-551.5%65
72 Indianapolis Racers vs Birmingham Bulls35 games 17-16-251.4%35
73 Cincinnati Stingers vs Quebec Nordiques40 games 19-18-351.2%40
74 Winnipeg Jets vs Houston Aeros63 games 30-30-350.0%63
75 Birmingham Bulls vs Houston Aeros41 games 20-20-150.0%41
76 Phoenix Roadrunners vs San Diego Mariners36 games 17-17-250.0%36
77 Winnipeg Jets vs Minnesota Fighting Saints (1972-73 to 1976-77)24 games 11-11-250.0%24

How this list works

Series with at least 20 meetings (15 in college football), ranked by the leader's winning percentage (a tie counts as half a win), then by the number of games.

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Records include games through Oct 27, 2026.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.