Worst number fonts ever?

[connriv]

I nominate these non-lamented uglies.

[Chromatic]

I nominate these non-lamented uglies.

Nothing too egregious about that. They're block letters with a slight twist to make them look unique. This doesn't belong anywhere near the 'Worst fonts ever' category.

[GFB]

[RyanMcD29]

I wouldn't necessarily say it's the worst, but the Capitals had some pretty bad ones with their late 90s/pre-Edge set

[-kj]

You know, for as much hate as these get, I love the concept behind them. They need some tweaking (the 1 isn't good), but overall I like them.

[GFB]

You know, for as much hate as these get, I love the concept behind them. They need some tweaking (the 1 isn't good), but overall I like them.

That 7 with the straight stem drives me up a wall... the 4 is nightmarish as well. It reminds me of something off Dafont.

Also, that nameplate font is an awful match for their normal copperplate-y numbers.

[DC in Da House w/o a Doubt]

Not ashamed to admit WVU's new font (#3 specifically) is worse than Baylor's.

[sportstar1212]

I actually like West Virginia's new font. Part of the reason may be because it reminds me of the Red Sox font, which I love.

[DC in Da House w/o a Doubt]

As far as block fonts go, this one screams "cheap rec league." I have no idea why it's so common in the NBA in particular.

The font numbers of Philly and Utah were copycats of those used by the New York Knicks. So blame it on the Knicks.

At least the Knicks have an outline on their numbers. Lights Out is right, Utah and Philly's numbers look awful.

[dbadefense1990]

San Francisco Giants in the late 1980s:

Philadelphia Phillies in the 1970s and 1980s:

[Ted Cunningham]

Those two aren't really close though. UCLA's are a modified version of Clarendon. In their history, they've used a couple different versions of that set. Ohio State, Marquette football, and Nebraska, among others no doubt, have used an iteration of those numbers.

Nebraska's 60s uniforms are an excellent example of these numbers:

The Expos numbers, as far as I know, has only ever been used by the Expos on a national level (pro, NCAA, etc.).

[-kj]

Also, that nameplate font is an awful match for their normal copperplate-y numbers.

The problem there lies with the Copperplate numbers. YUCK.

[Cujo]

NFL:

NBA:

MLB:

NHL:

[SFGiants58]

Aren't we forgetting this masterpiece of a font?

[-kj]

Yikes. I'd forgotten about that one. Winner.

[The_Admiral]

The Expos numbers, as far as I know, has only ever been used by the Expos on a national level (pro, NCAA, etc.).

I think the KC and/or Oakland A's used them on the front--but not the back--early on.

[Lights Out]

I was just coming in here to post that Heat/Lakers block font. It's slightly more tolerable without the drop shadows like on the Lakers' current uniforms, but my god, some of those numbers look horrible:

[The_Admiral]

Funny, I was going to say it needs the drop shadows to distract from some of the wonky cuts and stuff that set it off from regular block.

[Lights Out]

Except the drop shadows were often wonky too:

I still think the Lakers' current uniforms are the best they've ever worn, but there's really nothing that can be done to make that number font look good. With a better number font, a different collar design, and a "Los Angeles" wordmark on the road, they'd look perfect.

[TornadoGTS]

I was just coming in here to post that Heat/Lakers block font. It's slightly more tolerable without the drop shadows like on the Lakers' current uniforms, but my god, some of those numbers look horrible:

I can deal with that 9, its their current 9 that bugs the hell out of me. With the bigger hole, it makes the top part of the number seem skinnier than the bottom part of the number.