1875 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1875, with .899, .173 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 13 MLB teams is .392.
Led all of MLB in 1875
Boston Red Stockings
82 games
.899
Winning Percentage
.173 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 82 | .899 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 77 | .726 |
| 3 | Hartford Dark Blues | NA | 86 | .659 |
| 4 | St. Louis Brown Stockings | NA | 70 | .574 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 70 | .544 |
| 6 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 69 | .448 |
| 7 | New York Mutuals | NA | 71 | .441 |
| MLB average | .392 | |||
| 8 | St. Louis Red Stockings | NA | 19 | .211 |
| 9 | Washington Nationals | NA | 28 | .179 |
| 10 | New Haven Elm Citys | NA | 47 | .149 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Centennials | NA | 14 | .143 |
| 12 | Keokuk Westerns | NA | 13 | .077 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 44 | .046 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as ERA and batting average are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.