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1876 MLB Winning Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision

The Chicago White Stockings led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1876, with .788, .085 ahead of the St. Louis Brown Stockings. The average across 8 MLB teams is .493.

Led all of MLB in 1876 Chicago White Stockings 66 games
.788 Winning Percentage .085 clear of St. Louis Brown Stockings
# Team League G W-L%
1 Chicago White Stockings NL 66 .788
2 St. Louis Brown Stockings NL 64 .703
3 Hartford Dark Blues NL 69 .691
4 Boston Red Caps NL 70 .557
MLB average .493
5 Louisville Grays NL 69 .455
6 New York Mutuals NL 57 .375
7 Philadelphia Athletics NL 60 .237
8 Cincinnati Reds NL 65 .139

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.