1887 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The St. Louis Browns led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1887, with .709, .072 ahead of the Detroit Wolverines. The average across 16 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1887
St. Louis Browns
137 games
.709
Winning Percentage
.072 clear of Detroit Wolverines
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | .709 |
| 2 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 127 | .637 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 128 | .610 |
| 4 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 135 | .605 |
| 5 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 127 | .587 |
| 6 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 141 | .570 |
| 7 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 129 | .553 |
| 8 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 137 | .552 |
| 9 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 127 | .504 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 10 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 137 | .477 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Grays
|
AA | 138 | .448 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 125 | .444 |
| 13 | Washington Nationals | NL | 126 | .377 |
| 14 | New York Metropolitans | AA | 138 | .331 |
| 15 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 133 | .300 |
| 16 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 127 | .294 |
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.