1888 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 1888, with .682, .043 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1888
St. Louis Browns
137 games
.682
Winning Percentage
.043 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Browns
|
AA | 137 | .682 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 137 | .639 |
| 3 |
 Brooklyn Bridegrooms
|
AA | 143 | .629 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | AA | 136 | .609 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Red Stockings
|
AA | 137 | .597 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Stockings
|
NL | 135 | .575 |
| 7 |
 Philadelphia Quakers
|
NL | 131 | .527 |
| 8 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 137 | .522 |
| 9 | Detroit Wolverines | NL | 134 | .519 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 10 |
 Pittsburg Alleghenys
|
NL | 138 | .496 |
| 11 | Baltimore Orioles | AA | 137 | .416 |
| 12 | Cleveland Blues | AA | 135 | .379 |
| 13 | Indianapolis Hoosiers | NL | 136 | .370 |
| 14 | Washington Nationals | NL | 136 | .358 |
| 15 | Louisville Colonels | AA | 139 | .356 |
| 16 | Kansas City Cowboys | AA | 132 | .326 |
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.