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1890 NL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The Brooklyn Bridegrooms led the NL in winning percentage in 1890, with .667, .057 ahead of the Chicago Colts. The average across 8 NL teams is .501.

Led the NL in 1890 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 129 games
.667 Winning Percentage .057 clear of Chicago Colts
# Team G W-L%
1 Brooklyn Bridegrooms 129 .667
2 Chicago Colts 139 .610
3 Philadelphia Phillies 133 .595
4 Cincinnati Reds 134 .583
5 Boston Beaneaters 134 .571
NL average .501
6 New York Giants 135 .481
7 Cleveland Spiders 136 .333
8 Pittsburg Alleghenys 138 .169

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.