1909 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Pittsburgh Pirates led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1909, with .724, .044 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 16 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1909
Pittsburgh Pirates
154 games
.724
Winning Percentage
.044 clear of Chicago Cubs
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | .724 |
| 2 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .680 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 158 | .645 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | .621 |
| 5 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 158 | .601 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 152 | .583 |
| 7 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | .513 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 157 | .503 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 9 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 153 | .490 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .484 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 155 | .464 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .407 |
| 13 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 155 | .360 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .355 |
| 15 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 155 | .294 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | .276 |
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.