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1929 NL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in winning percentage in 1929, with .645, .070 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 8 NL teams is .500.

Led the NL in 1929 Chicago Cubs 156 games
.645 Winning Percentage .070 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
# Team G W-L%
1 Chicago Cubs 156 .645
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 154 .575
3 New York Giants 152 .556
4 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .513
NL average .500
5 Philadelphia Phillies 154 .464
6 Brooklyn Robins 153 .458
7 Cincinnati Reds 155 .429
8 Boston Braves 154 .364

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.