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1962 NL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The San Francisco Giants led the NL in winning percentage in 1962, with .624, .006 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 10 NL teams is .499.

Led the NL in 1962 San Francisco Giants 165 games
.624 Winning Percentage .006 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
# Team G W-L%
1 San Francisco Giants 165 .624
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 165 .618
3 Cincinnati Reds 162 .605
4 Pittsburgh Pirates 161 .578
5 Milwaukee Braves 162 .531
6 St. Louis Cardinals 163 .519
7 Philadelphia Phillies 161 .503
NL average .499
8 Houston Colt .45's 162 .400
9 Chicago Cubs 162 .364
10 New York Mets 161 .250

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.