1962 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The San Francisco Giants led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1962, with .624, .006 ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The average across 20 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1962
San Francisco Giants
165 games
.624
Winning Percentage
.006 clear of Los Angeles Dodgers
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 165 | .624 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 165 | .618 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | .605 |
| 4 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .593 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 161 | .578 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 163 | .562 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Angels
|
AL | 162 | .531 |
| 7 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 162 | .531 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 161 | .528 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .525 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | .519 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 161 | .503 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .494 |
| 14 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .475 |
| 15 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | .475 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .444 |
| 17 |
 Houston Colt .45's
|
NL | 162 | .400 |
| 18 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 162 | .373 |
| 19 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .364 |
| 20 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 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.