1968 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1968, with .636, .037 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 20 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1968
Detroit Tigers
164 games
.636
Winning Percentage
.037 clear of St. Louis Cardinals
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 164 | .636 |
| 2 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .599 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .562 |
| 4 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 163 | .543 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .534 |
| 6 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .531 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | .519 |
| 8 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 163 | .512 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 164 | .512 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 163 | .506 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 163 | .500 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | .494 |
| 13 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .488 |
| 14 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .469 |
| 14 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .469 |
| 16 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | .451 |
| 17 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .444 |
| 18 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .414 |
| 18 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .414 |
| 20 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 161 | .404 |
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.