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1973 MLB Winning Percentage by Team

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

The Cincinnati Reds led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1973, with .611, .012 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 24 MLB teams is .500.

Led all of MLB in 1973 Cincinnati Reds 162 games
.611 Winning Percentage .012 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G W-L%
1 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .611
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .599
3 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .590
4 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .580
5 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .549
6 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .543
6 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .543
8 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .525
9 New York Mets NL 161 .509
10 Houston Astros NL 162 .506
MLB average .500
11 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .500
11 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .500
13 New York Yankees AL 162 .494
13 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .494
15 California Angels AL 162 .488
15 Montreal Expos NL 162 .488
17 Chicago Cubs NL 161 .478
18 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .475
19 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .472
20 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 .457
21 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .438
21 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .438
23 San Diego Padres NL 162 .370
24 Texas Rangers AL 162 .352

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.