1979 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1979, with .642, .037 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 26 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1979
Baltimore Orioles
159 games
.642
Winning Percentage
.037 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 159 | .642 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 163 | .605 |
| 3 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 160 | .594 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | .590 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 160 | .569 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | .559 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 160 | .556 |
| 8 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .549 |
| 9 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .543 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | .531 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 160 | .525 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .525 |
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 163 | .519 |
| 14 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .512 |
| 15 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .506 |
| 16 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | .503 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 17 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .494 |
| 18 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .488 |
| 19 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 159 | .459 |
| 20 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .438 |
| 21 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | .422 |
| 22 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .414 |
| 23 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | .413 |
| 24 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 163 | .389 |
| 25 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .333 |
| 26 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .327 |
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.