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2008 AL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim led the AL in winning percentage in 2008, with .617, .018 ahead of the Tampa Bay Rays. The average across 14 AL teams is .510.

Led the AL in 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 games
.617 Winning Percentage .018 clear of Tampa Bay Rays
# Team G W-L%
1 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 .617
2 Tampa Bay Rays 162 .599
3 Boston Red Sox 162 .586
4 New York Yankees 162 .549
5 Chicago White Sox 163 .546
6 Minnesota Twins 163 .540
7 Toronto Blue Jays 162 .531
AL average .510
8 Cleveland Indians 162 .500
9 Texas Rangers 162 .488
10 Oakland Athletics 161 .466
11 Kansas City Royals 162 .463
12 Detroit Tigers 162 .457
13 Baltimore Orioles 161 .422
14 Seattle Mariners 162 .377

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.