1871 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Philadelphia Athletics led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1871, with .731, .052 ahead of the Chicago White Stockings. The average across 9 MLB teams is .486.
Led all of MLB in 1871
Philadelphia Athletics
28 games
.731
Winning Percentage
.052 clear of Chicago White Stockings
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 28 | .731 |
| 2 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 28 | .679 |
| 3 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 31 | .667 |
| MLB average | .486 | |||
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NA | 33 | .485 |
| 5 | Washington Olympics | NA | 32 | .483 |
| 6 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 29 | .444 |
| 7 | Fort Wayne Kekiongas | NA | 19 | .353 |
| 8 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 29 | .345 |
| 9 | Rockford Forest Citys | NA | 25 | .191 |
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.