1872 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Boston Red Stockings led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1872, with .830, .148 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 11 MLB teams is .404.
Led all of MLB in 1872
Boston Red Stockings
48 games
.830
Winning Percentage
.148 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 48 | .830 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 47 | .682 |
| 3 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 58 | .648 |
| 4 | New York Mutuals | NA | 56 | .630 |
| 5 | Troy Haymakers | NA | 25 | .600 |
| MLB average | .404 | |||
| 6 | Cleveland Forest Citys | NA | 22 | .273 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 37 | .243 |
| 8 | Washington Olympics | NA | 9 | .222 |
| 9 | Middletown Mansfields | NA | 24 | .208 |
| 10 | Brooklyn Eckfords | NA | 29 | .103 |
| 11 | Washington Nationals | NA | 11 | .000 |
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.