1873 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 1873, with .729, .050 ahead of the Philadelphia Whites. The average across 9 MLB teams is .413.
Led all of MLB in 1873
Boston Red Stockings
60 games
.729
Winning Percentage
.050 clear of Philadelphia Whites
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 60 | .729 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 53 | .679 |
| 3 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 57 | .607 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 52 | .549 |
| 5 | New York Mutuals | NA | 53 | .547 |
| MLB average | .413 | |||
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 55 | .315 |
| 7 | Washington Blue Legs | NA | 39 | .205 |
| 8 | Elizabeth Resolutes | NA | 23 | .087 |
| 9 | Baltimore Marylands | NA | 6 | .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.