1874 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 1874, with .743, .097 ahead of the New York Mutuals. The average across 8 MLB teams is .482.
Led all of MLB in 1874
Boston Red Stockings
71 games
.743
Winning Percentage
.097 clear of New York Mutuals
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston Red Stockings | NA | 71 | .743 |
| 2 | New York Mutuals | NA | 65 | .646 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Athletics | NA | 55 | .600 |
| 4 | Philadelphia Whites | NA | 58 | .500 |
| MLB average | .482 | |||
| 5 | Chicago White Stockings | NA | 59 | .475 |
| 6 | Brooklyn Atlantics | NA | 56 | .400 |
| 7 | Hartford Dark Blues | NA | 53 | .302 |
| 8 | Baltimore Canaries | NA | 47 | .192 |
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.