1879 MLB Winning Percentage Leaders
Wins per decision
John Ward led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1879 with .712, 18 points ahead of Tommy Bond (.694).
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Led all of MLB in 1879
John Ward
Providence Grays
.712
Winning Percentage
.018 clear of Tommy Bond
Showing Winning Percentage and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | W-L% | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 John Ward
|
PRO | .712 | 47 | 19 | 2.15 | 587.0 |
| 2 |
 Tommy Bond
|
BSN | .694 | 43 | 19 | 1.96 | 555.1 |
| 3 |
 Bobby Mathews
|
PRO | .667 | 12 | 6 | 2.29 | 189.0 |
| 4 | Bill McGunnigle | BFN | .643 | 9 | 5 | 2.62 | 120.0 |
| 5 |
 Frank Hankinson
|
CHN | .600 | 15 | 10 | 2.50 | 230.2 |
| 6 |
 Will White
|
CN1 | .581 | 43 | 31 | 1.99 | 680.0 |
| 7 |
 Pud Galvin
|
BFN | .578 | 37 | 27 | 2.28 | 593.0 |
| 8 |
 Terry Larkin
|
CHN | .574 | 31 | 23 | 2.44 | 513.1 |
| 9 |
 Curry Foley
|
BSN | .500 | 9 | 9 | 2.51 | 161.2 |
| 10 | Harry Salisbury | TRN | .400 | 4 | 6 | 2.22 | 89.0 |
| 11 |
 Harry McCormick
|
SR1 | .353 | 18 | 33 | 2.99 | 457.1 |
| 12 |
 Jim McCormick
|
CL2 | .333 | 20 | 40 | 2.42 | 546.1 |
| 13 | Bobby Mitchell | CL2 | .318 | 7 | 15 | 3.28 | 194.2 |
| 14 |
 George Bradley
|
TRN | .245 | 13 | 40 | 2.85 | 487.0 |
| 15 |
 Blondie Purcell
|
SR1 +1 | .190 | 4 | 17 | 3.78 | 197.2 |