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1895 NL Winning Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision

The Baltimore Orioles led the NL in winning percentage in 1895, with .667, .021 ahead of the Cleveland Spiders. The average across 12 NL teams is .500.

Led the NL in 1895 Baltimore Orioles 131 games
.667 Winning Percentage .021 clear of Cleveland Spiders
# Team G W-L%
1 Baltimore Orioles 131 .667
2 Cleveland Spiders 132 .646
3 Philadelphia Phillies 133 .595
4 Chicago Colts 133 .554
5 Boston Beaneaters 133 .542
5 Pittsburgh Pirates 134 .542
7 Brooklyn Grooms 133 .539
8 Cincinnati Reds 132 .508
9 New York Giants 132 .504
NL average .500
10 Washington Senators 133 .336
11 St. Louis Browns 136 .298
12 Louisville Colonels 132 .269

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.