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1904 NL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The New York Giants led the NL in winning percentage in 1904, with .697, .089 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 8 NL teams is .500.

Led the NL in 1904 New York Giants 157 games
.697 Winning Percentage .089 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team G W-L%
1 New York Giants 157 .697
2 Chicago Cubs 156 .608
3 Cincinnati Reds 157 .575
4 Pittsburgh Pirates 156 .569
NL average .500
5 St. Louis Cardinals 154 .484
6 Brooklyn Superbas 154 .366
7 Boston Beaneaters 155 .360
8 Philadelphia Phillies 155 .342

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.