1905 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The New York Giants led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1905, with .686, .058 ahead of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The average across 16 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1905
New York Giants
155 games
.686
Winning Percentage
.058 clear of Pittsburgh Pirates
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | .686 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .628 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 152 | .622 |
| 4 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 158 | .605 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .601 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .546 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | .516 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .516 |
| 9 |
 Boston Americans
|
AL | 153 | .513 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 10 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 155 | .494 |
| 11 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 152 | .477 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .424 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .377 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 156 | .353 |
| 15 |
 Boston Beaneaters
|
NL | 156 | .331 |
| 16 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 155 | .316 |
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.