1908 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Chicago Cubs led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1908, with .643, .007 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 16 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1908
Chicago Cubs
158 games
.643
Winning Percentage
.007 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 158 | .643 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 157 | .636 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .636 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .588 |
| 5 |
 Cleveland Naps
|
AL | 157 | .584 |
| 6 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | .579 |
| 7 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .546 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .539 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .487 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | .474 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 157 | .444 |
| 12 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .441 |
| 13 |
 Boston Doves
|
NL | 156 | .409 |
| 14 |
 Brooklyn Superbas
|
NL | 154 | .344 |
| 15 |
 New York Highlanders
|
AL | 155 | .331 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .318 |
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.