1918 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 1918, with .651, .056 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 16 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1918
Chicago Cubs
131 games
.651
Winning Percentage
.056 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 131 | .651 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 126 | .595 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 129 | .575 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 124 | .573 |
| 5 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 130 | .563 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 129 | .531 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 126 | .520 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 126 | .488 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 123 | .475 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 124 | .460 |
| 11 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 126 | .452 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 125 | .447 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 128 | .437 |
| 14 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 124 | .427 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 130 | .406 |
| 16 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 131 | .395 |
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.