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1927 AL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The New York Yankees led the AL in winning percentage in 1927, with .714, .123 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 8 AL teams is .500.

Led the AL in 1927 New York Yankees 155 games
.714 Winning Percentage .123 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
# Team G W-L%
1 New York Yankees 155 .714
2 Philadelphia Athletics 155 .591
3 Washington Senators 157 .552
4 Detroit Tigers 156 .536
AL average .500
5 Chicago White Sox 153 .458
6 Cleveland Indians 153 .431
7 St. Louis Browns 155 .386
8 Boston Red Sox 154 .331

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.