1929 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Kansas City Monarchs led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1929, with .811, .118 ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics. The average across 29 MLB teams is .498.
Led all of MLB in 1929
Kansas City Monarchs
79 games
.811
Winning Percentage
.118 clear of Philadelphia Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Monarchs | NNL | 79 | .811 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 151 | .693 |
| 3 | Baltimore Black Sox | ANL | 70 | .658 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 156 | .645 |
| 5 | New York Lincoln Giants | ANL | 68 | .625 |
| 6 | St. Louis Stars | NNL | 88 | .624 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 154 | .575 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .571 |
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 152 | .556 |
| 10 | Chicago American Giants | NNL | 86 | .553 |
| 11 | Hilldale Club | ANL | 78 | .551 |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 152 | .533 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .520 |
| 14 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .513 |
| 15 | Detroit Stars | NNL | 69 | .507 |
| 16 | Homestead Grays | ANL | 66 | .500 |
| MLB average | .498 | |||
| 17 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 153 | .467 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .464 |
| 19 |
 Brooklyn Robins
|
NL | 153 | .458 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .455 |
| 21 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 155 | .429 |
| 22 | Birmingham Black Barons | NNL | 89 | .388 |
| 22 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 152 | .388 |
| 24 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .377 |
| 25 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .364 |
| 26 | Memphis Red Sox | NNL | 73 | .324 |
| 27 | Atlantic City Bacharach Giants | ANL | 66 | .303 |
| 28 | Cuban Stars West | NNL | 46 | .302 |
| 29 | Cuban Stars East | ANL | 58 | .281 |
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.