1936 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The New York Yankees led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1936, with .667, .060 ahead of the Pittsburgh Crawfords. The average across 23 MLB teams is .503.
Led all of MLB in 1936
New York Yankees
155 games
.667
Winning Percentage
.060 clear of Pittsburgh Crawfords
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | .667 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh Crawfords | NN2 | 78 | .607 |
| 3 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .597 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 154 | .565 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .565 |
| 6 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 52 | .553 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | .546 |
| 7 | Washington Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | .546 |
| 9 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .539 |
| 10 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 153 | .536 |
| 11 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 153 | .536 |
| 12 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 29 | .531 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 157 | .520 |
| MLB average | .503 | |||
| 14 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 47 | .488 |
| 15 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .481 |
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | .481 |
| 17 |
 Boston Bees
|
NL | 157 | .461 |
| 18 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 73 | .451 |
| 19 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 156 | .435 |
| 20 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 59 | .387 |
| 21 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .375 |
| 22 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .351 |
| 23 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .346 |
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.