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1945 AL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The Detroit Tigers led the AL in winning percentage in 1945, with .575, .010 ahead of the Washington Senators. The average across 8 AL teams is .500.

Led the AL in 1945 Detroit Tigers 155 games
.575 Winning Percentage .010 clear of Washington Senators
# Team G W-L%
1 Detroit Tigers 155 .575
2 Washington Senators 156 .565
3 St. Louis Browns 154 .536
4 New York Yankees 152 .533
5 Cleveland Indians 147 .503
AL average .500
6 Chicago White Sox 150 .477
7 Boston Red Sox 157 .461
8 Philadelphia Athletics 153 .347

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.