1945 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Cleveland Buckeyes led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1945, with .714, .054 ahead of the Homestead Grays. The average across 28 MLB teams is .486.
Led all of MLB in 1945
Cleveland Buckeyes
68 games
.714
Winning Percentage
.054 clear of Homestead Grays
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | .714 |
| 2 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 46 | .660 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .636 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .617 |
| 5 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 64 | .588 |
| 6 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 40 | .580 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .575 |
| 8 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 43 | .571 |
| 9 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | .565 |
| 9 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 156 | .565 |
| 11 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 154 | .536 |
| 12 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 152 | .533 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .533 |
| 14 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 74 | .514 |
| 15 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .513 |
| 16 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 147 | .503 |
| MLB average | .486 | |||
| 17 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 150 | .477 |
| 18 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 157 | .461 |
| 19 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .441 |
| 20 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 27 | .433 |
| 21 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 154 | .396 |
| 22 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | .385 |
| 23 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | .360 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 153 | .347 |
| 25 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 33 | .323 |
| 26 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 39 | .304 |
| 27 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 154 | .299 |
| 28 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 68 | .182 |
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.