1946 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Newark Eagles led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1946, with .717, .042 ahead of the Boston Red Sox. The average across 28 MLB teams is .483.
Led all of MLB in 1946
Newark Eagles
64 games
.717
Winning Percentage
.042 clear of Boston Red Sox
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 64 | .717 |
| 2 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 156 | .675 |
| 3 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 67 | .641 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 156 | .628 |
| 5 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 157 | .615 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 155 | .597 |
| 7 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .565 |
| 8 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .536 |
| 9 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .529 |
| 10 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 58 | .523 |
| 11 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 58 | .517 |
| 12 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 50 | .511 |
| 13 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 66 | .500 |
| 14 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 155 | .494 |
| 15 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 56 | .492 |
| MLB average | .483 | |||
| 16 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 155 | .481 |
| 17 | Cincinnati-Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 69 | .458 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .448 |
| 19 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 68 | .444 |
| 20 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | .442 |
| 21 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 156 | .435 |
| 22 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 156 | .429 |
| 23 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .409 |
| 24 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 154 | .396 |
| 25 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 155 | .318 |
| 26 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 80 | .316 |
| 27 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | .227 |
| 28 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 76 | .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.