1948 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Birmingham Black Barons led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1948, with .759, .127 ahead of the Baltimore Elite Giants. The average across 28 MLB teams is .481.
Led all of MLB in 1948
Birmingham Black Barons
78 games
.759
Winning Percentage
.127 clear of Baltimore Elite Giants
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Black Barons | NAL | 78 | .759 |
| 2 | Baltimore Elite Giants | NN2 | 73 | .632 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 156 | .626 |
| 4 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 155 | .619 |
| 5 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 154 | .610 |
| 6 | Kansas City Monarchs | NAL | 80 | .600 |
| 7 | Homestead Grays | NN2 | 62 | .595 |
| 8 |
 Boston Braves
|
NL | 154 | .595 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 155 | .552 |
| 10 |
 Brooklyn Dodgers
|
NL | 155 | .546 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .546 |
| 12 | Philadelphia Stars | NN2 | 59 | .542 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 156 | .539 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .507 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
NL | 155 | .507 |
| 16 | Newark Eagles | NN2 | 57 | .500 |
| MLB average | .481 | |||
| 17 | New York Cubans | NN2 | 45 | .439 |
| 18 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .429 |
| 19 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 153 | .418 |
| 20 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .416 |
| 21 |
 St. Louis Browns
|
AL | 155 | .386 |
| 22 | Memphis Red Sox | NAL | 91 | .385 |
| 23 | Cleveland Buckeyes | NAL | 87 | .381 |
| 24 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .366 |
| 25 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 154 | .336 |
| 26 | New York Black Yankees | NN2 | 46 | .240 |
| 27 | Chicago American Giants | NAL | 78 | .231 |
| 28 | Indianapolis Clowns | NAL | 76 | .179 |
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.