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1950 AL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The New York Yankees led the AL in winning percentage in 1950, with .636, .019 ahead of the Detroit Tigers. The average across 8 AL teams is .500.

Led the AL in 1950 New York Yankees 155 games
.636 Winning Percentage .019 clear of Detroit Tigers
# Team G W-L%
1 New York Yankees 155 .636
2 Detroit Tigers 157 .617
3 Boston Red Sox 154 .610
4 Cleveland Indians 155 .597
AL average .500
5 Washington Senators 155 .435
6 Chicago White Sox 156 .390
7 St. Louis Browns 154 .377
8 Philadelphia Athletics 154 .338

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.