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1954 AL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The Cleveland Indians led the AL in winning percentage in 1954, with .721, .052 ahead of the New York Yankees. The average across 8 AL teams is .500.

Led the AL in 1954 Cleveland Indians 156 games
.721 Winning Percentage .052 clear of New York Yankees
# Team G W-L%
1 Cleveland Indians 156 .721
2 New York Yankees 155 .669
3 Chicago White Sox 155 .610
AL average .500
4 Boston Red Sox 156 .448
5 Detroit Tigers 155 .442
6 Washington Senators 155 .429
7 Baltimore Orioles 154 .351
8 Philadelphia Athletics 156 .331

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.