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1956 AL Winning Percentage Leaders

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Whitey Ford led the AL in winning percentage in 1956 with .760, 70 points ahead of Early Wynn (.690).

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Whitey Ford Led the AL in 1956 Whitey Ford New York Yankees
.760 Winning Percentage .070 clear of Early Wynn
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# Player Team W-L% W L ERA IP
1 Whitey Ford Whitey Ford NYA .760 19 6 2.47 225.2
2 Early Wynn Early Wynn CLE .690 20 9 2.72 277.2
3 Billy Pierce Billy Pierce CHA .690 20 9 3.32 276.1
4 Herb Score Herb Score CLE .690 20 9 2.53 249.1
5 Don Larsen Don Larsen NYA .688 11 5 3.26 179.2
6 Tom Brewer Tom Brewer BOS .679 19 9 3.50 244.1
7 Johnny Kucks Johnny Kucks NYA .667 18 9 3.85 224.1
8 Frank Sullivan Frank Sullivan BOS .667 14 7 3.42 242.0
9 Tom Sturdivant Tom Sturdivant NYA .667 16 8 3.30 158.1
10 Ray Moore Ray Moore BAL .632 12 7 4.18 185.0
11 Frank Lary Frank Lary DET .618 21 13 3.15 294.0
12 Bob Lemon Bob Lemon CLE .588 20 14 3.03 255.1
13 Billy Hoeft Billy Hoeft DET .588 20 14 4.06 248.0
14 Jack Harshman Jack Harshman CHA .577 15 11 3.10 226.2
15 Dick Donovan Dick Donovan CHA .545 12 10 3.64 234.2
16 Paul Foytack Paul Foytack DET .536 15 13 3.59 256.0
17 Chuck Stobbs Chuck Stobbs WS1 .500 15 15 3.60 240.0
18 Jim Wilson Jim Wilson CHA +1 .481 13 14 4.28 208.0
19 Mike Garcia Mike Garcia CLE .478 11 12 3.78 197.2
20 Tom Gorman Tom Gorman KC1 .474 9 10 3.83 171.1
21 Connie Johnson Connie Johnson BAL +1 .450 9 11 3.44 196.0
22 Bill Wight Bill Wight BAL .429 9 12 4.02 174.2
23 Art Ditmar Art Ditmar KC1 .353 12 22 4.42 254.1
24 Camilo Pascual Camilo Pascual WS1 .250 6 18 5.87 188.2