1959 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Chicago White Sox led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1959, with .610, .032 ahead of the Cleveland Indians. The average across 16 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1959
Chicago White Sox
156 games
.610
Winning Percentage
.032 clear of Cleveland Indians
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 156 | .610 |
| 2 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 154 | .578 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 156 | .564 |
| 4 |
 Milwaukee Braves
|
NL | 157 | .551 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 154 | .539 |
| 6 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 155 | .513 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 155 | .507 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 8 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 154 | .494 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 154 | .487 |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 155 | .481 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 155 | .481 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Redlegs
|
NL | 154 | .481 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 154 | .461 |
| 14 |
 Kansas City Athletics
|
AL | 154 | .429 |
| 15 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 155 | .416 |
| 16 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 154 | .409 |
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.