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1965 AL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The Minnesota Twins led the AL in winning percentage in 1965, with .630, .044 ahead of the Chicago White Sox. The average across 10 AL teams is .500.

Led the AL in 1965 Minnesota Twins 162 games
.630 Winning Percentage .044 clear of Chicago White Sox
# Team G W-L%
1 Minnesota Twins 162 .630
2 Chicago White Sox 162 .586
3 Baltimore Orioles 162 .580
4 Detroit Tigers 162 .549
5 Cleveland Indians 162 .537
AL average .500
6 New York Yankees 162 .475
7 California Angels 162 .463
8 Washington Senators 162 .432
9 Boston Red Sox 162 .383
10 Kansas City Athletics 162 .364

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.