1971 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Baltimore Orioles led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1971, with .639, .012 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 24 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1971
Baltimore Orioles
158 games
.639
Winning Percentage
.012 clear of Oakland Athletics
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 158 | .639 |
| 2 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 161 | .627 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | .599 |
| 4 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .562 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .556 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 163 | .556 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .549 |
| 8 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | .528 |
| 9 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .525 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .512 |
| 10 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .512 |
| 12 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | .506 |
| 13 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .503 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 14 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .488 |
| 14 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | .488 |
| 14 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .488 |
| 17 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .469 |
| 18 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 160 | .463 |
| 19 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .441 |
| 20 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | .429 |
| 21 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .414 |
| 22 |
 Washington Senators
|
AL | 159 | .399 |
| 23 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | .379 |
| 24 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .370 |
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.