1979 NL Wins by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won
The Pittsburgh Pirates led the NL in wins in 1979, with 98, 3 ahead of the Montreal Expos. The average across 12 NL teams is 80.8.
Led the NL in 1979
Pittsburgh Pirates
163 games
98
Wins
3 clear of Montreal Expos
| # | Team | G | W |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
163 | 98 |
| 2 |
 Montreal Expos
|
160 | 95 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
161 | 90 |
| 4 |
 Houston Astros
|
162 | 89 |
| 5 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
163 | 86 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
163 | 84 |
| NL average | 80.8 | ||
| 7 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
162 | 80 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
162 | 79 |
| 9 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
162 | 71 |
| 10 |
 San Diego Padres
|
161 | 68 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
160 | 66 |
| 12 |
 New York Mets
|
163 | 63 |
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.