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1983 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 1983, with .611, .006 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 26 MLB teams is .500.

Led all of MLB in 1983 Chicago White Sox 162 games
.611 Winning Percentage .006 clear of Baltimore Orioles
# Team League G W-L%
1 Chicago White Sox AL 162 .611
2 Baltimore Orioles AL 162 .605
3 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .568
4 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 163 .562
4 New York Yankees AL 162 .562
6 Philadelphia Phillies NL 163 .556
7 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .549
8 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .543
9 Milwaukee Brewers AL 162 .537
10 Houston Astros NL 162 .525
11 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .519
12 Montreal Expos NL 163 .506
MLB average .500
13 San Diego Padres NL 163 .500
14 Kansas City Royals AL 163 .488
14 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .488
14 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .488
17 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .482
18 Texas Rangers AL 163 .475
19 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .457
19 Oakland Athletics AL 162 .457
21 Chicago Cubs NL 162 .438
22 California Angels AL 162 .432
22 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .432
22 Minnesota Twins AL 162 .432
25 New York Mets NL 162 .420
26 Seattle Mariners 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.