1986 AL Winning Percentage Leaders
Wins per decision
Roger Clemens led the AL in winning percentage in 1986 with .857, 107 points ahead of Dennis Rasmussen (.750).
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Led the AL in 1986
Roger Clemens
Boston Red Sox
.857
Winning Percentage
.107 clear of Dennis Rasmussen
Showing Winning Percentage and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | W-L% | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Roger Clemens
|
BOS | .857 | 24 | 4 | 2.48 | 254.0 |
| 2 | Dennis Rasmussen | NYA | .750 | 18 | 6 | 3.88 | 202.0 |
| 3 |
 Jack Morris
|
DET | .724 | 21 | 8 | 3.27 | 267.0 |
| 4 |
 Mark Gubicza
|
KCA | .667 | 12 | 6 | 3.64 | 180.2 |
| 5 |
 Ken Schrom
|
CLE | .667 | 14 | 7 | 4.54 | 206.0 |
| 6 |
 Teddy Higuera
|
ML4 | .645 | 20 | 11 | 2.79 | 248.1 |
| 7 |
 Mike Witt
|
CAL | .643 | 18 | 10 | 2.84 | 269.0 |
| 8 |
 Kirk McCaskill
|
CAL | .630 | 17 | 10 | 3.36 | 246.1 |
| 9 |
 Charlie Hough
|
TEX | .630 | 17 | 10 | 3.79 | 230.1 |
| 10 |
 Bruce Hurst
|
BOS | .619 | 13 | 8 | 2.99 | 174.1 |
| 11 |
 Oil Can Boyd
|
BOS | .615 | 16 | 10 | 3.78 | 214.1 |
| 12 |
 Curt Young
|
OAK | .591 | 13 | 9 | 3.45 | 198.0 |
| 13 |
 Don Sutton
|
CAL | .577 | 15 | 11 | 3.74 | 207.0 |
| 14 |
 Tom Candiotti
|
CLE | .571 | 16 | 12 | 3.57 | 252.1 |
| 15 |
 Frank Tanana
|
DET | .571 | 12 | 9 | 4.16 | 188.1 |
| 16 |
 Jimmy Key
|
TOR | .560 | 14 | 11 | 3.57 | 232.0 |
| 17 |
 Charlie Leibrandt
|
KCA | .560 | 14 | 11 | 4.09 | 231.1 |
| 18 | Walt Terrell | DET | .556 | 15 | 12 | 4.56 | 217.1 |
| 19 |
 Frank Viola
|
MIN | .552 | 16 | 13 | 4.51 | 245.2 |
| 20 |
 Bert Blyleven
|
MIN | .548 | 17 | 14 | 4.01 | 271.2 |
| 21 |
 Mike Boddicker
|
BAL | .538 | 14 | 12 | 4.70 | 218.1 |
| 22 | Danny Darwin | ML4 +1 | .524 | 11 | 10 | 3.17 | 184.2 |
| 23 |
 Doyle Alexander
|
TOR +1 | .524 | 11 | 10 | 4.14 | 228.1 |
| 24 |
 Jim Clancy
|
TOR | .500 | 14 | 14 | 3.94 | 219.1 |
| 25 |
 Phil Niekro
|
CLE | .500 | 11 | 11 | 4.32 | 210.1 |
| 26 |
 Tim Leary
|
ML4 | .500 | 12 | 12 | 4.21 | 188.1 |
| 27 | Joe Cowley | CHA | .500 | 11 | 11 | 3.88 | 162.1 |
| 28 |
 Mike Smithson
|
MIN | .481 | 13 | 14 | 4.77 | 198.0 |
| 29 |
 Juan Nieves
|
ML4 | .478 | 11 | 12 | 4.92 | 184.2 |
| 30 |
 Danny Jackson
|
KCA | .478 | 11 | 12 | 3.20 | 185.2 |
| 31 |
 Mark Langston
|
SEA | .462 | 12 | 14 | 4.85 | 239.1 |
| 32 |
 Ed Correa
|
TEX | .462 | 12 | 14 | 4.23 | 202.1 |
| 33 |
 Mike Moore
|
SEA | .458 | 11 | 13 | 4.30 | 266.0 |
| 34 |
 Ken Dixon
|
BAL | .458 | 11 | 13 | 4.58 | 202.1 |
| 35 |
 Jose Rijo
|
OAK | .450 | 9 | 11 | 4.65 | 193.2 |
| 36 |
 Ron Guidry
|
NYA | .429 | 9 | 12 | 3.98 | 192.1 |
| 37 |
 Scott McGregor
|
BAL | .423 | 11 | 15 | 4.52 | 203.0 |
| 38 |
 Floyd Bannister
|
CHA | .417 | 10 | 14 | 3.54 | 165.1 |
| 39 |
 Mike Morgan
|
SEA | .393 | 11 | 17 | 4.53 | 216.1 |
| 40 |
 Mike Flanagan
|
BAL | .389 | 7 | 11 | 4.24 | 172.0 |
| 41 |
 Dennis Leonard
|
KCA | .381 | 8 | 13 | 4.44 | 192.2 |
| 42 | Jose Guzman | TEX | .375 | 9 | 15 | 4.54 | 172.1 |
| 43 |
 Richard Dotson
|
CHA | .370 | 10 | 17 | 5.48 | 197.0 |
| 44 |
 Dave Stieb
|
TOR | .368 | 7 | 12 | 4.74 | 205.0 |
| 45 |
 Tom Seaver
|
BOS +1 | .350 | 7 | 13 | 4.03 | 176.1 |
| 46 |
 Neal Heaton
|
MIN +1 | .318 | 7 | 15 | 4.08 | 198.2 |
| 47 |
 Bill Wegman
|
ML4 | .294 | 5 | 12 | 5.13 | 198.1 |