1987 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Detroit Tigers led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1987, with .605, .012 ahead of the Toronto Blue Jays. The average across 26 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1987
Detroit Tigers
162 games
.605
Winning Percentage
.012 clear of Toronto Blue Jays
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .605 |
| 2 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .593 |
| 3 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .586 |
| 4 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .568 |
| 5 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | .562 |
| 5 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .562 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .556 |
| 8 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .549 |
| 9 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .525 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | .519 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 162 | .512 |
| 12 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .500 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 13 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .494 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | .494 |
| 15 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .482 |
| 15 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .482 |
| 17 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 162 | .475 |
| 18 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 161 | .472 |
| 19 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .469 |
| 20 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .463 |
| 20 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .463 |
| 22 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .451 |
| 23 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 161 | .429 |
| 24 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .414 |
| 25 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .401 |
| 26 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .377 |
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.