1988 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Oakland Athletics led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1988, with .642, .017 ahead of the New York Mets. The average across 26 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1988
Oakland Athletics
162 games
.642
Winning Percentage
.017 clear of New York Mets
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .642 |
| 2 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 160 | .625 |
| 3 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .584 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .562 |
| 5 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .549 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .543 |
| 7 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 161 | .540 |
| 8 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 162 | .537 |
| 8 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .537 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 160 | .531 |
| 11 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 161 | .528 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | .522 |
| 13 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 161 | .516 |
| 14 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .512 |
| 15 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .506 |
| 16 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 163 | .500 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 17 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 162 | .482 |
| 18 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 163 | .475 |
| 19 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .469 |
| 20 |
 California Angels
|
AL | 162 | .463 |
| 21 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | .441 |
| 22 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 161 | .435 |
| 23 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 161 | .422 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .404 |
| 25 |
 Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 160 | .338 |
| 26 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 161 | .335 |
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.