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1997 NL Winning Percentage by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision

The Atlanta Braves led the NL in winning percentage in 1997, with .624, .056 ahead of the Florida Marlins. The average across 14 NL teams is .504.

Led the NL in 1997 Atlanta Braves 162 games
.624 Winning Percentage .056 clear of Florida Marlins
# Team G W-L%
1 Atlanta Braves 162 .624
2 Florida Marlins 162 .568
3 San Francisco Giants 162 .556
4 Los Angeles Dodgers 162 .543
4 New York Mets 162 .543
6 Houston Astros 162 .519
7 Colorado Rockies 162 .512
NL average .504
8 Pittsburgh Pirates 162 .488
9 Montreal Expos 162 .482
10 Cincinnati Reds 162 .469
10 San Diego Padres 162 .469
12 St. Louis Cardinals 162 .451
13 Chicago Cubs 162 .420
13 Philadelphia Phillies 162 .420

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.