1997 MLB Winning Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Wins per decision
The Atlanta Braves led all of MLB in winning percentage in 1997, with .624, .019 ahead of the Baltimore Orioles. The average across 28 MLB teams is .500.
Led all of MLB in 1997
Atlanta Braves
162 games
.624
Winning Percentage
.019 clear of Baltimore Orioles
| # | Team | League | G | W-L% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Atlanta Braves
|
NL | 162 | .624 |
| 2 |
 Baltimore Orioles
|
AL | 162 | .605 |
| 3 |
 New York Yankees
|
AL | 162 | .593 |
| 4 |
 Florida Marlins
|
NL | 162 | .568 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco Giants
|
NL | 162 | .556 |
| 5 |
 Seattle Mariners
|
AL | 162 | .556 |
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Dodgers
|
NL | 162 | .543 |
| 7 |
 New York Mets
|
NL | 162 | .543 |
| 9 |
 Cleveland Indians
|
AL | 161 | .534 |
| 10 |
 Anaheim Angels
|
AL | 162 | .519 |
| 10 |
 Houston Astros
|
NL | 162 | .519 |
| 12 |
 Colorado Rockies
|
NL | 162 | .512 |
| MLB average | .500 | |||
| 13 |
 Chicago White Sox
|
AL | 161 | .497 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Tigers
|
AL | 162 | .488 |
| 14 |
 Pittsburgh Pirates
|
NL | 162 | .488 |
| 16 |
 Milwaukee Brewers
|
AL | 161 | .485 |
| 17 |
 Boston Red Sox
|
AL | 162 | .482 |
| 17 |
 Montreal Expos
|
NL | 162 | .482 |
| 19 |
 Texas Rangers
|
AL | 162 | .475 |
| 20 |
 Cincinnati Reds
|
NL | 162 | .469 |
| 20 |
 San Diego Padres
|
NL | 162 | .469 |
| 20 |
 Toronto Blue Jays
|
AL | 162 | .469 |
| 23 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NL | 162 | .451 |
| 24 |
 Chicago Cubs
|
NL | 162 | .420 |
| 24 |
 Minnesota Twins
|
AL | 162 | .420 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Phillies
|
NL | 162 | .420 |
| 27 |
 Kansas City Royals
|
AL | 161 | .416 |
| 28 |
 Oakland Athletics
|
AL | 162 | .401 |
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.