1998 AL Winning Percentage Leaders
Wins per decision
David Wells led the AL in winning percentage in 1998 with .818, 49 points ahead of Roger Clemens (.769).
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Led the AL in 1998
David Wells
New York Yankees
.818
Winning Percentage
.049 clear of Roger Clemens
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Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | W-L% | W | L | ERA | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 David Wells
|
NYA | .818 | 18 | 4 | 3.49 | 214.1 |
| 2 |
 Roger Clemens
|
TOR | .769 | 20 | 6 | 2.65 | 234.2 |
| 3 | Rick Helling | TEX | .741 | 20 | 7 | 4.41 | 216.1 |
| 4 |
 David Cone
|
NYA | .741 | 20 | 7 | 3.55 | 207.2 |
| 5 |
 Pedro Martinez
|
BOS | .731 | 19 | 7 | 2.89 | 233.2 |
| 6 |
 Tim Wakefield
|
BOS | .680 | 17 | 8 | 4.58 | 216.0 |
| 7 |
 Kenny Rogers
|
OAK | .667 | 16 | 8 | 3.17 | 238.2 |
| 8 |
 Bret Saberhagen
|
BOS | .652 | 15 | 8 | 3.96 | 175.0 |
| 9 |
 Randy Johnson
|
SEA +1 | .633 | 19 | 11 | 3.28 | 244.1 |
| 10 |
 Aaron Sele
|
TEX | .633 | 19 | 11 | 4.23 | 212.2 |
| 11 |
 Chris Carpenter
|
TOR | .632 | 12 | 7 | 4.37 | 175.0 |
| 12 |
 Jamie Moyer
|
SEA | .625 | 15 | 9 | 3.53 | 234.1 |
| 13 |
 Bartolo Colon
|
CLE | .609 | 14 | 9 | 3.71 | 204.0 |
| 14 |
 Charles Nagy
|
CLE | .600 | 15 | 10 | 5.22 | 210.1 |
| 15 |
 Dave Burba
|
CLE | .600 | 15 | 10 | 4.11 | 203.2 |
| 16 |
 Andy Pettitte
|
NYA | .593 | 16 | 11 | 4.24 | 216.1 |
| 17 |
 Hideki Irabu
|
NYA | .591 | 13 | 9 | 4.06 | 173.0 |
| 18 |
 Mike Mussina
|
BAL | .565 | 13 | 10 | 3.49 | 206.1 |
| 19 |
 Scott Erickson
|
BAL | .552 | 16 | 13 | 4.01 | 251.1 |
| 20 |
 Chuck Finley
|
ANA | .550 | 11 | 9 | 3.39 | 223.1 |
| 21 |
 Jimmy Haynes
|
OAK | .550 | 11 | 9 | 5.09 | 194.1 |
| 22 |
 Jaret Wright
|
CLE | .545 | 12 | 10 | 4.72 | 192.2 |
| 23 | Rolando Arrojo | TBA | .538 | 14 | 12 | 3.56 | 202.0 |
| 24 | Woody Williams | TOR | .526 | 10 | 9 | 4.46 | 209.2 |
| 25 |
 Pat Hentgen
|
TOR | .522 | 12 | 11 | 5.17 | 177.2 |
| 26 |
 Jeff Fassero
|
SEA | .520 | 13 | 12 | 3.97 | 224.2 |
| 27 |
 Brian Moehler
|
DET | .519 | 14 | 13 | 3.90 | 221.1 |
| 28 |
 Omar Olivares
|
ANA | .500 | 9 | 9 | 4.03 | 183.0 |
| 29 |
 Tim Belcher
|
KCA | .500 | 14 | 14 | 4.27 | 234.0 |
| 30 | Mike Sirotka | CHA | .483 | 14 | 15 | 5.06 | 211.2 |
| 31 |
 Pat Rapp
|
KCA | .480 | 12 | 13 | 5.30 | 188.1 |
| 32 |
 Brad Radke
|
MIN | .462 | 12 | 14 | 4.30 | 213.2 |
| 33 | Justin Thompson | DET | .423 | 11 | 15 | 4.05 | 222.0 |
| 34 | Jose Rosado | KCA | .421 | 8 | 11 | 4.69 | 174.2 |
| 35 |
 John Burkett
|
TEX | .409 | 9 | 13 | 5.68 | 195.0 |
| 36 |
 Tom Candiotti
|
OAK | .407 | 11 | 16 | 4.84 | 201.0 |
| 37 | Mike Oquist | OAK | .389 | 7 | 11 | 6.22 | 175.0 |
| 38 |
 Juan Guzman
|
TOR +1 | .385 | 10 | 16 | 4.35 | 211.0 |
| 39 |
 Eric Milton
|
MIN | .364 | 8 | 14 | 5.64 | 172.1 |
| 40 | Jaime Navarro | CHA | .333 | 8 | 16 | 6.36 | 172.2 |
| 41 |
 LaTroy Hawkins
|
MIN | .333 | 7 | 14 | 5.25 | 190.1 |
| 42 | Tony Saunders | TBA | .286 | 6 | 15 | 4.12 | 192.1 |