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2008 MLB Winning Percentage by Team

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

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim led all of MLB in winning percentage in 2008, with .617, .014 ahead of the Chicago Cubs. The average across 30 MLB teams is .500.

Led all of MLB in 2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 games
.617 Winning Percentage .014 clear of Chicago Cubs
# Team League G W-L%
1 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim AL 162 .617
2 Chicago Cubs NL 161 .603
3 Tampa Bay Rays AL 162 .599
4 Boston Red Sox AL 162 .586
5 Philadelphia Phillies NL 162 .568
6 Milwaukee Brewers NL 162 .556
7 New York Mets NL 162 .549
7 New York Yankees AL 162 .549
9 Chicago White Sox AL 163 .546
10 Minnesota Twins AL 163 .540
11 Houston Astros NL 161 .534
12 St. Louis Cardinals NL 162 .531
12 Toronto Blue Jays AL 162 .531
14 Florida Marlins NL 161 .522
15 Los Angeles Dodgers NL 162 .519
16 Arizona Diamondbacks NL 162 .506
17 Cleveland Indians AL 162 .500
MLB average .500
18 Texas Rangers AL 162 .488
19 Oakland Athletics AL 161 .466
20 Kansas City Royals AL 162 .463
21 Cincinnati Reds NL 162 .457
21 Colorado Rockies NL 162 .457
21 Detroit Tigers AL 162 .457
24 Atlanta Braves NL 162 .444
24 San Francisco Giants NL 162 .444
26 Baltimore Orioles AL 161 .422
27 Pittsburgh Pirates NL 162 .414
28 San Diego Padres NL 162 .389
29 Seattle Mariners AL 162 .377
30 Washington Nationals NL 161 .367

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.