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2008 NL Wins by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Games won

The Chicago Cubs led the NL in wins in 2008, with 97, 5 ahead of the Philadelphia Phillies. The average across 16 NL teams is 79.4.

Led the NL in 2008 Chicago Cubs 161 games
97 Wins 5 clear of Philadelphia Phillies

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.