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2012 AL Winning Percentage by Team

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

The New York Yankees led the AL in winning percentage in 2012, with .586, .006 ahead of the Oakland Athletics. The average across 14 AL teams is .507.

Led the AL in 2012 New York Yankees 162 games
.586 Winning Percentage .006 clear of Oakland Athletics
# Team G W-L%
1 New York Yankees 162 .586
2 Oakland Athletics 162 .580
3 Baltimore Orioles 162 .574
3 Texas Rangers 162 .574
5 Tampa Bay Rays 162 .556
6 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 162 .549
7 Detroit Tigers 162 .543
8 Chicago White Sox 162 .525
AL average .507
9 Seattle Mariners 162 .463
10 Toronto Blue Jays 162 .451
11 Kansas City Royals 162 .444
12 Boston Red Sox 162 .426
13 Cleveland Indians 162 .420
14 Minnesota Twins 162 .407

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.