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In sports, a winning percentage is the fraction of games or matches a team or individual has won. It is equal to wins divided by wins plus losses. Winning percentage is one way to compare the record of two teams; however, another standard method most frequently used in baseball and professional basketball standings is games behind.
Ties count as a 0.5 loss and a 0.5 win. If a team went 28-16-5 in a season you would add the three numbers togethers to get 49. You would then divide the ties by two to get 2.5 and add the wins to the 2.5 to get 30.5. Once you get this, divide 30.5 by 49 to get a 0.622 winning percentage.
In baseball, pitchers are assessed wins and losses as an individual statistic and thus have their own winning percentage (see Win (baseball)). A pitcher's winning percentage is commonly expressed to three digits.
The name "winning percentage" is actually a misnomer, since a winning percentage, such as 0.536, is commonly not expressed as a percentage. The same value expressed as a percentage would be 53.6%. With points on ties and overtime losses, it's possible to have a winning percentage above 0.500 (50%) despite losing more than half of the games played.
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Statistics
Major League Baseball
| Win % | Wins | Losses | Year | Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.798 | 67 | 17 | 1880 | Chicago Cubs | best pre-modern season |
| 0.763 | 116 | 36 | 1906 | Chicago Cubs | best National League 154-game season |
| 0.721 | 111 | 43 | 1954 | Cleveland Indians | best American League 154-game season |
| 0.716 | 116 | 46 | 2001 | Seattle Mariners | best American League 162-game season |
| 0.265 | 43 | 119 | 2003 | Detroit Tigers | worst 162-game season |
| 0.248 | 38 | 115 | 1935 | Boston Braves | worst National League season |
| 0.235 | 36 | 117 | 1916 | Philadelphia Athletics | worst American League season |
| 0.130 | 20 | 134 | 1899 | Cleveland Spiders | worst pre-modern season |
National Basketball Association
| Win % | Wins | Losses | Season | Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.878 | 72 | 10 | 1995–96 | Chicago Bulls | best 82-game season |
| 0.110 | 9 | 73 | 1972–73 | Philadelphia 76ers | worst 82-game season |
National Hockey League
In ice hockey, standings are determined by points, not wins, changing the nature of this statistic. In the National Hockey League, teams are awarded two points for a win, and one point for either a tie (a discontinued statistic) or an overtime loss. Since this calculation is not based solely on wins, the statistic is called points percentage.[1][2] It can be calculated as follows:
| Points % | Wins | Losses | Ties | Points | Season | Team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.825 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 132 | 1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | best points % in post-expansion NHL |
| 0.131 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 21 | 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | worst points % in post-expansion NHL |
References
- ^ "Career Leaders and Records for Points Percentage (Goalie)". Hockey-Reference.com. http://www.hockey-reference.com/leaders/points_pct_goalie_career.html. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
- ^ "2008–2009 – REGULAR SEASON – SUMMARY – POINT PERCENTAGE". NHL.com. http://www.nhl.com/ice/teamstats.htm?fetchKey=20092ALLAAAAll&sort=pointPctg&viewName=summary. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
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