Year by Year Leaders for Winning Percentage

Ever wonder who had the highest winning percentage the year you were born? How about pitchers from you favorite team — have they ever led the league in winning percentage? Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a year-by-year leaderboard (minimum of fifteen wins needed) in Major League games started for every season since 1876. Note: A bold faced entry denotes that the player was active during the previous Major League season.
"Nobody ever becomes a ballplayer by walking after a ball." - Winning Percentage Leader (1910-1911 & 1914) Chief Bender



Cross reference Cy Young Award winners too see how important winning percentage is to baseball writers when deciding who the recipient will be at the end of the regular season.

Did you know that the Major League record for single season winning percentage was set during the 1959 season by Roy Face of the Pittsburgh Pirates?

Use this chart to find the first leader from your favorite team. Use it to see who holds the record for consecutive seasons leading the league. The see if you can determinoe who the all time winning percentage leader is.
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