Winning percentage

Winning percentage

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.

:mathrm{Winning} mathrm{percentage} = frac{mathrm{Wins{mathrm{Wins} + mathrm{Losses

Ties may be excluded from the count altogether, or counted as half a win (and half a loss). In this case the formula would be:

:mathrm{Winning} mathrm{percentage} = frac{mathrm{Wins} + mathrm{Ties/2{mathrm{TotalGames

In baseball, pitchers are assessed wins and losses as an individual statistic (See: Win (baseball)) and thus have their own winning percentage. A pitcher's winning percentage is commonly expressed to three digits.

However, the winning percentage in hockey is figured with points, not win/losses. A team's winning percentage, in Hockey is equal to points divided by the total possible points.

:mathrm{Winning} mathrm{percentage} = frac{mathrm{Points{mathrm{Total} mathrm{possible} mathrm{points

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%.

Statistics

Major League Baseball

National Basketball Association


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