336:
300:, division winners and playoff qualifiers are technically determined by winning percentage and not by number of wins. Ties are currently counted as half a win and half a loss, however, prior to 1972 tied games were disregarded for the purposes of this calculation — a 10–2–2 record (10÷12 ≈ 0.833) would then have outranked an 11–3 record (11÷14 ≈ 0.785). Tie games, a fairly common occurrence in football before the introduction of
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242:
In North
America, winning percentages are expressed as decimal values to three decimal places. It is the same value, but without the last step of multiplying by 100% in the formula above. Furthermore, they are usually read aloud as if they were whole numbers (e.g. 1.000, "a thousand" or 0.500, "five
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110:
315:, the competitors are awarded a certain number of points per win, fewer points per tie, and none for a loss. The teams are then ranked by the total number of these accumulated points. One such method is the "
1031:{\displaystyle \mathrm {Points} \ \mathrm {percentage} ={\frac {\mathrm {Points} }{\mathrm {Total\ possible\ points} }}={\frac {\mathrm {Overtime\ Losses+(2\times Wins)} }{\mathrm {2\times Games\ Played} }}}
293:'s abilities may be measured by win percentage. In this case, the formula is wins divided by total number of matches; draws are not considered as "half-wins", and the quotient is always in percentage form.
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to compare teams or individuals. It is defined as wins divided by the total number of matches played (i.e. wins plus draws plus losses). A draw counts as a
746:, teams are awarded two points for a win, and one point for either a tie (a discontinued statistic) or an overtime loss. It can be calculated as follows:
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to break all ties) awards two points for a win in regulation or overtime/shootout, one point for an overtime loss, and none for a regulation loss.
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If a team's season record is 30–15–5 (i.e. it has won thirty games, lost fifteen and tied five times), and if the five tie games are counted as 2
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319:", where three points are awarded for winning a game, one point is awarded for a draw, and no points are awarded for a loss. The
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406:
721:
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Winning percentage is one way to compare the record of two teams; however, another standard method most frequently used in
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For example, if a team's season record is 30 wins and 20 losses, the winning percentage would be 60% or 0.600:
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Note: some team records sum to less than the season schedule (154 or 162 games) due to rain outs.
251:. A winning percentage such as .536 ("five thirty-six") expressed as a percentage would be 53.6%.
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system, changing the nature of this statistic. In this type of method, used in many
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wins, resulting in a 65% or .650 winning percentage for the fifty total games from:
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of games or matches a team or individual has won. The statistic is commonly used in
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This table lists the best and worst winning percentages in the history of the
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1168:"Career Leaders and Records for Points Percentage (Goalie)"
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232:{\displaystyle 65\%={32.5 \over 50}\cdot 100\%}
274:is assessed wins and losses as an individual
161:{\displaystyle 60\%={30 \over 50}\cdot 100\%}
243:hundred"). In this case, the name "winning
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637:National Basketball Association
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603:worst 154-game AL season
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555:worst 162-game NL season
531:worst 162-game AL season
627:worst pre-modern season
507:best 162-game NL season
483:best 162-game AL season
459:best 154-game AL season
435:best 154-game NL season
298:National Football League
411:best pre-modern season
407:Chicago White Stockings
342:The Topeka Daily Herald
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364:Major League Baseball
350:Major League Baseball
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683:best 82-game season
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116:Discussion
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