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