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Winning Percentage Calculator

Type a team's wins and losses, plus any ties, and this calculator returns its winning percentage. Ties count as half a win, matching how league standings score them. The answer appears both as a four-decimal figure and in the baseball-style .XXX form that drops the leading zero.

How to calculate winning percentage

  1. Set the Wins field to the number of games the team has won.
  2. Set the Losses field to the number of games it has lost.
  3. Set the Ties field if your sport allows draws, or leave it at 0.
  4. Read the Winning % card for the .XXX value and the Decimal card for the four-place figure.
  5. Check the Games played card to confirm wins, losses and ties add up as expected.
  6. Press Copy win % to put the .XXX result on your clipboard.

Examples

A 90-72 Major League Baseball season (no ties)

Wins 90, Losses 72, Ties 0
Winning % .556, Decimal 0.5556, Games played 162

A 10-5-1 record where the tie counts as half a win

Wins 10, Losses 5, Ties 1
Winning % .656, Decimal 0.6563, Games played 16

A 13-4 NFL regular season

Wins 13, Losses 4, Ties 0
Winning % .765, Decimal 0.7647, Games played 17

Frequently asked questions

How is winning percentage calculated?

It is wins plus half of ties, divided by total games played. With no ties it reduces to wins divided by games. A 90-72 record is 90 / 162 = 0.5556, shown as .556.

How are ties handled?

Each tie counts as half a win in both the top and bottom of the fraction. A 10-5-1 record is (10 + 0.5) / 16 = 10.5 / 16 = 0.65625, which the tool rounds and shows as .656.

Why is the result shown without a leading zero?

Sports standings write rates like batting average and winning percentage without the leading zero, so 0.556 becomes .556. The Winning % card follows that convention and rounds to three decimals; the Decimal card keeps four places if you need more precision.

What does the Games played card show?

It adds wins, losses and ties into the total the percentage is divided by. If that total looks wrong, one of the three fields is off, since the calculator never assumes a game count you did not enter.

Can winning percentage be exactly .500?

Yes. An equal split with no ties, such as 41-41, gives .500. Ties can also land a team there, for example a 4-4-2 record is (4 + 1) / 10 = .500.

Is there a limit on the numbers I can enter?

Each field accepts whole numbers from 0 up to 500, which covers a full season in any major sport. You cannot enter a negative value, and at least one game must exist, so an all-zero record returns an error instead of a percentage.

Does this compute games behind or magic numbers?

No. It reports winning percentage only, which ranks teams no matter how many games each has played. Games behind and magic numbers compare two specific records and need both teams' schedules, so they are outside this tool.

What happens with an undefeated or winless team?

A record with only wins returns 1.000, and a record with only losses returns .000. Both are valid as long as at least one game has been played.

Is anything sent to a server?

No. The math runs in your browser as you type, so your entries stay on your device. A JSON API is also available if you want to score records in bulk from a script.

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