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.
Ties count as a game and should be calculated as neither a loss nor a tie.
National Hockey League[]
In ice hockey, standings are determined by points, not wins, changing the nature of this statistic. In the National Hockey League, teams are awarded two points for a win, and one point for either a tie (a discontinued statistic) or an overtime loss. Since this calculation is not based solely on wins, the statistic is called points percentage.[1][2] It can be calculated as follows:
| Points % | Wins | Losses | Ties | Points | Season | Team | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.825 | 60 | 8 | 12 | 132 | 1976–77 | Montreal Canadiens | best points % in post-expansion NHL |
| 0.131 | 8 | 67 | 5 | 21 | 1974–75 | Washington Capitals | worst points % in post-expansion NHL |
- ↑ Career Leaders and Records for Points Percentage (Goalie). Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved on 24 May 2009.
- ↑ 2008–2009 – REGULAR SEASON – SUMMARY – POINT PERCENTAGE. NHL.com. Retrieved on 24 May 2009.