What does PCT mean in the standings?
PCT is the share of games a club has won, written as a three-decimal figure with the nought dropped: .600 is six wins in ten.
How it is worked out
PCT = wins ÷ games played. The NFL counts a tie as half a win: (W + T ÷ 2) ÷ (W + L + T).
PCT, not the win column, is what orders a table: clubs play an uneven number of games through a season, and 8-4 stands above 9-6.
What the column says today
- The best mark in the NBA right now belongs to the Los Angeles Lakers: 9-2, a .818 percentage. NBA standings
- The best mark in the MLB right now belongs to the Milwaukee Brewers: 103-59, a .636 percentage. MLB standings
- The best mark in the NFL right now belongs to the San Francisco 49ers: 7-1, a .875 percentage. NFL standings