You can use this winning percentage calculator to determine the winning percentage in the presence of three variables: wins, losses, and draws (ties).
Simply input the number of wins, losses, and draws, and click on the "Calculate" button to generate the winning percentage.
You can use this winning percentage calculator to determine the winning percentage in the presence of three variables: wins, losses, and draws (ties).
Simply input the number of wins, losses, and draws, and click on the "Calculate" button to generate the winning percentage.
Winning Percentage Formulas
When you calculate a winning percentage, you are essentially approximating a ratio of wins versus total attempts. If there were no draws, you simply divide the total number of wins by the number of games that were played, as follows:
Winning Percentage = (Number of Wins / Total Games Played) × 100
Where:
Total Games Played = Number of Wins + Number of Losses
Let's look at an example. Let's say that a basketball team has played 64 games, of which they have won 52. The winning percentage of that basketball team would be as follows:
Winning Percentage = (52 / 64) × 100 = .8125 × 100 = 81.25%
If some games were drawn (i.e., both teams achieved the same score), you would use a different formula that is based on the assumption that a tie represents 0.5 of a win. In such a scenario, you would use the following formula:
Winning Percentage = (2 × Number of Wins + Number of Ties) / (2 × Total Games Played) × 100
Where:
Total Games Played = Number of Wins + Number of Losses + Number of Ties
Example: Let's say our basketball team has played 25 games, of which they have lost 5 and drawn 4. The winning percentage would be determined as follows:
Number of Wins = Total Games Played - Number of Ties - Number of Losses = 25 - 4 - 5 = 16
Winning Percentage = (2 × 16 + 4) / (2 × 25) × 100 = .72 × 100 = 72%
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