2007-05-11 14:00:58 · 10 answers · asked by fenwayfn 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
If a team has a record of 20 wins, & 10 losses. And another team has a record of 20 wins and 11 losses, they are 0.5 games behind.
2007-05-11 14:03:27 · answer #1 · answered by crazydave 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on how many games the teams have played. For example, if team A had a record of 10-3, and team B had a record of 10-4, team B is 0.5 behind. Team B is one game back in the loss column, but if team A loses their next game, they will be tied. If team A wins, they will be 1 game ahead. So if one team plays an even number of games, and the other plays an odd number, they will be either 0.5 ahead or behind if they have the same number of wins or loses.
2007-05-11 21:23:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just a mathematical way to seperate teams. Similar to winning percentage. Right now the Red Sox are 23-10. Baltimore is 17-18 and 7 games back. Easy way is to take the difference in wins(6) plus the difference in losses(8) = 14 and then divide that number by 2=7GB. The last place Blue Jays are 13-21. 10 +11 = 21/2 = 10.5GB.
2007-05-11 21:10:51 · answer #3 · answered by Dethklok 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
During the season, because teams haven't played the same number of games, it's possible. But the season can't end that way (since whoever has played one game less will be required to play that missing game because it will have an impact on who wins the title).
2007-05-11 21:21:53 · answer #4 · answered by JWH67 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
0.5 games is obviously 'half a game'. If one team doesn't play the same day, or is rained out, etc. they would lose a 'half game' if another team in their division won; or conversely gain a 'half game' if that team(s) lost. Once the schediule is completed most clubs are even in games played, and the 'half game' doesn't factor in.
2007-05-11 21:08:45 · answer #5 · answered by Ted P 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's just how baseball does its accounting.
Think of it this way: each game involves two teams, so the decision (win or loss) is worth "half a game" for each team.
2007-05-12 00:44:15 · answer #6 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you both have the same amount of wins but you have one more loss than the other team, or if you have the same amount of losses but the other team has one more win
2007-05-11 21:08:00 · answer #7 · answered by TheMan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
becuse you havent played the same amount of games as the team infrount of them
2007-05-11 21:04:55 · answer #8 · answered by Michael R 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
based on averages, (games played), also what the first answer says
2007-05-11 21:10:05 · answer #9 · answered by jeffy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
teams have different schedules.
2007-05-11 22:00:40 · answer #10 · answered by Dodgerblue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋