2007-05-16 13:52:29 · 4 answers · asked by Jason B 1 in Sports ➔ Baseball
It is the average of how many more loses the second place team[or any team in that division/league for wild card] has and how many more wins the team in first has. In example in the AL East standings[right now] The Yankees have 8 more loses and 9 less wins than Boston add those two together[17] and divide by two[8.5] is how many Games Back a team is. hope that helps.
2007-05-16 13:58:02 · answer #1 · answered by captainclutch2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here think of "1" and "2" as subscripts to identify two different teams.
GB == ( abs(W1 - W2) + abs(L2 - L1) ) / 2
W == wins
L == losses
abs == absolute value (we want the differential, not the direction thereof)
The total differential of wins, and of losses, divided by two.
Example: on the last day of the 2008 season, the AL East includes these standings:
Boston 100-62
New York 40-122
Games back == ((100-40) + (122-62))/2
GB == ((60) + (60))/2
GB == (120)/2
GB == 60
The Yankees would have to win 60 games, which at this pace would take more than a full season, to catch up to the Red Sox. Yankees fans can celebrate the new major league record for losses though.
2007-05-16 14:21:50 · answer #2 · answered by Chipmaker Authentic 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is how I do it. Take the the first place teams record for shits and giggles we will say 20-10 . thats ten games over .500 . We will say the second place team is 19-10 . 9 games over. 10- 9= 1 divided by 2= .5 game. we will say the last place team is 10 games under. 10+10=20 divided by 2 = 10 games out.
2007-05-16 14:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by aiks19 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No big formula. Take the first place team and youre team and subtract.
2007-05-16 13:57:04 · answer #4 · answered by trippplethreat333 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋