Final Adjusted Standings for 2009

by Clay Davenport


BP Adjusted Standings
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Generated Mon Oct 5 10:44:56 EDT 2009

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Teams are sorted by division and third-order wins and losses.

Team             W    L       RS   RA   W1    L1    UEQR EQRA   W2    L2    AEQR AEQRA  W3    L3      D1    D2    D3  OppHEqA OppPEqA
Yankees         103.  59.    915  753  96.2  65.8    949  730 101.2  60.8    937  726 100.9  61.0     6.8   1.8   2.1   .2583  .2587
Rays             84.  78.    803  754  85.9  76.1    825  722  91.2  70.8    797  692  92.0  70.0    -1.9  -7.2  -8.0   .2621  .2610
Red_Sox          95.  67.    872  736  94.1  67.9    873  788  89.0  73.0    847  751  90.5  71.5     0.9   6.0   4.5   .2627  .2605
Blue_Jays        75.  87.    798  771  83.7  78.3    807  797  82.0  80.0    770  740  84.3  77.7    -8.7  -7.0  -9.3   .2656  .2623
Orioles          64.  98.    741  876  68.1  93.9    741  915  64.7  97.3    733  857  69.0  93.0    -4.1  -0.7  -5.0   .2645  .2586

Team             W    L       RS   RA   W1    L1    UEQR EQRA   W2    L2    AEQR AEQRA  W3    L3      D1    D2    D3  OppHEqA OppPEqA
Twins            86.  76.    811  760  86.0  76.0    802  773  83.9  78.1    786  773  82.5  79.5    -0.0   2.1   3.5   .2577  .2595
White_Sox        79.  83.    724  732  80.2  81.8    724  729  80.5  81.5    706  719  79.7  82.3    -1.2  -1.5  -0.7   .2591  .2601
Tigers           86.  76.    738  739  80.9  81.1    736  758  78.8  83.2    719  750  78.0  84.0     5.1   7.2   8.0   .2588  .2599
Indians          65.  97.    773  865  72.3  89.7    777  856  73.5  88.5    775  853  73.7  88.3    -7.3  -8.5  -8.7   .2581  .2578
Royals           65.  97.    686  842  65.5  96.5    687  791  70.3  91.7    675  778  70.4  91.6    -0.5  -5.3  -5.4   .2595  .2592

Team             W    L       RS   RA   W1    L1    UEQR EQRA   W2    L2    AEQR AEQRA  W3    L3      D1    D2    D3  OppHEqA OppPEqA
Angels           97.  65.    883  761  92.6  69.4    843  798  85.3  76.7    854  795  86.8  75.2     4.4  11.7  10.2   .2581  .2561
Rangers          87.  75.    784  740  85.5  76.5    775  739  84.6  77.4    768  728  85.3  76.7     1.5   2.4   1.7   .2593  .2583
Mariners         85.  77.    640  692  75.3  86.7    671  663  81.8  80.2    663  647  83.0  79.0     9.7   3.2   2.0   .2603  .2586
Athletics        75.  87.    759  761  80.8  81.2    719  735  79.3  82.7    726  720  81.8  80.2    -5.8  -4.3  -6.8   .2599  .2564

Team             W    L       RS   RA   W1    L1    UEQR EQRA   W2    L2    AEQR AEQRA  W3    L3      D1    D2    D3  OppHEqA OppPEqA
Braves           86.  76.    735  641  91.2  70.8    738  667  88.6  73.4    670  615  87.4  74.6    -5.2  -2.6  -1.4   .2662  .2677
Phillies         93.  69.    820  709  92.1  69.9    811  757  86.3  75.7   1676 1601  85.7  76.3     0.9   6.7   7.3   .1910  .1926
Marlins          87.  75.    772  766  81.6  80.4    755  733  83.2  78.8    692  677  82.8  79.2     5.4   3.8   4.2   .2661  .2666
Mets             70.  92.    671  757  72.0  90.0    703  755  75.6  86.4    654  703  75.8  86.2    -2.0  -5.6  -5.8   .2651  .2649
Nationals        59. 103.    710  874  65.1  96.9    728  842  69.8  92.2    675  777  70.6  91.4    -6.1 -10.8 -11.6   .2662  .2653

Team             W    L       RS   RA   W1    L1    UEQR EQRA   W2    L2    AEQR AEQRA  W3    L3      D1    D2    D3  OppHEqA OppPEqA
Cardinals        91.  71.    730  640  90.8  71.2    718  638  89.8  72.2    655  614  86.0  76.0     0.2   1.2   5.0   .2617  .2671
Cubs             83.  78.    707  672  84.3  76.7    713  672  84.9  76.1    652  641  81.9  79.1    -1.3  -1.9   1.1   .2626  .2668
Brewers          80.  82.    785  818  77.8  84.2    773  830  75.5  86.5    728  801  73.8  88.2     2.2   4.5   6.2   .2614  .2638
Reds             78.  84.    673  723  75.7  86.3    669  739  73.5  88.5    610  697  71.3  90.7     2.3   4.5   6.7   .2639  .2672
Astros           74.  88.    643  770  67.6  94.4    664  790  68.0  94.0    618  747  67.1  94.9     6.4   6.0   6.9   .2635  .2650
Pirates          62.  99.    636  768  66.6  94.4    638  801  63.6  97.4    601  767  62.8  98.2    -4.6  -1.6  -0.8   .2623  .2636

Team             W    L       RS   RA   W1    L1    UEQR EQRA   W2    L2    AEQR AEQRA  W3    L3      D1    D2    D3  OppHEqA OppPEqA
Dodgers          95.  67.    780  611  99.0  63.0    772  594 100.2  61.8    733  574  99.0  63.0    -4.0  -5.2  -4.0   .2613  .2628
Rockies          92.  70.    804  715  90.0  72.0    801  711  90.1  71.9    768  686  89.7  72.3     2.0   1.9   2.3   .2614  .2618
Giants           88.  74.    657  611  86.3  75.7    625  615  82.3  79.7    596  581  83.0  79.0     1.7   5.7   5.0   .2635  .2624
Diamondbacks     70.  92.    720  782  74.7  87.3    727  744  79.2  82.8    698  709  80.0  82.0    -4.7  -9.2 -10.0   .2627  .2616
Padres           75.  87.    638  769  67.2  94.8    644  725  72.2  89.8    627  689  74.2  87.8     7.8   2.8   0.8   .2631  .2602


Terms:

W, L : Actual team wins and losses.

RS, RA: Actual team runs scored and runs allowed.

W1, L1 ("First-order wins"): Pythagenport expected wins and losses, based on
RS and RA.

UEQR, EQRA: Unadjusted Equivalent runs scored and equivalent runs allowed (equivalent
runs, generated from the opponent's batting line)

W2, L2 ("Second-order wins"): Pythagenport  wins and losses, based on EQR and
EQRA.

AEQR, AEQRA: EQR and EQRA, adjusted for strength of schedule: the
quality of their opponent's pitching and hitting. If AEQR is higher than EQR,
the team has faced better than average pitching; if AEQRA is higher than EQRA,
the team has faced worse than average hitting.

W3, L3 ("Third-order wins"): Pythagenport  wins and losses, based on AEQR and
AEQRA.

D1, D2, D3: Deltas between actual wins and W1, W2, and W3. Positive numbers
mean the team has won more games than expected from their statistics.

OppHEqA:  Opposing Hitters' EQA (used to change EQRA into AEQRA). 
Numbers above .260 means this team has faced better than average hitters.

OppPEqA:  Opposing Pitchers' EQA (used to change EQR into AEQR). 
Numbers below .260 means this team has faced better than average pitchers.