28 September 2020

Lucky Florida teams

Predicting the baseball postseason is an annual tradition on this otherwise defunct blog, so, as busy as I am, I'll take a few minutes to do the same kind of analysis I've done the last thirteen years, essentially factoring out each team's luck to see how good they really were this season.  The Nostradamian, Pythagorean and actual win percentages for all teams in 2020:

nW%pW%W%
Dodgers0.7137530.7116920.716667
Padres0.6175470.6334910.616667
Braves0.6088260.5857230.583333
White Sox0.5967630.5985440.583333
Twins0.5817510.6011010.600000
Yankees0.5788280.5700600.550000
Rays0.5739010.6048820.666667
Giants0.5608970.5030700.483333
Indians0.5437510.5776420.583333
Reds0.5432710.5000000.516667
Angels0.5272120.4598900.433333
Mets0.5267500.4661470.433333
Athletics0.5257330.5755410.600000
Brewers0.5155990.4695860.483333
Orioles0.5093500.4678130.416667
Cardinals0.5053680.5214510.517241
Cubs0.4997820.5452100.566667
Astros0.4900590.5066060.483333
Blue Jays0.4799870.4851010.533333
Phillies0.4743040.4925850.466667
Royals0.4575750.4578400.433333
Nationals0.4405150.4876790.433333
Red Sox0.4179030.4165920.400000
Mariners0.4037260.4199910.450000
Marlins0.3946200.4341060.516667
Diamondbacks0.3891360.4578890.416667
Rockies0.3862060.3877110.433333
Tigers0.3821940.3899280.396552
Pirates0.3757090.3626960.316667
Rangers0.3694620.3528850.366667

So this year the luckiest teams were the Marlins and Rays; the unluckiest were the Angels, Mets and Orioles.  The Giants didn't make it into the 16-team playoffs despite being the eighth-best team in baseball; the Marlins made it in despite being the sixth-worst team in baseball.  Unpredictability is amplified with such a short season, and the playoffs will be more chaotic than usual with so many teams.

Based on the above results, it's reasonable to predict:

Athletics over AstrosWhite Sox over AthleticsWhite Sox over YankeesDodgers over White Sox
White Sox over Twins
Yankees over IndiansYankees over Rays
Rays over Blue Jays
Cubs over MarlinsBraves over CubsDodgers over Braves
Braves over Reds
Padres over CardinalsDodgers over Padres
Dodgers over Brewers

But what I'm rooting for is very different:

Athletics over AstrosAthletics over TwinsBlue Jays over AthleticsBlue Jays over Reds
Twins over White Sox
Indians over YankeesBlue Jays over Indians
Blue Jays over Rays
Cubs over MarlinsReds over CubsReds over Padres
Reds over Braves
Padres over CardinalsPadres over Brewers
Brewers over Dodgers

I got all the statistics I needed for this analysis from these three pages: A B C

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