Best Records Versus Individual Team In a Season

by David S. Cohen on Sep 22, 2008 10:23 AM EDT

There's no real analysis for you today. Just some information for you to do with as you see fit. Certainly there's no intent to jinx anything or anyone with this post!

This first chart here shows the best records, since 2001, in the NL for one team against another team in that division in a particular year. I chose 2001 because that was the first year that division opponents played a drastically lopsided schedule against one another (18 or 19 games in the NL East and West; 15, 16, or 17 games in the NL Central).

Teams	Year	Wins	Losses	Win %
Dodgers over D-Backs	2004	16	3	0.842
Cardinals over Pirates	2001	14	3	0.824
Astros over Pirates	2006	13	3	0.813
Cardinals over Brewers	2003	13	3	0.813
Dodgers over Rockies	2006	15	4	0.789
Marlins over Mets	2004	15	4	0.789
Pirates over Brewers	2002	15	4	0.789

And then take a look at this chart, showing where five different matchups stand this year. The extra columns should be self-explanatory, but if they aren't, they show first how many games those two teams have remaining, and then what the winning percentage would be if the team that has won the most games so far wins out.

Teams	Wins	Losses	Win %	Games left	Win % if win out
Brewers over Pirates	11	1	0.917	3	0.933
Phillies over Braves	13	2	0.867	3	0.889
Marlins over Nationals	13	2	0.867	3	0.889
Astros over Reds	10	2	0.833	3	0.867
D-Backs over Rockies	12	3	0.800	3	0.833

Again, this is just information for you to have as you watch the remaining games this week. There's absolutely nothing in here that's jinx-worthy.

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Just some information for you to do with as you see fit. Certainly there’s no intent to jinx anything or anyone with this post!

Again, this is just information for you to have as you watch the remaining games this week. There’s absolutely nothing in here that’s jinx-worthy.

Okay David, to paraphrase our President the Decider, you’ve covered your a**, now get back to work. (WINKY EMOTICON HERE)

by WholeCamels on Sep 22, 2008 12:15 PM EDT reply actions

what about that year that the phils couldn’t do a damn thing against the marlins?
didn’t they go like 3-15 against them or something with wicked bad luck?

memories of a ground rule double costing us the tying run putting a runner back at 3rd w/ 2 outs.
Bowa going nuts at an ump because conine made no attempt to field a ball not even wedged under the padding and the ump immediately calling ground rule double (different play then first )

I’m not making this up am I?

by Bilzo on Sep 22, 2008 12:52 PM EDT reply actions

No, you’re right, the Marlins basically owned the Phillies from around July 2003 through August 2004.

Phillies were 6-13 against the Marlins in 2003 (most of those wins coming early in the season) and 7-12 in 2004 (with most of those wins coming late). It was over a calendar year of dominance and pillowbiting.

And let’s not talk about what the Astros did to the Phillies in 2005 and 2006.

by WholeCamels on Sep 22, 2008 1:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Make that Astros 2004 and 2005. Twelve straight defeats.

by WholeCamels on Sep 22, 2008 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions

that was a function of David Bell, Endy Chavez, and Billy Wagner.
All three will forever be hated in Philly thanks to those games and their ineptitude.
Manuel was partly to blame for trusting Endy Chavez as much as he did in important situations.

by Bilzo on Sep 22, 2008 2:42 PM EDT up reply actions