1998 National League (NL) Expanded Standings

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1998 AL | NL League Yearly Summary - Expanded Standings: AL | NL - Expanded Leaderboards: AL | ML | NL -
Players: Batting - Pitching - Fielding - Minor Leagues: Minor Lg Batting Leaders / Minor Lg Pitching Leaders -
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League Splits - Bat: ML-NL-AL - Pitch: ML-NL-AL

National League Eastern Division

 Tm   W   L   W-L%   GB   GBs |  R   RA  pythW-L Luck|vEast vCent vWest Inter| Home  Road ExInn 1-Run vs.RH vs.LH ≥.500 <.500|
+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 ATL 106  56  .654   ---   ---| 5.1  3.6 106-56    0 |30-18 34-20 33-11  9-7 |56-25 50-31  2-4  23-21 81-43 25-13 46-30 60-26|
 NYM  88  74  .543  18.0  18.0| 4.4  4.0  88-74    0 |22-26 33-21 24-20  9-7 |47-34 41-40  7-9  35-26 63-55 25-19 35-39 53-35|
 PHI  75  87  .463  31.0  44.0| 4.4  5.0  72-90    3 |21-27 29-25 18-26  7-9 |40-41 35-46 13-9  29-28 60-62 15-25 31-56 44-31|
 MON  65  97  .401  41.0  74.0| 4.0  4.8  68-94   -3 |26-22 13-41 20-24  6-10|39-42 26-55  4-4  21-27 51-75 14-22 33-54 32-43|
 FLA  54 108  .333  52.0 118.0| 4.1  5.7  57-105  -3 |21-27 12-42 13-31  8-8 |31-50 23-58  7-14 31-29 43-83 11-25 30-57 24-51|

National League Central Division

 Tm   W   L   W-L%   GB   GBs |  R   RA  pythW-L Luck|vEast vCent vWest Inter| Home  Road ExInn 1-Run vs.RH vs.LH ≥.500 <.500|
+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 HOU 102  60  .630   ---   ---| 5.4  3.8 106-56   -4 |30-15 38-18 24-23 10-4 |55-26 47-34 10-12 30-18 78-43 24-17 38-33 64-27|
 CHC  90  73  .552  12.5  12.5| 5.1  4.9  84-79    6 |27-18 28-28 30-19  5-8 |51-31 39-42 11-11 30-27 67-51 23-22 34-36 56-37|
 STL  83  79  .512  19.0  25.5| 5.0  4.8  84-78   -1 |23-22 30-26 26-22  4-9 |48-34 35-45  9-7  28-30 57-57 26-22 33-40 50-39|
 CIN  77  85  .475  25.0  43.5| 4.6  4.7  79-83   -2 |26-19 27-29 17-31  7-6 |39-42 38-43  7-7  16-26 63-62 14-23 30-54 47-31|
 MIL  74  88  .457  28.0  55.5| 4.4  5.0  72-90    2 |22-23 22-34 22-25  8-6 |38-43 36-45 10-4  26-26 54-60 20-28 27-55 47-33|
 PIT  69  93  .426  33.0  80.5| 4.0  4.4  74-88   -5 |21-24 23-33 19-29  6-7 |40-40 29-53  4-9  19-30 50-69 19-24 32-52 37-41|

National League Western Division

 Tm   W   L   W-L%   GB   GBs |  R   RA  pythW-L Luck|vEast vCent vWest Inter| Home  Road ExInn 1-Run vs.RH vs.LH ≥.500 <.500|
+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 SDP  98  64  .605   ---   ---| 4.6  3.9  93-69    5 |26-18 35-22 31-17  6-7 |54-27 44-37  9-5  31-23 70-40 28-24 41-34 57-30|
 SFG  89  74  .546   9.5   9.5| 5.2  4.5  92-71   -3 |28-16 31-27 22-26  8-5 |49-32 40-42 12-8  25-29 66-57 23-17 34-45 55-29|
 LAD  83  79  .512  15.0  20.5| 4.1  4.2  79-83    4 |19-25 31-26 25-23  8-5 |48-33 35-46  9-8  30-24 64-60 19-19 34-41 49-38|
 COL  77  85  .475  21.0  38.5| 5.1  5.3  78-84   -1 |24-20 25-33 24-24  4-8 |42-39 35-46  6-5  23-24 59-53 18-32 36-52 41-33|
 ARI  65  97  .401  33.0  86.5| 4.1  5.0  66-96   -1 |15-29 27-30 18-30  5-8 |34-47 31-50  6-5  16-23 47-75 18-22 30-61 35-36|

National League Wild Card

 Tm   W   L   W-L%   GB   GBs |  R   RA  pythW-L Luck|vEast vCent vWest Inter| Home  Road ExInn 1-Run vs.RH vs.LH ≥.500 <.500|
+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+----+----+-------+----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
 ATL 106  56  .654   ---   ---| 5.1  3.6 106-56    0 |30-18 34-20 33-11  9-7 |56-25 50-31  2-4  23-21 81-43 25-13 46-30 60-26|
 HOU 102  60  .630   ---   ---| 5.4  3.8 106-56   -4 |30-15 38-18 24-23 10-4 |55-26 47-34 10-12 30-18 78-43 24-17 38-33 64-27|
 SDP  98  64  .605   ---   ---| 4.6  3.9  93-69    5 |26-18 35-22 31-17  6-7 |54-27 44-37  9-5  31-23 70-40 28-24 41-34 57-30|
 CHC  90  73  .552   ---   ---| 5.1  4.9  84-79    6 |27-18 28-28 30-19  5-8 |51-31 39-42 11-11 30-27 67-51 23-22 34-36 56-37|
 SFG  89  74  .546   1.0   1.0| 5.2  4.5  92-71   -3 |28-16 31-27 22-26  8-5 |49-32 40-42 12-8  25-29 66-57 23-17 34-45 55-29|
 NYM  88  74  .543   1.5   2.0| 4.4  4.0  88-74    0 |22-26 33-21 24-20  9-7 |47-34 41-40  7-9  35-26 63-55 25-19 35-39 53-35|
 LAD  83  79  .512   6.5  17.0| 4.1  4.2  79-83    4 |19-25 31-26 25-23  8-5 |48-33 35-46  9-8  30-24 64-60 19-19 34-41 49-38|
 STL  83  79  .512   6.5  17.0| 5.0  4.8  84-78   -1 |23-22 30-26 26-22  4-9 |48-34 35-45  9-7  28-30 57-57 26-22 33-40 50-39|
 PHI  75  87  .463  14.5  61.0| 4.4  5.0  72-90    3 |21-27 29-25 18-26  7-9 |40-41 35-46 13-9  29-28 60-62 15-25 31-56 44-31|
 COL  77  85  .475  12.5  47.0| 5.1  5.3  78-84   -1 |24-20 25-33 24-24  4-8 |42-39 35-46  6-5  23-24 59-53 18-32 36-52 41-33|
 CIN  77  85  .475  12.5  47.0| 4.6  4.7  79-83   -2 |26-19 27-29 17-31  7-6 |39-42 38-43  7-7  16-26 63-62 14-23 30-54 47-31|
 MON  65  97  .401  24.5 154.0| 4.0  4.8  68-94   -3 |26-22 13-41 20-24  6-10|39-42 26-55  4-4  21-27 51-75 14-22 33-54 32-43|
 MIL  74  88  .457  15.5  69.0| 4.4  5.0  72-90    2 |22-23 22-34 22-25  8-6 |38-43 36-45 10-4  26-26 54-60 20-28 27-55 47-33|
 ARI  65  97  .401  24.5 154.0| 4.1  5.0  66-96   -1 |15-29 27-30 18-30  5-8 |34-47 31-50  6-5  16-23 47-75 18-22 30-61 35-36|
 FLA  54 108  .333  35.5 286.0| 4.1  5.7  57-105  -3 |21-27 12-42 13-31  8-8 |31-50 23-58  7-14 31-29 43-83 11-25 30-57 24-51|
 PIT  69  93  .426  20.5 114.0| 4.0  4.4  74-88   -5 |21-24 23-33 19-29  6-7 |40-40 29-53  4-9  19-30 50-69 19-24 32-52 37-41|

Head-to-Head Records (read across for wins and down the columns for losses)

     |AvgOppRec|ATL FLA MON NYM PHI|CHC CIN HOU MIL PIT STL|ARI COL LAD SDP SFG Interleague Records
+----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ATL|   79-82 | --   7   6   9   8|  3   7   4   7   7   6|  8   5   8   5   7|BAL:2-1,BOS:1-2,NYY:1-3,TBD:3-0,TOR:2-1
  FLA|   83-78 |  5  --   5   5   6|  2   0   3   0   3   4|  2   3   4   4   0|BAL:2-1,BOS:1-2,NYY:0-3,TBD:3-1,TOR:2-1
  MON|   82-79 |  6   7  --   8   5|  2   1   2   3   2   3|  7   2   4   4   3|BAL:3-0,BOS:0-3,NYY:1-2,TBD:2-1,TOR:0-4
  NYM|   80-81 |  3   7   4  --   8|  5   6   4   8   4   6|  5   6   5   4   4|BAL:3-1,BOS:2-1,NYY:1-2,TBD:2-1,TOR:1-2
  PHI|   81-80 |  4   6   7   4  --|  6   5   2   5   8   3|  7   4   4   1   2|BAL:1-2,BOS:3-1,NYY:0-3,TBD:1-2,TOR:2-1
+----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHC|   79-82 |  6   7   7   4   3| --   6   4   6   8   4|  7   7   4   5   7|CHW:3-0,CLE:0-2,DET:0-2,KCR:1-2,MIN:1-2
  CIN|   81-81 |  2   9   8   3   4|  5  --   3   6   5   8|  5   4   5   1   2|CHW:1-1,CLE:1-2,DET:3-0,KCR:0-2,MIN:2-1
  HOU|   79-83 |  5   6   7   5   7|  7   8  --   9   9   5|  5   5   3   5   6|CHW:2-1,CLE:2-1,DET:3-0,KCR:2-1,MIN:1-1
  MIL|   81-81 |  2   9   6   1   4|  6   5   2  --   6   3|  3   7   4   3   5|CHW:2-1,CLE:1-2,DET:1-2,KCR:2-1,MIN:2-0
  PIT|   81-80 |  2   6   7   5   1|  3   7   2   5  --   6|  3   4   5   5   2|CHW:0-2,CLE:2-1,DET:1-2,KCR:1-1,MIN:2-1
  STL|   80-81 |  3   5   6   3   6|  7   3   7   8   5  --|  7   6   5   3   5|CHW:1-2,CLE:0-2,DET:1-1,KCR:1-2,MIN:1-2
+----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ARI|   82-79 |  1   6   2   4   2|  5   4   4   6   6   2| --   6   4   3   5|ANA:1-2,OAK:1-2,SEA:2-1,TEX:1-3
  COL|   81-80 |  3   6   7   3   5|  2   5   6   4   5   3|  6  --   6   5   7|ANA:0-3,OAK:2-1,SEA:1-2,TEX:1-2
  LAD|   80-81 |  1   5   5   3   5|  5   4   6   5   7   4|  8   6  --   5   6|ANA:1-3,OAK:2-1,SEA:2-1,TEX:3-0
  SDP|   79-82 |  4   5   4   5   8|  4  11   4   6   4   6|  9   7   7  --   8|ANA:2-1,OAK:1-2,SEA:2-2,TEX:1-2
  SFG|   80-81 |  2   9   6   5   6|  3   7   3   4   7   7|  7   5   6   4  --|ANA:2-1,OAK:2-2,SEA:2-1,TEX:2-1
+----+---------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |AvgOppRec|ATL FLA MON NYM PHI|CHC CIN HOU MIL PIT STL|ARI COL LAD SDP SFG Interleague Records

Head-to-Head Run Scoring (read across for runs scored and down the columns for runs allowed)

     |ATL FLA MON NYM PHI|CHC CIN HOU MIL PIT STL|ARI COL LAD SDP SFG Interleague Records
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ATL| --  60  54  59  56| 42  59  29  47  40  47| 48  50  52  34  60|BAL:21-8,BOS:16-25,NYY:17-24,TBD:19-7,TOR:16-9
  FLA| 32  --  41  47  66| 34  45  39  30  33  42| 40  52  39  37  29|BAL:15-13,BOS:10-16,NYY:4-13,TBD:20-13,TOR:12-11
  MON| 59  57  --  53  45| 22  14  25  47  32  36| 49  29  45  30  41|BAL:20-9,BOS:5-28,NYY:10-22,TBD:15-11,TOR:10-25
  NYM| 30  60  47  --  69| 37  49  41  44  28  40| 45  38  38  35  38|BAL:17-15,BOS:10-7,NYY:8-16,TBD:10-7,TOR:22-22
  PHI| 34  66  49  50  --| 59  45  28  32  49  51| 51  36  32  17  31|BAL:12-19,BOS:28-25,NYY:12-23,TBD:12-10,TOR:19-16
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  CHC| 50  55  48  28  55| --  60  36  90  58  50| 56  61  36  31  55|CHW:26-18,CLE:5-8,DET:10-13,KCR:12-13,MIN:9-14
  CIN| 40  81  49  27  43| 59  --  46  57  48  52| 38  59  35  37  32|CHW:9-9,CLE:4-17,DET:15-10,KCR:4-9,MIN:15-12
  HOU| 30  53  52  44  58| 65  62  --  62  45  51| 47  73  44  39  47|CHW:30-10,CLE:23-12,DET:24-11,KCR:13-4,MIN:12-5
  MIL| 30  60  48  26  27| 93  32  31  --  44  42| 35  61  29  37  38|CHW:20-16,CLE:9-16,DET:11-16,KCR:22-17,MIN:12-3
  PIT| 17  49  47  26  30| 46  65  30  39  --  63| 28  54  44  37  27|CHW:8-10,CLE:11-15,DET:6-14,KCR:11-9,MIN:12-7
  STL| 32  63  53  29  53| 64  44  53  62  59  --| 51  47  46  51  56|CHW:19-22,CLE:5-22,DET:5-9,KCR:8-12,MIN:10-10
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
  ARI| 20  55  29  36  33| 51  26  39  39  42  34| --  63  35  28  57|ANA:23-22,OAK:18-16,SEA:20-16,TEX:17-28
  COL| 41  57  46  40  48| 44  43  60  62  46  51| 68  --  44  54  61|ANA:6-13,OAK:29-24,SEA:14-23,TEX:12-16
  LAD| 26  38  40  30  36| 42  27  40  30  59  42| 58  44  --  51  48|ANA:17-20,OAK:9-8,SEA:17-14,TEX:15-7
  SDP| 29  38  31  36  37| 30  69  36  65  32  50| 58  55  49  --  61|ANA:14-15,OAK:20-23,SEA:15-10,TEX:24-19
  SFG| 38  65  54  47  59| 38  63  45  38  48  56| 58  57  61  50  --|ANA:16-11,OAK:24-22,SEA:12-13,TEX:16-12
+----+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-------------------+
     |ATL FLA MON NYM PHI|CHC CIN HOU MIL PIT STL|ARI COL LAD SDP SFG Interleague Records

Glossary

GBs - Summed Games Back. This was developed by John Dewan of Acta Sports (who publishes a lot of really good baseball books, BTW). He introduced this in a Stat of the Week™. The idea is that you add up how far behind the team is for every team ahead of it in the standings. For example, say the Mets lead the NL EAST with the Braves one game back and the Phillies six back. The Braves are only one game back of the Mets, so GBs=1.0 for them. For the Phillies they are six back of the Mets and five back of the Braves, so their GBs=11.0. It probably isn't a perfect measure of a team's difficulty of getting into first place, but it is likely a better measure than just plain old GB. Note that for the wild card this becomes a bit of a mess, but in this calculation we exclude the current division leaders, to give you a number for just the teams in the current wild card race.
R - Runs scored per game
RA - Runs allowed per game
pythW-L - Pythagorean Win-Loss created by Bill James this estimates a team's Win-Loss record by the runs scored and runs allowed. This is typically more accurate for predicting a team's future record than their actual win-loss record.
Luck - The difference between the team's actual wins and the team's pythagorean wins.
Home - Record in home games.
Road - Record in road games.
ExInn - Record in Extra-inning games.
1-Run - Record in one-run games.
vs.RH - Record in games where the opposing starter was right-handed.
vs.LH - Record in games where the opposing starter was left-handed.
≥.500 - Record in games where the opposing team has a record at or above .500. This is based on the opposing team's record for the entire season.
<.500 - Record in games where the opposing team has a record under .500. This is based on the opposing team's record for the entire season.
L10 - Record in their last 10 games.
L20 - Record in their last 20 games.
L30 - Record in their last 30 games.

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