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#20407	06/25/2015 11:04:29 am
mduban4 Joined: 10/08/2013 Posts: 75 Inactive	Not really important, but I always thought this was a cool statistic. I'd like it on the league standings page, but again, not terribly important. Explanation of how to calculate it here if the idea gets considered.

#20468	06/26/2015 3:44:27 pm
jonny6 Joined: 10/12/2013 Posts: 48 Inactive	The MLB just uses XW-L instead of run differential because that is really what that statistic really is

#20713	07/05/2015 9:16:36 am
admin Joined: 01/27/2010 Posts: 4985 Administrator	So which formula is most widely accepted? It looks like there is Bill James' original formula (using ^2). Then there is the modified formulate (using ^ 1.83). And perhaps a host of other formulas: Pythagorean expectation Steve