Dolphin Ratings - Major League Baseball

Explanation: Each team is listed with its record, overall score differential, and its ratings. Brief explanations of the ratings follow.

Schedule The number in this column is the effective opponent strength of a team. In other words, they would be expected to have the same record had they played all games against an opponent of this predictive rating at a neutral site. Because this calculation depends on the strength of the team in question, it is not possible to rank schedules using these values.
Expected Losses For college teams, this number is the number of losses an average ranked (top 15 hockey; otherwise top 25) team would be expected to have against the team's schedule. For pro teams, this is the number of losses an average team would be expected to have against the team's schedule. Unlike the schedule ranking, this value can be used to rank schedules.
Standard Ranks teams in an order such that a team is "probably better" than all teams ranked lower than it. This calculation uses margin of victory only for computing a team's opponents strengths; the team's rating itself is computed using only wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule
Median Likelihood Determines the likely ratings for each team, based on its wins, losses, and ties relative to its schedule. This generally produces the same or similar ratings as the standard ranking.
Predictive Both schedule strength and rating vs. schedule strength are determined considering both the wins and losses and the score differentials. This rating contains none of the biases in the standard rating, but does weight recent games slightly more than past games since those are a better indication of the team's current strength. This rating is the best of the first three for seeing how good teams are, and thus is the best for predicting future results.
Improved RPI Rating The improved RPI formula is similar to the standard RPI, except that the schedule strength is carried out to infinite depth instead of ending with opponents' opponents, thus allows for a better comparison of isolated groups of teams than is given by the standard RPI calculation. It is similar to the simple rating, except that all games are given equal weight.
Scoring. This value indicates how many points a team would be expected to score if it played an identical team.
Offense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team scores. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to score the league average number of points. This does not necessarily rate a team's offensive abilities, as a fast pace in basketball or big-play defense in football can make a team score more points.
Defense. This combines the predictive and scoring ratings to measure how many points a team allows. The number is the predictive rating of an opponent against whom the team would be expected to allow the league average number of points. The same caveat in the predictive-offense rating applies here.
Ballpark. This is an adjustment to the scoring ranking applied at home to account for ballpark effects.

In order to increase early-season stability, the three main rankings, the improved RPI, and the college pseudopoll include priors based on the previous season final predictive ratings and occasionally incorporating preseason predictions of various major publications. The other rankings for college sports do not include priors, and thus can be wildly unstable early in the year. A team whose rankings are affected by this prior is noted with a P following its rankings.

Full Ranking

                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE    BALLPARK 
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
DODGERS      104  71  886  728 -0.015 85.275    1  0.177    1  0.159    3  0.153    2 0.5214   19  0.442    9  0.108    4  0.197    3  0.241
BLUE JAYS    102  74  886  785  0.022 88.474    2  0.175    2  0.159    6  0.122    1 0.5215    7  0.607    4  0.229   16  0.015   11  0.023
BREWERS      100  71  832  666  0.003 84.596    3  0.168    3  0.153    1  0.166    3 0.5205    9  0.571    3  0.239   10  0.092   24 -0.171
YANKEES       97  72  877  725  0.009 84.040    4  0.139    4  0.137    2  0.165    4 0.5191    2  0.715    1  0.379   20 -0.049   25 -0.185
PHILLIES      97  69  793  661 -0.019 80.705    5  0.135    5  0.136    5  0.127    5 0.5190   27  0.319   17 -0.022    1  0.276    2  0.251
CUBS          96  74  816  676  0.003 84.141    6  0.099    6  0.118    4  0.146    6 0.5157   14  0.507    5  0.160    7  0.132   22 -0.047
MARINERS      96  78  815  751  0.002 86.162    7  0.051    7  0.093   10  0.066    7 0.5132    4  0.688    2  0.252   23 -0.121   29 -0.390
RED SOX       90  75  792  685  0.015 82.454    8  0.050    8  0.090    7  0.113    8 0.5124   13  0.508    8  0.129    8  0.098   15 -0.002
PADRES        91  74  707  627 -0.013 80.616    9  0.038    9  0.080    8  0.076    9 0.5110   29  0.294   24 -0.093    2  0.246   21 -0.029
GUARDIANS     89  76  653  658 -0.006 81.249   10  0.021   10  0.064   18  0.002   10 0.5079   28  0.299   28 -0.164    5  0.168   19 -0.015
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
TIGERS        91  79  787  720 -0.009 83.399   11  0.019   11  0.056    9  0.071   12 0.5076   21  0.417   15  0.005    6  0.137    4  0.209
ASTROS        87  75  686  665 -0.014 79.254   12  0.018   12  0.053   15  0.008   11 0.5077   24  0.407   20 -0.067   12  0.082   23 -0.050
REDS          83  81  725  699  0.009 81.695   13  0.006   13  0.016   13  0.030   14 0.5022   17  0.459   16  0.001   14  0.059   16 -0.007
METS          83  79  766  715 -0.011 79.380   14  0.006   14  0.014   12  0.035   13 0.5023   12  0.522   11  0.063   17  0.007   13  0.019
ROYALS        82  80  651  637 -0.006 79.817   15  0.005   15  0.006   19 -0.013   15 0.5002   23  0.410   23 -0.085   15  0.059   27 -0.209
RANGERS       81  81  684  605 -0.007 79.640   16  0.003   16 -0.005   11  0.064   16 0.5001   16  0.478   12  0.052   13  0.076   30 -0.480
GIANTS        81  81  705  684 -0.014 79.269   17  0.002   17 -0.010   17  0.006   17 0.4985   25  0.394   22 -0.081   11  0.092   14  0.019
DIAMONDBACKS  80  82  791  785 -0.011 79.460   18  0.000   18 -0.020   16  0.006   18 0.4972    5  0.641    6  0.146   24 -0.134    8  0.070
CARDINALS     78  84  689  754  0.013 81.139   19 -0.001   19 -0.026   22 -0.059   19 0.4961    6  0.629   10  0.069   26 -0.188   26 -0.186
MARLINS       79  83  709  798 -0.007 79.904   20 -0.002   20 -0.029   24 -0.089   21 0.4960    1  0.721    7  0.130   28 -0.309   28 -0.276
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
RAYS          77  85  714  683  0.015 81.129   21 -0.003   21 -0.033   14  0.026   20 0.4960   22  0.416   18 -0.041    9  0.093   10  0.058
ORIOLES       75  87  677  788  0.021 81.744   22 -0.012   22 -0.052   26 -0.101   23 0.4929   15  0.480   25 -0.111   22 -0.092    7  0.103
ATHLETICS     76  86  733  817  0.002 80.420   23 -0.013   23 -0.054   23 -0.065   22 0.4930    8  0.599   13  0.035   25 -0.165    6  0.153
BRAVES        76  86  724  734 -0.010 79.588   24 -0.017   24 -0.062   20 -0.015   24 0.4920   11  0.525   14  0.016   19 -0.045   20 -0.020
ANGELS        72  90  673  837  0.015 81.329   25 -0.046   25 -0.089   28 -0.153   25 0.4878   10  0.570   21 -0.080   27 -0.226    9  0.058
PIRATES       71  91  583  645  0.011 81.027   26 -0.061   26 -0.101   21 -0.057   26 0.4860   30  0.173   29 -0.322    3  0.208   17 -0.011
TWINS         70  92  678  773  0.004 80.574   27 -0.092   27 -0.117   25 -0.091   27 0.4835   20  0.436   26 -0.140   18 -0.041    5  0.209
NATIONALS     66  96  687  899 -0.003 80.452   28 -0.189   28 -0.167   29 -0.240   28 0.4770    3  0.695   19 -0.046   30 -0.433   12  0.023
WHITE SOX     60 102  647  742  0.008 80.872   29 -0.222   29 -0.223   27 -0.120   29 0.4692   18  0.447   27 -0.159   21 -0.080   18 -0.014
ROCKIES       43 119  597 1021  0.020 82.023   30 -0.455   30 -0.413   30 -0.449   30 0.4442   26  0.352   30 -0.570   29 -0.327    1  0.659

NL WEST
                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE    BALLPARK 
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
DODGERS      104  71  886  728 -0.015 85.275    1  0.177    1  0.159    3  0.153    2 0.5214   19  0.442    9  0.108    4  0.197    3  0.241
PADRES        91  74  707  627 -0.013 80.616    9  0.038    9  0.080    8  0.076    9 0.5110   29  0.294   24 -0.093    2  0.246   21 -0.029
GIANTS        81  81  705  684 -0.014 79.269   17  0.002   17 -0.010   17  0.006   17 0.4985   25  0.394   22 -0.081   11  0.092   14  0.019
DIAMONDBACKS  80  82  791  785 -0.011 79.460   18  0.000   18 -0.020   16  0.006   18 0.4972    5  0.641    6  0.146   24 -0.134    8  0.070
ROCKIES       43 119  597 1021  0.020 82.023   30 -0.455   30 -0.413   30 -0.449   30 0.4442   26  0.352   30 -0.570   29 -0.327    1  0.659

NL CENTRAL
                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE    BALLPARK 
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
BREWERS      100  71  832  666  0.003 84.596    3  0.168    3  0.153    1  0.166    3 0.5205    9  0.571    3  0.239   10  0.092   24 -0.171
CUBS          96  74  816  676  0.003 84.141    6  0.099    6  0.118    4  0.146    6 0.5157   14  0.507    5  0.160    7  0.132   22 -0.047
REDS          83  81  725  699  0.009 81.695   13  0.006   13  0.016   13  0.030   14 0.5022   17  0.459   16  0.001   14  0.059   16 -0.007
CARDINALS     78  84  689  754  0.013 81.139   19 -0.001   19 -0.026   22 -0.059   19 0.4961    6  0.629   10  0.069   26 -0.188   26 -0.186
PIRATES       71  91  583  645  0.011 81.027   26 -0.061   26 -0.101   21 -0.057   26 0.4860   30  0.173   29 -0.322    3  0.208   17 -0.011

NL EAST
                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE    BALLPARK 
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
PHILLIES      97  69  793  661 -0.019 80.705    5  0.135    5  0.136    5  0.127    5 0.5190   27  0.319   17 -0.022    1  0.276    2  0.251
METS          83  79  766  715 -0.011 79.380   14  0.006   14  0.014   12  0.035   13 0.5023   12  0.522   11  0.063   17  0.007   13  0.019
MARLINS       79  83  709  798 -0.007 79.904   20 -0.002   20 -0.029   24 -0.089   21 0.4960    1  0.721    7  0.130   28 -0.309   28 -0.276
BRAVES        76  86  724  734 -0.010 79.588   24 -0.017   24 -0.062   20 -0.015   24 0.4920   11  0.525   14  0.016   19 -0.045   20 -0.020
NATIONALS     66  96  687  899 -0.003 80.452   28 -0.189   28 -0.167   29 -0.240   28 0.4770    3  0.695   19 -0.046   30 -0.433   12  0.023

AL WEST
                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE    BALLPARK 
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
MARINERS      96  78  815  751  0.002 86.162    7  0.051    7  0.093   10  0.066    7 0.5132    4  0.688    2  0.252   23 -0.121   29 -0.390
ASTROS        87  75  686  665 -0.014 79.254   12  0.018   12  0.053   15  0.008   11 0.5077   24  0.407   20 -0.067   12  0.082   23 -0.050
RANGERS       81  81  684  605 -0.007 79.640   16  0.003   16 -0.005   11  0.064   16 0.5001   16  0.478   12  0.052   13  0.076   30 -0.480
ATHLETICS     76  86  733  817  0.002 80.420   23 -0.013   23 -0.054   23 -0.065   22 0.4930    8  0.599   13  0.035   25 -0.165    6  0.153
ANGELS        72  90  673  837  0.015 81.329   25 -0.046   25 -0.089   28 -0.153   25 0.4878   10  0.570   21 -0.080   27 -0.226    9  0.058

AL CENTRAL
                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE    BALLPARK 
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
GUARDIANS     89  76  653  658 -0.006 81.249   10  0.021   10  0.064   18  0.002   10 0.5079   28  0.299   28 -0.164    5  0.168   19 -0.015
TIGERS        91  79  787  720 -0.009 83.399   11  0.019   11  0.056    9  0.071   12 0.5076   21  0.417   15  0.005    6  0.137    4  0.209
ROYALS        82  80  651  637 -0.006 79.817   15  0.005   15  0.006   19 -0.013   15 0.5002   23  0.410   23 -0.085   15  0.059   27 -0.209
TWINS         70  92  678  773  0.004 80.574   27 -0.092   27 -0.117   25 -0.091   27 0.4835   20  0.436   26 -0.140   18 -0.041    5  0.209
WHITE SOX     60 102  647  742  0.008 80.872   29 -0.222   29 -0.223   27 -0.120   29 0.4692   18  0.447   27 -0.159   21 -0.080   18 -0.014

AL EAST
                                               STANDARD   MED LIKELY  PREDICTIVE  IMPRVD RPI    SCORING     OFFENSE     DEFENSE    BALLPARK 
TEAM           W   L   PF   PA  SCHED  ELOSS  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING  RNK RATING
BLUE JAYS    102  74  886  785  0.022 88.474    2  0.175    2  0.159    6  0.122    1 0.5215    7  0.607    4  0.229   16  0.015   11  0.023
YANKEES       97  72  877  725  0.009 84.040    4  0.139    4  0.137    2  0.165    4 0.5191    2  0.715    1  0.379   20 -0.049   25 -0.185
RED SOX       90  75  792  685  0.015 82.454    8  0.050    8  0.090    7  0.113    8 0.5124   13  0.508    8  0.129    8  0.098   15 -0.002
RAYS          77  85  714  683  0.015 81.129   21 -0.003   21 -0.033   14  0.026   20 0.4960   22  0.416   18 -0.041    9  0.093   10  0.058
ORIOLES       75  87  677  788  0.021 81.744   22 -0.012   22 -0.052   26 -0.101   23 0.4929   15  0.480   25 -0.111   22 -0.092    7  0.103

DIVISION     W   L   PCT  RNK RATING
AL EAST    441 393 0.529    1  0.083
NL CENTRAL 428 401 0.516    2  0.057
AL WEST    412 410 0.501    3 -0.020
AL CENTRAL 392 429 0.477    4 -0.038
NL EAST    401 413 0.493    5 -0.045
NL WEST    399 427 0.483    6 -0.049

Home field advantage amounts to:
     0.077 points in main ratings (0.058 for semineutral)
     0.011 points in improved RPI (0.006 for semineutral)
Average of 2.65 points per score

Predict score:








Team Strength vs. Time Plot:






posted: Tue Oct 28 05:30:11 2025
games through: Mon Oct 27 2025

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