In baseball, as with most things in life, having money is a considerable advantage. Teams with more money tend to win more, as well they should. This site exists to level the playing field (so to speak). Every team receives a "salary-based handicap" and is evaluated based not on its "real" record, but rather on its expected winning percentage given its salary.
The handicap is based on a formula derived from salary and winning percentage data from 1997-2009
Explore the data in-depth with an interactive visualization
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1997 2010 average team salary: $91,020,056
New York Yankees
$206,333,389
64
36
53
47
-11
.567
$1,990,098
Tampa Bay Rays
$71,923,471
63
38
65
36
+2
.488
$711,765
Boston Red Sox
$162,747,333
58
44
50
52
-8
.550
$1,766,734
Toronto Blue Jays
$62,689,357
53
49
57
45
+4
.478
$744,737
Baltimore Orioles
$81,612,500
31
70
31
70
0
.497
$1,641,351
Chicago White Sox
$108,273,197
56
44
53
47
-3
.519
$1,193,488
Minnesota Twins
$97,559,167
56
46
54
48
-2
.511
$1,096,895
Detroit Tigers
$122,864,929
51
50
46
55
-5
.528
$1,501,980
Kansas City Royals
$72,267,710
42
59
44
57
+2
.488
$1,072,757
Cleveland Indians
$61,203,967
42
59
46
55
+4
.476
$908,524
Texas Rangers
$55,250,545
59
42
64
37
+5
.468
$583,836
Oakland Athletics
$51,654,900
51
49
57
43
+6
.463
$625,211
Los Angeles Angels
$105,013,667
52
52
49
55
-3
.516
$1,296,465
Seattle Mariners
$98,376,667
39
63
37
65
-2
.512
$1,588,227
Atlanta Braves
$84,423,667
58
43
58
43
0
.500
$907,492
Philadelphia Phillies
$141,927,381
55
46
49
52
-6
.539
$1,608,829
New York Mets
$132,701,445
52
50
46
56
-6
.534
$1,606,784
Florida Marlins
$55,641,500
51
51
56
46
+5
.469
$686,932
Washington Nationals
$61,425,000
44
58
48
54
+4
.476
$878,977
Cincinnati Reds
$72,386,544
57
46
59
44
+2
.488
$807,431
St. Louis Cardinals
$93,540,753
56
46
55
47
-1
.508
$1,051,715
Milwaukee Brewers
$81,108,279
48
55
48
55
0
.497
$1,074,351
Chicago Cubs
$146,859,000
46
56
39
63
-7
.542
$2,010,147
Houston Astros
$92,355,500
42
59
41
60
-1
.507
$1,370,944
Pittsburgh Pirates
$34,943,000
36
65
47
54
+11
.433
$605,151
San Diego Padres
$37,799,300
59
40
69
30
+10
.439
$391,518
San Francisco Giants
$97,828,833
58
45
56
47
-2
.511
$1,072,411
Los Angeles Dodgers
$94,945,517
54
47
53
48
-1
.509
$1,096,193
Colorado Rockies
$84,227,000
52
50
52
50
0
.500
$1,019,843
Arizona Diamondbacks
$60,718,167
37
64
41
60
+4
.475
$1,023,112
