Visual Baseball:  A new look at the standings

Happy Friday. Here’s an attempt to look at the major league standings in a different way. Features include teams plotted vertically by win percentage and team payroll depicted by circle size. Within each division I’ve selected one team whose payroll is closest to league average (depicted with a solid black line).

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Kevin Dame is a writer and visual designer who brings sports information to life in new and meaningful ways. Visit his website and follow him on Twitter @kevintdame.
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Jason B
13 years ago

Houston is stil closest to league-average payroll even after their salary dump, and shedding Oswalt, Berkman, and Feliz?  Yikes.

John
13 years ago

I like this a lot…other than the lowly Pirates, payroll is really not a great indicator of success or failure (at least this year).

Anna McDonald
13 years ago

Every time I think no better way to visually analyze the baseball world can be published, something like this comes up.  This is amazing, and now one of my all time favorites.  So much of this 2010 year in baseball makes sense right here in your post.

Max L
13 years ago

Wow. this is really neat, concise, informative, and pleasing.

jeff
13 years ago

I believe a clearer picture would emerge if the circles were displayed such that their top boundary (rather than their center) aligned with the winning percentage.  It would more clearly show, for instance, how close the Yankees and Rays are.

DSMok1
13 years ago

That is really cool.

Josh
13 years ago

I agree with jeff, that either placing a clear point within the circle that corresponds with winning percentage or having the top of the circle aligned with winning percentage could show this a bit better. Great idea though.