Pythagorean Records: 4/29

I saw this over on Rays Prospects, and I thought it would be a neat thing to keep track of here. Pythagorean records estimate how well a team should be performing based on runs scored and allowed. It's not perfect, but it can give you an idea if a team might be getting lucky or underachieving. The formula is: (Runs Scored)^1.83/((Runs Scored)^1.83 + (Runs Allowed)^1.83). Because it's so early in the season, nothing really stands out yet, but I'll try and update this every so often.

. Team W L RS RA pW pL Difference pW% . Modesto 12 6 94 59 13 5 -1 0.70105692724206 . Visalia 12 7 77 75 10 9 2 0.51203784188023 . San Jose 10 8 74 76 9 9 1 0.48780169794446 . Stockton 9 11 90 89 10 10 -1 0.50511160693414 . Bakersfield 6 11 58 72 7 10 -1 0.402348714293

. Team W L RS RA pW pL Difference pW% . High Desert 12 8 104 74 13 7 -1 0.65085423883118 . Rancho Cucamonga 11 10 98 95 11 10 0 0.51422010776439 . Lake Elsinore 11 10 89 105 9 12 2 0.42493597200141 . Inland Empire 8 13 83 97 9 12 -1 0.42916891051435 . Lancaster 6 13 75 100 7 12 -1 0.37134333652985

So far, not much stands out. The first W-L is actual record, and the difference column shows how they're doing in relation to how they "should" be doing. Lake Elsinore is probably the real odd team since their run differential is so poor yet they're still over .500.