Best Record in Baseball

How Often Does the Best Team Win the World Series?

by Zach Sanderson

original by Craig Robinson

This idea came from Craig Robinson's Best Record in Baseball. I can't emphasize enough how unoriginal my version is. You should check out Craig's original and his other visualizations.

Steve Davis from Bio::Neos also helped guide me through the D3.

You can read my notes and reasoning behind my approach here and find the source on Github.

BSBWon World Series BSBLost World Series BSBLost LCS BSBLost LDS BSBLost Wild Card Game BSBDid not advance to Playoffs BSBWild Card teams in italics BSBTeam boxes blended together FFBif they share the same record Hover over each team box for more details