What is half a game in baseball standings?

A half game in the standings is basically one team’s “share” of the difference between two teams. If Team A wins its game, it moves ahead of Team B by half a game because it has one more win than Team B at that point, but the same number of losses.

What does .5 games back mean?

In most North American sports, the phrase games behind or games back (often abbreviated GB) is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division.

How are MLB standings calculated?

This number is determined by adding a team’s number of wins to the number of games it still has to play in the regular season and subtracting the division leader’s number of wins from the total, then adding 1.

What are the standings in the MLB?

MLB Standings 2021

What does it mean to be a half game back?

Compared to another team you can have played one more game and have one more loss; I believe this is often called ‘being a half game back in the loss column’ or you can have played one fewer game than a team that has one more win; this is ‘being a half game back in the win column’.

What does 500 mean in baseball?

500,” meaning to win as many games as you lose over a specified period of time—81–81 over a full 162-game season, for example.

What does RF mean in baseball standings?

Range Factor
Definition. Range Factor is determined by dividing the sum of a fielder’s putouts and assists by his total number of defensive games played.

What place are the Yankees in right now?

AL EAST

What’s the Yankees record?

Franchise History