I’m a newbie to all this - still hoping for my first title. But, a few months ago, when I was trying to figure stuff out before I entered my first team, I read pretty much every thread I could find, plus all the Q & A’s. The info below is copied from the Q & A’s for SimLeague Baseball. It’s really old, but I would suspect still fairly accurately reflects “who wins” come playoff time. (By the way, my thanks to you guys who regularly post to the forums. It really helps us new guys work through the learning curve.)
Here are the actual stats as of 10/1/2003:
Theme Leagues ONLY
| Seed |
% Playoffs Won |
| #1 |
36% |
| #2 |
26% |
| #3* |
17% |
| #4* |
21% |
Open Leagues
| Seed |
% Playoffs Won |
| #1 |
42% |
| #2 |
26% |
| #3* |
14% |
| #4* |
18% |
These statistics reflect the general increase in competition level in theme leagues. Overall the top 2 seeds will win 64.2% in theme leagues, 68.3% in open leagues and 67.2% overall.
*Keep in mind that the #4 seed (wildcard winner) could have up to the 2nd best record overall in that league whereas the #3 seed (division winner with the worst record) can have no better than the 3rd best record overall.