Cubs Holding Second-Most Unbalanced Record

Balance Rankings

(Measure of perfect balance between home/away records & in-division/out-of-division records -- and not at all reflective of how well a team is doing in the standings.)

The Cubs sit at #29 (too dependent on homestands - not good enough in own division). Here's the breakdown:

Chicago Cubs overall record: 45 - 27 (.625)
Home: 29 - 8 (.784)
Away: 16 - 19 (.457)
Within NL Central: 18 - 15 (.545)
Outside NL Central: 27 - 12 (.692)

A perfectly balanced ballclub would have all four sub-records (home, away, within division, outside division) equal to its overall record. The Cubs have a road record far different from their overall record plus an in-division record somewhat removed from the overall record. The average of these differences is greater than the averages of 28 other baseball teams, meaning that the strength of the Cubs has been subject to location much more than other teams.

1 - HOU
2 - LAD
3 - TOR
4 - SEA
5 - CLE
6 - PHI - not good enough at home
7 - FLA - too dependent on own division
8 - NYM
9 - OAK - not good enough in own division
10 - KAN - not good enough at home
11 - WAS - not good enough at home
12 - NYY - not good enough in own division
13 - STL - not good enough at home
14 - PIT - too dependent on homestands
15 - TEX - not good enough at home - too dependent on own division
16 - CIN - not good enough in own division
17 - COL - not good enough in own division
18 - SDG - too dependent on homestands
19 - MIN - too dependent on own division
20 - BAL - not good enough in own division
21 - BOS - too dependent on homestands
22 - TAM - too dependent on homestands
23 - ATL - too dependent on homestands
24 - LAA - not good enough at home - too dependent on own division
25 - MIL - too dependent on homestands - too dependent on own division
26 - DET - not good enough in own division
27 - ARI - too dependent on own division
28 - CHW - too dependent on homestands - too dependent on own division
29 - CHC - too dependent on homestands - not good enough in own division
30 - SFO - not good enough at home - too dependent on own division