"...per the brilliant Sports Club Stats"
(thank you Mr. Dater)

Arizona Diamondbacks Playoff Chances 2014-4 50/50

Did not play, playoff odds unchanged at 0.004%
55-78   .414

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

How we did yesterday and who we should root for today.   Explain

Tuesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Cardinals 5 Diamondbacks 0 -1.3
-0.3
Wednesday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Cardinals 3 Diamondbacks 2 -1.1
-0.3

What If

Chances based on how well the Diamondbacks finish out the regular season.   Explain

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If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
8429-044.8%383336172183
8227-2Out1002
8126-3Out736292914
8025-4Out17303517103
7924-5Out318413161478
7823-6Out03234425511,980
7722-7Out18313918306,469
7621-8Out0114353413217,663
7520-9Out031939308041,260
7419-10Out017274323082,181
7318-11Out011341441142,548
7217-12Out00428644214,132
7116-13Out01157312278,502
7015-14Out0066925318,715
6914-15Out025543319,912
6813-16Out003862279,421
6712-17Out02277214,051
6611-18Out01189142,234
6510-19Out059582,707
649-20Out029841,505
638-21Out010017,783
627-22Out01006,343
616-23Out01002,025
55-60Out100769*
Total:0.0%00000000131145392,210,980

* Row combines multiple less frequent records.

Games Above .500
Chance Will Make Playoffs

Lottery

Ye of little faith, already thinking about next year. Here are the big games and what ifs for draft seeds.

Big Games

Tuesday100.0*Lottery seed
Cardinals 5 Diamondbacks 0 +0.6
Wednesday100.0*Lottery seed
Cardinals 3 Diamondbacks 2 +0.6

What If

This isn't your lottery pick because it does not factor in ping pong balls.
It's the final seed that gets you the ping pong balls.
The top 10 seeds are wrong, just ignore them for now.

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance will finish season at seed
TWW-L123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
8429-0183631521115
8227-2100
8126-373629217
8025-47202036161
7924-505112732194
7823-6021027361961
7722-700210283420610
7621-802112733206100
7520-9002102532228100
7419-100029233223810
7318-110028233324810
7217-120018243524700
7116-130021028372130
7015-14002133438121
6914-150031944295
6813-160017334516
6712-17002174833
6611-180064053
6510-19022672
649-2001585
638-210793
627-22397
616-23199
605-24199
55-59100
Total:0000000000000112471116212115