Arizona Diamondbacks Playoff Chances 2014

Lost to Indians 2-3, playoff odds unchanged at 0.009%
51-68   .429

How are these numbers calculated?

Big Games

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

Sunday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Diamondbacks 6 Dodgers 8 -0.8
-0.2
Monday100.0*Chance in playoffs100.0*Average seed
Diamondbacks 3 Mets 7 -0.6
-0.2

What If

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

100100100100100100100100100100100100100100100
If finish:Chance inChance will finish regular season at seed
TWW-Lplayoffs123456789101112131415Count
9443-0In86508300
8534-9In50502
8433-1040.0%4040205
8332-114.24462521424
8231-125.45233521143111
8130-130.51620412750374
8029-14Out19303919201,314
7928-15Out021637331113,317
7827-16Out05244324408,347
7726-17Out0110363914018,736
7625-18Out0032145292038,864
7524-19Out01937476072,745
7423-20Out0323591410124,310
7322-21Out0111592630193,722
7221-22Out04503880274,775
7120-23Out013547160355,935
7019-24Out002248282418,997
6918-25Out001142425447,838
6817-26Out05315311437,208
6716-27Out2195722385,713
6615-28Out1105337307,663
6514-29Out044254222,117
6413-30Out012969144,407
6312-31Out00188284,576
6211-32Out099043,831
6110-33Out049620,171
609-34Out2988,143
598-35Out01002,972
587-36Out0100884
51-57Out100599*
Total:0.0%00000000013192732183,618,000

* 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

Sunday100.0*Lottery seed
Diamondbacks 6 Dodgers 8 +0.5
Monday100.0*Lottery seed
Diamondbacks 3 Mets 7 +0.5

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
9443-03040255
8534-95050
8433-10402040
8332-1144212125817
8231-125315232917521
8130-1310141323322061
8029-14031227312061
7928-15021226332061
7827-1600212273419510
7726-1700213293317500
7625-1800314313216300
7524-1900417333013200
7423-2001620352710100
7322-210018253623610
7221-2200212313517300
7120-230041837311010
7019-240017273922300
6918-250021436361110
6817-2600525432340
6716-27001123837111
6615-280042543243
6514-29011239398
6413-30005275018
6312-3101155133
6211-320064350
6110-33023266
609-3402079
598-3501189
587-36694
576-37199
51-56100
Total:000000000000001125814182116104