Last year I wrote a series of posts that sought to find out the marginal payroll costs per point earned in Major League Soccer. This year I repeat the same analysis for the just-concluded 2012 regular season.As was the case last year, I calculated team payrolls using player base salary data from the MLS Players […]
Below is the final Pythagorean table for the 2012 Major League Soccer regular season which concluded tonight. The league Pythagorean exponent is 1.70, and the draw and loss columns are in inverse order from the typical American sports table format. (more…)
Below is the Pythagorean table for the 2012 Major League Soccer regular season for matches played up to 12 August 2012. MLS’ competition format has made it more of a challenge to automate the tables, but it’s one that we’re more than willing to take. (more…)
Below is the Pythagorean table for the 2012 Major League Soccer regular season for matches played up to 29 April 2012. The league Pythagorean exponent is 1.70.Sporting Kansas City, San José Earthquakes, and Real Salt Lake have established some distance between themselves and the rest of the league, and that is reflected in the current […]
