Stat of the Week: Playoff Success Points (PSP)
PSP is a measure designed by Nate Silver to indicate a team’s success in the postseason in divisional play. PSP assigns points to playoff teams as follows:
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3 points for making the playoffs
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3 points for winning the League Division Series (LDS)
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4 points for winning the League Championship Series (LCS)
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4 points for winning the World Series
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1 point for each postseason win
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-1 point for each postseason loss
The highest possible PSP is 25, for a team that sweeps through all eleven postseason games, while the lowest is 0, for a team that is swept in the first round.
