The Lab
League analytics.
Completed-season ratings, schedule context, and scoring performance.
Composite view
The dynasty board
Career success and ELO for active managers by default.
- Dynasty Rating
- Historical ELO
Joe
Rank 2 in this view
80.7
Dynasty Rating
1496
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Sam
Rank 3 in this view
77.7
Dynasty Rating
1528
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Sparky
Rank 4 in this view
66.0
Dynasty Rating
1503
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Nick
Rank 5 in this view
52.0
Dynasty Rating
1489
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Ryan
Rank 6 in this view
49.9
Dynasty Rating
1457
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Brit
Rank 7 in this view
46.8
Dynasty Rating
1506
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Wade
Rank 8 in this view
45.2
Dynasty Rating
1528
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Dusty
Rank 9 in this view
38.4
Dynasty Rating
1384
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Scott
Rank 10 in this view
9.1
Dynasty Rating
1479
Raw historical ELO
Metric guide
Dynasty Rating
What it means
A 100-point career score built from titles, win rate, playoff appearances, seasons played, and historical ELO.
How to read it
Higher rewards sustained success.
Methodology detail
Titles × 18, win percentage × 35, playoff appearances × 3, seasons × 1.2, plus one point for each ten ELO points above 1400; capped at 100.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Skill vs luck
Scoring strength versus schedule results
Metric guide
Skill
What it means
Your percentile in All-Play performance.
How to read it
An 80 means your weekly scoring was stronger than about 80% of the comparison group.
Methodology detail
Fantasy Archive percentile-ranks All-Play percentage within the displayed completed-history cohort; ties use their midpoint rank.
Metric guide
Wins Above Expected
What it means
Actual wins minus All-Play expected wins.
How to read it
Positive means your schedule helped; negative means it hurt.
Methodology detail
Ties count as half a win. Lucky and unlucky career labels normalize the total to a 13-game season.
Sam
Above-median skill · negative WAE
91.7
Skill percentile
-3.1
Wins Above Expected
Corey
Above-median skill · positive WAE
75.0
Skill percentile
+5.2
Wins Above Expected
Joe
Above-median skill · negative WAE
66.7
Skill percentile
-7.0
Wins Above Expected
Nick
Above-median skill · positive WAE
58.3
Skill percentile
+2.6
Wins Above Expected
Dusty
Above-median skill · negative WAE
50.0
Skill percentile
-2.1
Wins Above Expected
Wade
Below-median skill · positive WAE
41.7
Skill percentile
0.0
Wins Above Expected
Brit
Below-median skill · negative WAE
25.0
Skill percentile
-1.7
Wins Above Expected
Sparky
Below-median skill · positive WAE
16.7
Skill percentile
+3.9
Wins Above Expected
Ryan
Below-median skill · negative WAE
8.3
Skill percentile
-2.5
Wins Above Expected
Scott
Below-median skill · negative WAE
0.0
Skill percentile
-0.2
Wins Above Expected
Metric leaders
Different ways to dominate
Metric guide
All-Play
What it means
Each week's score is compared with every other team that week.
How to read it
Higher means your weekly scoring would beat more of the league.
Methodology detail
A tie counts as half a win. Only completed regular-season weeks enter the comparison.
Metric guide
Expected Wins
What it means
The wins your weekly scoring would expect if you faced the full league each week.
How to read it
It comes from All-Play results, not projections.
Methodology detail
Each week's All-Play win share is summed across the selected season or career.
Metric guide
Wins Above Expected
What it means
Actual wins minus All-Play expected wins.
How to read it
Positive means your schedule helped; negative means it hurt.
Methodology detail
Ties count as half a win. Lucky and unlucky career labels normalize the total to a 13-game season.
Metric guide
Strength of Schedule
What it means
The average points scored by the opponents you faced in completed games.
How to read it
Higher means you faced higher-scoring opponents.
Metric guide
ELO
What it means
A power rating that updates after every completed matchup. Beating a higher-rated manager helps more.
How to read it
Higher is better. It uses completed league history only.
Methodology detail
Every manager starts at 1500. Ratings update chronologically with a K-factor of 24 and a 400-point logistic expectation; margin of victory does not affect the result.
Metric guide
Lineup Efficiency
What it means
The share of known positive roster points that came from starters.
How to read it
It appears only when lineup data is complete and is not an optimal-lineup score.
Methodology detail
Verified starter points are divided by verified positive roster points only when every included team-week reconciles completely.
Metric guide
Scoring Volatility
What it means
How much a manager's completed-game scores moved around.
How to read it
Lower means steadier weekly scoring.
Methodology detail
Population standard deviation of the manager's completed-game scores.
Dynasty Rating
89.2
Corey
All-Play
58.7%
Sam
ELO
1626
Corey
Lineup Efficiency
73.9%
Ryan
Scoring Volatility
6.9 σ
Scott
Wins Above Expected
+5.2 wins
Corey
Manager metrics
Transparent by design
How the numbers work
All-Play compares every team score with every other team score in the same regular-season week.
Skill is the 0–100 percentile rank of All-Play win percentage for the selected career or season cohort; All-Play record, points per game, and lineup efficiency remain visible beneath it.
Expected wins sums each weekly All-Play win share; Wins Above Expected is actual win equivalents (a tie counts as half a win) minus expected wins.
Wins Above Expected labels normalize the win difference to a 13-game season, so career length does not inflate the label.
ELO begins at 1500 and updates chronologically with a K-factor of 24.
Lineup efficiency is positive exact starter output divided by known positive roster output from completed weekly snapshots. It is unavailable when a starter score is missing or conflicting; missing bench scoring is omitted rather than treated as zero.
Historical roster capability is classified before ownership, starts, bench usage, rostered scoring, or lineup efficiency is computed. Full-roster and verified-starter-only evidence remain distinct; starter appearances never imply bench, IR, ownership tenure, or optimal-lineup history.
Exact weekly player scoring availability is tracked separately from player/team association availability. A season can retain verified league results and identifiable player scoring while ownership and lineup analytics remain explicitly unavailable.
For shared teams, ESPN's primary owner receives indivisible statistical attribution for wins, losses, points, championships, rivalries, Skill vs Luck, Draft DNA, Record Book, and Lab metrics. Co-owners retain season and franchise participation without duplicating team results or league totals.
Draft DNA uses completed archive picks only. Keeper slots are counted but excluded from positional tendency rates; unresolved player positions are labeled rather than inferred.
ESPN team defenses are resolved only when the recurring negative source ID matches the documented -(16000 + pro team ID) convention; unresolved identities remain unavailable and do not create player profile pages.
Single-team postseason schedule rows without an opponent are playoff byes, not head-to-head games, and are excluded from game and rivalry totals.
Draft descriptors use fixed evidence thresholds: 50% for early RB/WR identity, Round 5 or earlier for aggressive QB/TE labels, Round 8+ for late QB, Round 9+ for late TE, and at least three repeated players plus an 8% repeat rate for loyalty.
Dynasty Rating blends championships, win rate, playoff appearances, longevity, and historical ELO from completed seasons on a 100-point scale.