How to calculate a winning percentage?

[keith6969]

When calculating W-L %, how is a tie handled?
Example:
W-L-T 5-3-2
Is it .500 or do you not count the tie, in which case the above example would be like 5-3 or .625?
:shrug:

Thanks & GL to all this week. Hope it's better than week 9. :mj09:

 

[MadJack]

throw out the ties, imo

 

[yyz]

You're figuring out a "win-loss" percentage, so how does a tie figure in?

You went 5-3-2

You're w/l record would be 62% winners

You're OVERALL record would be 50% winners.

 

[MadJack]

You're OVERALL record would be 50% winners.

but not 50% losers.

throw them out

 

[BuddyWright]

your record at 5-3-2 would be


62% winners and 2 Pushes

 

[yyz]

but not 50% losers.

Exactly! A good tout would serve that up like this:

"With my picks, you didn't pay your man a whopping 70% of the time!"