all time best team scoring differentials
Posted: Wed Apr 16, 2025 5:40 pm
OKC becomes the 14th team in history to outscore opponents by 10% or more over the course of a season.
* 1950 Rochester Royals = Cincinnati Royals = KC Kings = Sacto Kings. (Pts/G shown)
Best season differential by franchise; strongest on the left, weakest on the right:
Pythagorean Win% is a function of scoring ratio, not totals:
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tm year SRS ORt DRt O/D
Chi 1996 11.80 115.2 101.8 1.132
OKC 2025 12.70 120.3 107.5 1.120
Chi 1997 10.70 114.4 102.4 1.117
Mil 1971 11.92 103.9 93.1 1.116
Bos 2008 9.30 110.2 98.9 1.114
SAS 2016 10.28 110.3 99.0 1.114
LAL 1972 11.65 103.1 92.6 1.113
GSW 2017 11.35 115.6 104.0 1.112
Mil 1972 10.70 102.6 92.6 1.108
Chi 1992 10.07 115.5 104.5 1.105
Sac * 1950 ( 7.8 82.4 74.6) 1.105
Bos 2024 10.75 123.2 111.6 1.104
GSW 2016 10.38 114.5 103.8 1.103
GSW 2015 10.01 111.6 101.4 1.101
Best season differential by franchise; strongest on the left, weakest on the right:
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tm yr SRS O/D tm yr SRS O/D
Chi 1996 11.80 1.132 Cha 2016 2.36 1.028
OKC 2025 12.70 1.120 Den 2013 5.37 1.050
Mil 1971 11.92 1.116 Mem 2022 5.37 1.051
Bos 2008 9.30 1.114 NOP 2008 5.46 1.055
SAS 2016 10.28 1.114 Brk 2003 4.42 1.058
LAL 1972 11.65 1.113 Min 2004 5.86 1.062
GSW 2017 11.35 1.112 Den 1975a 6.63 1.065
Sac 1950 7.8 1.105 Ind 1998 6.25 1.068
Cle 2009 8.68 1.098 LAC 2014 7.27 1.070
Uta 1997 7.97 1.092 Atl 1987 7.18 1.070
NYK 1970 8.42 1.085 Phx 2007 7.28 1.070
Mia 2013 7.03 1.083 Was 1975 6.53 1.073
Det 2008 6.67 1.083 Tor 2018 7.29 1.075
Dal 2003 7.90 1.082 Brk 1975a 6.58 1.075
Por 1991 8.47 1.081 Orl 2010 7.12 1.078
Hou 2018 8.21 1.081 Phl 1967 8.50 1.081Code: Select all
outscore by 10 pts/G outscore by 10%
PPG oPPG PyW% PyW/82 PPG oPPG PyW%
80 70 .858 70.4 77 70 .784
90 80 .831 68.1 88 80 .784
100 90 .806 66.1 99 90 .784
110 100 .784 64.3 = 110 100 .784
120 110 .764 62.6 121 110 .784
130 120 .747 61.2 132 120 .784
140 130 .731 60.0 143 130 .784