Historical GM Stats
(AA Time)
Shit talking and The Coliseum, name a more iconic duo. Since I’m bored on this long ass flight from LA->NY, I figured I’d spend a little time looking into some historical stats and records for the GMs that have graced The Coliseum. Now we can see who can back up their shit talking and who is a dud.
Please note, all data is from AA time (After-Aryan, since 2015). Anything that’s BA (Before-Aryan, before 2015) is considered null and void and as far as I’m concerned never happened. (I also don’t have insights into that data so I’m going to ignore it).
THE DATA
| GM | Total Wins | Total Losses | Win % | Wins Per Season | Losses Per Season | Num Playoff App | Last Playoff App | Num Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akbar | 36 | 29 | 55.4 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 3 | 2019 | 0 |
| Amin | 27 | 38 | 41.5 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 1 | 2019 | 0 |
| Arya | 40 | 25 | 61.5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2019 | 0 |
| Aryan | 35 | 30 | 53.8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2019 | 0 |
| Billal | 32 | 33 | 49.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 1 | 2017 | 0 |
| Billy/Yema* | 25 | 27 | 48.1 | 6.25 | 6.75 | 2 | 2017 | 1 |
| Diz | 32 | 33 | 49.2 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 2 | 2018 | 0 |
| Edgar | 39 | 26 | 60 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 3 | 2018 | 0 |
| Jeff* | 5 | 8 | 38.5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Jesse* | 12 | 14 | 46.2 | 6 | 7 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Kayvon* | 23 | 16 | 59 | 7.67 | 5.33 | 2 | 2018 | 1 |
| Massoud | 18 | 47 | 27.7 | 3.6 | 9.4 | 0 | N/A | 0 |
| Mike | 31 | 34 | 47.7 | 6.2 | 6.8 | 2 | 2019 | 0 |
| Mo | 39 | 26 | 60 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 4 | 2018 | 0 |
| Sogg | 24 | 41 | 36.9 | 4.8 | 8.2 | 1 | 2019 | 0 |
| Zayd | 37 | 28 | 56.9 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 4 | 2018 | 2 |
Notes:
Jesse retired after the 2016 season (only 2 seasons present).
Billy/Yema retired after the 2018 season (4 seasons present).
Kayvon added for the 2017 season (3 seasons present).
Jeff added for 2019 (1 season present).
Win/loss percentages and season data updated to reflect these caveats.
GM TITLES
- Most Wins: Arya with 40 (averaging 8 wins per season)
- Edgar and Mo very close with 39 wins
- Most Losses: Massoud with 47 (9.4 losses per season)
- Next Closest is Sogg with 41
- Most Playoff Appearances: Zayd and Mo tied with 4
- Aryan, Akbar, Edgar, and Arya all in 2nd with 3 each
- Least Playoff Appearances: Massoud, Jesse, and Jeff all with 0
- Massoud is the only GM that has been here all 5 years 🙂
- Most Championships: Zayd with 2
- Team with Best Regular Season Record: Edgar with a 12-1 season in 2018
- Team with Worst Record to Win Championship: Zayd with an 8-5 record in 2015
- Team with Worst Regular Season Record: Massoud with a 1-12 season (2016)
- He’s also tied for 2nd with a 2-11 season in 2015. Other teams with 2-11 seasons: Amin (2016), Billy/Yema (2018)
- Largest Season over Season Flop: Billy and Yema going from 9-4 and winning the championship in 2017 to 2-11 in 2018
- Largest Season over Season Increase: Aryan going from 3-10 in 2018 to 8-5 in 2019 and making playoffs
- Mr Consistency: Mo who only has 1 season with less than 8 wins: 8-5 (2015), 8-5 (2016), 8-5 (2017), 10-3 (2018), 5-8 (2019).
QUICK HITS
- Amin and Sogg both got their first playoff appearance this year
- Balls and Diz also only have 1 playoff appearance, both in 2017
- Akbar and Diz have never been in the playoffs at the same time (Diz made it the 1 year Akbar didn’t)
- With 4 playoff appearances each, Zayd and Mo have made every season’s playoffs except for 1….this season where they both missed playoffs
- Not only has Zayd won the most championships, he’s also the only GM to even make the finals more than once (3 times)
- In Edgar’s 12-1 season (2018), he did not make a championship appearance
- Historically, an 8-5 record guarantees you a playoff spot. 7-6 puts you in the running but you’ll need points scored in your favor.
- 2018 had the largest top-bottom difference in records, with 3 teams having 10+ wins and 5 teams having less than 5 wins.
- None of those 10+ win teams won the chip that year
- No other season had more than 1 team with double digit wins
- On the flipside, 2017 was the most competitive season with the team with the best record being 9-4 and only 2 teams with less than 5 wins.
- There were 5 teams with an 8-5 record
- This season, Amin leads the league with 162 moves — Akbar in close second with 154. The next person? Kayvon with 67
- In fact, Amin and Akbar have combined for more moves than the next 6 GMs combined.