Here is scenario in which KIA makes the postseason with 26 additional wins (42 total). Here are the final standings in the scenario: Team W L D PCT GB NC 130 13 1 0.9091 0.0 Kiwoom 125 18 1 0.8741 5.0 SSG 104 40 0 0.7222 26.5 Hanwha 97 47 0 0.6736 33.5 KIA 42 98 4 0.3000 86.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. KT 42 98 4 0.3000 86.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. LG 42 98 4 0.3000 86.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Lotte 42 98 4 0.3000 86.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Samsung 42 98 4 0.3000 86.5 See explanation of tie-breakers below. Doosan 41 99 4 0.2929 87.5 Explanation of Tie-breakers: The following table shows how many games each of the teams tied for fifth place in the scenario have already won against each other: Team KIA KT LG Lotte Samsung Total KIA - 2 3 2 1 8 KT 1 - 1 0 0 2 LG 0 2 - 2 2 6 Lotte 0 1 1 - 0 2 Samsung 2 2 0 3 - 7 The following table shows how many additional games each of the teams tied for fifth place win against each other in the scenario: Team KIA KT LG Lotte Samsung Total KIA - 4 13 0 9 26 KT 9 - 1 5 14 29 LG 0 9 - 13 0 22 Lotte 14 9 0 - 0 23 Samsung 4 0 13 10 - 27 The following table shows how many games total each of the teams tied for fifth place win against each other in the scenario: Team KIA KT LG Lotte Samsung Total KIA - 6 16 2 10 34 KT 10 - 2 5 14 31 LG 0 11 - 15 2 28 Lotte 14 10 1 - 0 25 Samsung 6 2 13 13 - 34 The first tiebreaker does not resolve the tie. The following table shows how many runs each of the teams tied for fifth place as already scored against each other in the scenario: Team KIA KT LG Lotte Samsung Total KIA - 17 20 10 12 59 KT 14 - 19 3 10 46 LG 10 31 - 15 24 80 Lotte 3 4 16 - 8 31 Samsung 16 17 6 22 - 61 The following table shows how many additional runs each of the teams tied for fifth place scores against each other in the scenario: Team KIA KT LG Lotte Samsung Total KIA - 4 13 0 68 85 KT 78 - 1 5 14 98 LG 0 9 - 55 0 64 Lotte 104 9 0 - 0 113 Samsung 60 0 13 10 - 83 The following table shows how many runs total each of the teams tied for fifth place scores against each other in the scenario: Team KIA KT LG Lotte Samsung Total KIA - 21 33 10 80 144 KT 92 - 20 8 24 144 LG 10 40 - 70 24 144 Lotte 107 13 16 - 8 144 Samsung 76 17 19 32 - 144 KIA finished #6 in the standings last year.Samsung finished #8 in the standings last year. To construct the scenario, we start with the current standings: Team W L D GL PCT GB KIA 16 6 0 122 0.727 0.0 NC 14 8 0 122 0.636 2.0 SSG 14 10 0 120 0.583 3.0 Kiwoom 12 9 0 123 0.571 3.5 LG 12 11 1 120 0.522 4.5 Hanwha 11 11 0 122 0.500 5.0 Samsung 11 11 1 121 0.500 5.0 Doosan 10 14 0 120 0.417 7.0 KT 7 17 0 120 0.292 10.0 Lotte 6 16 0 122 0.273 10.0 The next two tables show, respectively, how many of their remaining games each team wins and ties against each of the other teams in the scenario: Scenario Additional Wins Against Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Wins Doosan - 0 9 0 7 6 0 0 9 0 31 Hanwha 13 - 13 0 13 14 14 0 15 4 86 KIA 0 0 - 0 4 13 0 0 9 0 26 Kiwoom 15 13 15 - 13 13 13 4 14 13 113 KT 6 0 9 0 - 1 5 0 14 0 35 LG 7 0 0 0 9 - 13 1 0 0 30 Lotte 13 0 14 0 9 0 - 0 0 0 36 NC 14 14 15 9 13 12 13 - 13 13 116 Samsung 4 0 4 0 0 13 10 0 - 0 31 SSG 13 9 13 0 13 15 14 0 13 - 90 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 85 36 92 9 81 87 82 5 87 30 Scenario Additional Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIA 4 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 KT 0 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 0 0 4 LG 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 1 0 3 Lotte 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 3 0 4 NC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 3 SSG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4 0 4 1 4 3 4 1 3 0 The next two tables show, respectively, how many total games each team wins and ties against each of the other teams in the scenario: Scenario Total Wins Against Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Wins Doosan - 2 10 1 9 8 1 1 9 0 41 Hanwha 14 - 13 0 16 15 15 1 16 7 97 KIA 2 3 - 1 6 16 2 1 10 1 42 Kiwoom 15 16 15 - 14 15 16 4 16 14 125 KT 7 0 10 2 - 2 5 1 14 1 42 LG 8 1 0 1 11 - 15 3 2 1 42 Lotte 15 1 14 0 10 1 - 1 0 0 42 NC 15 15 15 11 15 13 15 - 15 16 130 Samsung 7 0 6 0 2 13 13 1 - 0 42 SSG 16 9 15 2 15 15 16 0 16 - 104 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Losses 99 47 98 18 98 98 98 13 98 40 Scenario Total Draws (Ties) With Team Doosan Hanwha KIA Kiwoom KT LG Lotte NC Samsung SSG Total Doosan - 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Hanwha 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 KIA 4 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Kiwoom 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 KT 0 0 0 0 - 3 1 0 0 0 4 LG 0 0 0 0 3 - 0 0 1 0 4 Lotte 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 0 3 0 4 NC 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 Samsung 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 4 SSG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4 0 4 1 4 4 4 1 4 0 # Kia Tigers magic number # Kia's magic number # Tigers magic number # KBO Playoff Race