Fly The W
Herriott’s wins have been coming in like hipsters flocking to their nearest coffee shop.
In his 15 seasons in The League!, Herriott has flown the W 111 times, giving him more wins than any other manager in history (besides the commish - who played in 2 more seasons). That’s an average of almost 8 wins a season.
All of those wins have also given him more winning records than any other manager in league history. He has been above the .500 mark 11 times. That’s nearly an 80% success rate of finishing the season above the .500 mark. Other than one 9th place stain on his record, Herriott hasn’t finished the year any lower than 7th place.
How has he been doing it? Points. Lots and lots of points. Herriott’s inflated win column is a direct result of putting up more points on the board on average than any other team. His league leading 136.79 points per game have given him an also league leading 29 weekly high points and allowed him entrance to the 200 Club another league leading 8 times, including a stretch in 2014 when he did it in back to back to back weeks. If putting up points were the name of the game, Herriott would be the coolest kid on campus.
| Herriott | Rank | |
|---|---|---|
| Points/Game | 136.79 | 1st |
| Weekly Wins | 29 | 1st |
| 200 Clubs | 8 | 1st |
Herriott’s League! leading categories across the board
What’s his secret? While his onslaught of points has certainly helped, Herriott also tends to play the teams that seemingly don’t know how to score points. Whether he’s using his reverse mentality mind swooping skills or they just get caught looking ahead to next week, Herriott plays teams when they are playing terribly. Other than Reichert and Grabs, Herriott has the lowest average points per game scored against him. When teams play him, they simply do not show up.
The only time Herriott’s wins taper off and you could tell him to face Delts is when he actually gets to the playoffs. While he has been to the playoffs more than any other manager, his winning percentage is the 2nd worst in league history and he has only managed one bobblehead in ten playoff appearances.
Being the win machine that he has been is going to be more important than ever coming into this season. If he can stay above the .500 mark and sneak his way into the playoffs like he always does, time will tell if he can turn his playoff L flags into W’s.
