Perfect hindsight

Lineup efficiency

Every week, each roster could have started some best possible lineup. This is how close the lineup that actually went in came to it, and how many points spent the afternoon on the bench instead.

Nobody knew. The best possible lineup is worked out afterwards, from scores that had not happened yet, so one bad week is a story rather than a verdict. Over a career the guessing averages out, and what is left is the gap between the roster and the lineup.

Left on the bench 17,155.00 across 544 manager-weeks

Started 80.2% of what the league could have started

Perfect lineups 1 of 544, with nothing left behind

Careers

Every week each manager has played since 2022, against the best lineup available
#	Manager	Efficiency	Left on the bench	Per week	Best possible	Started	Weeks
1	alexisblock	81.9%	1,957.52	28.79	10,841.56	8,884.04	68
Left on the bench 1,957.52 Per week 28.79 Best possible 10,841.56 Started 8,884.04 Weeks 68
2	colemacpherson	81.7%	2,108.34	31.00	11,496.88	9,388.54	68
Left on the bench 2,108.34 Per week 31.00 Best possible 11,496.88 Started 9,388.54 Weeks 68
3	euprety	81.5%	1,880.30	27.65	10,137.86	8,257.56	68
Left on the bench 1,880.30 Per week 27.65 Best possible 10,137.86 Started 8,257.56 Weeks 68
4	ryanblock	81.1%	2,076.66	30.54	11,002.04	8,925.38	68
Left on the bench 2,076.66 Per week 30.54 Best possible 11,002.04 Started 8,925.38 Weeks 68
5	anup2318	79.9%	2,095.34	30.81	10,404.20	8,308.86	68
Left on the bench 2,095.34 Per week 30.81 Best possible 10,404.20 Started 8,308.86 Weeks 68
6	nikhiltherealdeal	79.8%	2,238.46	32.92	11,079.90	8,841.44	68
Left on the bench 2,238.46 Per week 32.92 Best possible 11,079.90 Started 8,841.44 Weeks 68
7	connorely	77.7%	2,446.36	35.98	10,991.56	8,545.20	68
Left on the bench 2,446.36 Per week 35.98 Best possible 10,991.56 Started 8,545.20 Weeks 68
8	MattyGill	77.7%	2,352.02	34.59	10,560.20	8,208.18	68
Left on the bench 2,352.02 Per week 34.59 Best possible 10,560.20 Started 8,208.18 Weeks 68

Season by season

The same figures a year at a time, newest first, because a career average hides the season somebody worked out what their bench was for.

Each manager's season, against the best lineups available that year
Season	Manager	Efficiency	Left on the bench	Per week	Best possible	Started
2025	colemacpherson	86.0%	471.02	27.71	3,353.12	2,882.10
Left on the bench 471.02 Per week 27.71 Best possible 3,353.12 Started 2,882.10
2025	alexisblock	84.1%	487.18	28.66	3,072.24	2,585.06
Left on the bench 487.18 Per week 28.66 Best possible 3,072.24 Started 2,585.06
2025	ryanblock	83.7%	535.44	31.50	3,293.64	2,758.20
Left on the bench 535.44 Per week 31.50 Best possible 3,293.64 Started 2,758.20
2025	nikhiltherealdeal	83.2%	496.38	29.20	2,954.46	2,458.08
Left on the bench 496.38 Per week 29.20 Best possible 2,954.46 Started 2,458.08
2025	anup2318	81.0%	551.44	32.44	2,902.84	2,351.40
Left on the bench 551.44 Per week 32.44 Best possible 2,902.84 Started 2,351.40
2025	euprety	79.5%	515.62	30.33	2,513.78	1,998.16
Left on the bench 515.62 Per week 30.33 Best possible 2,513.78 Started 1,998.16
2025	connorely	78.0%	640.08	37.65	2,907.40	2,267.32
Left on the bench 640.08 Per week 37.65 Best possible 2,907.40 Started 2,267.32
2025	MattyGill	77.3%	636.84	37.46	2,806.26	2,169.42
Left on the bench 636.84 Per week 37.46 Best possible 2,806.26 Started 2,169.42
2024	euprety	85.5%	346.00	20.35	2,382.92	2,036.92
Left on the bench 346.00 Per week 20.35 Best possible 2,382.92 Started 2,036.92
2024	nikhiltherealdeal	81.8%	480.18	28.25	2,641.70	2,161.52
Left on the bench 480.18 Per week 28.25 Best possible 2,641.70 Started 2,161.52
2024	connorely	81.1%	534.48	31.44	2,832.54	2,298.06
Left on the bench 534.48 Per week 31.44 Best possible 2,832.54 Started 2,298.06
2024	colemacpherson	80.9%	539.38	31.73	2,825.44	2,286.06
Left on the bench 539.38 Per week 31.73 Best possible 2,825.44 Started 2,286.06
2024	ryanblock	79.3%	547.76	32.22	2,648.06	2,100.30
Left on the bench 547.76 Per week 32.22 Best possible 2,648.06 Started 2,100.30
2024	anup2318	79.2%	540.56	31.80	2,600.58	2,060.02
Left on the bench 540.56 Per week 31.80 Best possible 2,600.58 Started 2,060.02
2024	alexisblock	79.2%	540.98	31.82	2,599.68	2,058.70
Left on the bench 540.98 Per week 31.82 Best possible 2,599.68 Started 2,058.70
2024	MattyGill	76.5%	575.82	33.87	2,446.32	1,870.50
Left on the bench 575.82 Per week 33.87 Best possible 2,446.32 Started 1,870.50
2023	alexisblock	85.8%	367.24	21.60	2,578.50	2,211.26
Left on the bench 367.24 Per week 21.60 Best possible 2,578.50 Started 2,211.26
2023	MattyGill	80.7%	508.90	29.94	2,639.42	2,130.52
Left on the bench 508.90 Per week 29.94 Best possible 2,639.42 Started 2,130.52
2023	ryanblock	80.0%	517.40	30.44	2,583.00	2,065.60
Left on the bench 517.40 Per week 30.44 Best possible 2,583.00 Started 2,065.60
2023	anup2318	79.6%	505.06	29.71	2,474.52	1,969.46
Left on the bench 505.06 Per week 29.71 Best possible 2,474.52 Started 1,969.46
2023	colemacpherson	78.1%	590.64	34.74	2,694.04	2,103.40
Left on the bench 590.64 Per week 34.74 Best possible 2,694.04 Started 2,103.40
2023	nikhiltherealdeal	77.7%	620.16	36.48	2,784.22	2,164.06
Left on the bench 620.16 Per week 36.48 Best possible 2,784.22 Started 2,164.06
2023	euprety	77.4%	595.04	35.00	2,633.04	2,038.00
Left on the bench 595.04 Per week 35.00 Best possible 2,633.04 Started 2,038.00
2023	connorely	70.6%	782.12	46.01	2,658.46	1,876.34
Left on the bench 782.12 Per week 46.01 Best possible 2,658.46 Started 1,876.34
2022	euprety	83.8%	423.64	24.92	2,608.12	2,184.48
Left on the bench 423.64 Per week 24.92 Best possible 2,608.12 Started 2,184.48
2022	connorely	81.1%	489.68	28.80	2,593.16	2,103.48
Left on the bench 489.68 Per week 28.80 Best possible 2,593.16 Started 2,103.48
2022	ryanblock	80.8%	476.06	28.00	2,477.34	2,001.28
Left on the bench 476.06 Per week 28.00 Best possible 2,477.34 Started 2,001.28
2022	colemacpherson	80.7%	507.30	29.84	2,624.28	2,116.98
Left on the bench 507.30 Per week 29.84 Best possible 2,624.28 Started 2,116.98
2022	anup2318	79.5%	498.28	29.31	2,426.26	1,927.98
Left on the bench 498.28 Per week 29.31 Best possible 2,426.26 Started 1,927.98
2022	alexisblock	78.3%	562.12	33.07	2,591.14	2,029.02
Left on the bench 562.12 Per week 33.07 Best possible 2,591.14 Started 2,029.02
2022	MattyGill	76.4%	630.46	37.09	2,668.20	2,037.74
Left on the bench 630.46 Per week 37.09 Best possible 2,668.20 Started 2,037.74
2022	nikhiltherealdeal	76.2%	641.74	37.75	2,699.52	2,057.78
Left on the bench 641.74 Per week 37.75 Best possible 2,699.52 Started 2,057.78

Every week that produced a game counts, playoffs included, since a lineup call in December is still a lineup call. A player is available to the best possible lineup when he was on the roster when that week locked, and he can fill any slot Sleeper would have let him fill.

Points left on the bench are not comparable across a lineup change, and the share is. The league has started 9 players a week from 2022 to 2024, then 11 players a week from 2025 to 2026, and a bigger lineup is a bigger best possible score to fall short of.