As you've probably learned by now, I'm a fan of numbers and charts. That being said, I got to thinking about how well the Fish are doing with so little payroll that I decided to compile a list of team payrolls. Then I took it a step further and factored in how many wins all of those bucks earned each team. Below is a list of teams sorted from those paying the fewest per win to those paying the most.
(Win totals as of 9/24/2009 at 12pm, standings obtained from Yahoo, payroll figures from USA Today)
| Team | Salary | Wins | Cost per Win |
| Marlins | $36,834,000 | 82 | $449,195.12 |
| Padres | $43,734,200 | 70 | $624,774.29 |
| Rays | $63,313,034 | 78 | $811,705.56 |
| Rangers | $68,178,798 | 83 | $821,431.30 |
| Twins | $65,299,266 | 79 | $826,572.99 |
| Athletics | $62,310,000 | 72 | $865,416.67 |
| Pirates | $48,693,000 | 56 | $869,517.86 |
| Cardinals | $77,605,109 | 89 | $871,967.52 |
| Rockies | $75,201,000 | 86 | $874,430.23 |
| Giants | $82,616,450 | 82 | $1,007,517.68 |
| Reds | $73,558,500 | 72 | $1,021,645.83 |
| Brewers | $80,182,502 | 75 | $1,069,100.03 |
| Dodgers | $100,414,592 | 91 | $1,103,457.05 |
| Diamondbacks | $73,516,666 | 66 | $1,113,888.88 |
| Orioles | $67,101,666 | 60 | $1,118,361.10 |
| Royals | $70,519,333 | 63 | $1,119,354.49 |
| Nationals | $60,328,000 | 52 | $1,160,153.85 |
| Blue Jays | $80,538,300 | 69 | $1,167,221.74 |
| Braves | $96,726,166 | 82 | $1,179,587.39 |
| Mariners | $98,904,166 | 79 | $1,251,951.47 |
| Angels | $113,709,000 | 90 | $1,263,433.33 |
| Phillies | $113,004,046 | 88 | $1,284,136.89 |
| White Sox | $96,068,500 | 73 | $1,316,006.85 |
| Indians | $81,579,166 | 61 | $1,337,363.38 |
| Red Sox | $121,745,999 | 90 | $1,352,733.32 |
| Tigers | $115,085,145 | 81 | $1,420,804.26 |
| Astros | $102,996,414 | 71 | $1,450,653.72 |
| Cubs | $134,809,000 | 78 | $1,728,320.51 |
| Yankees | $201,449,189 | 97 | $2,076,795.76 |
| Mets | $149,373,987 | 65 | $2,298,061.34 |
No surprise that the New York teams splurge the most per victory, but our boys in teal top all of baseball by providing the most bang for the buck. The average team is springing almost $1.2 million per win, while ours is just over a third of that. Definitely proves we are making the most of what we have and in this tough economy, the Marlins have proven themselves to be MLB's most cost effective team.
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