Based on feedback from the first Frustration Index post, I added all goal and save of the week nominees as well as winners and gave them half weight.
The background: The Sounders had a lot of great goals and saves against them, causing frustrating results in the first few games of the year. It was said that the Sounders have had some of the worst luck gaining points due to these records. I had time to kill and a little bit of curiosity toward verifying that statement. So I took a look, and then I went a little further and created a fun junk stat called Frustration Index. At first, it was simply 2 points for a goal/save of the week against, and -1 point when the team gets a goal/save of the week. The reasoning for that was getting great goals or saves tempers the score a little, but those heart-ripper goals against your team or amazing saves to stonewall scoring chances are just a little more painful. The higher the number, the more frustrating results. The new forumla is the same but adds goal/save of the week nominees. Nominees against are worth 1 point. Nominees for are worth -0.5 points.
This is not meant to be a real stat, so please don't try to infer anything from it. The goal and save of the week contests are more or less popularity contests, so this is just a fun exercise in who's bearing the brunt of these highlight reel plays.
| Team | FI | GF | GA | SF | SA | GWF | GWA | SWF | SWA |
| Chicago Fire | 21.5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| New England Revolution | 13.5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Sporting Kansas City | 12 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Portland Timbers | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Seattle Sounders | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Houston Dynamo | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Toronto FC | 6.5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Columbus Crew | 6.5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 5.5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Colorado Rapids | 5 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DC United | 4.5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 2.5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| FC Dallas | 2.5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| New York Red Bulls | 0.5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chivas USA | 0.5 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Real Salt Lake | 0.5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Philadelphia Union | -0.5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FI = Frustration Index, GF/SF = Goal/Save of the Week Nominees For, GA/SA = Goal/Save of the Week Nominees Against, GWF/SWF = Goal/Save of the Week Winners For, GWA/SWA = Goal/Save of the Week Winners Against
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