Podium Rate
The share of your matches that ended in the top three, rather than the raw count.
top_3_finishes / matches_played
Best at
Comparing people who have played very different numbers of matches.
Where it misleads
In a three or four-player field almost everyone podiums, so it stops telling them apart.
How it works
Podium Rate measures the percentage of matches where a player finishes in the top 3. It normalizes podium performance by participation.
How it works: Count the number of matches where you finished 1st, 2nd, or 3rd, then divide by total matches played.
When to use it: When you want to compare players who have played different numbers of matches fairly. A player who podiums in 8 out of 10 games is ranked higher than one who podiums in 10 out of 20.
Watch out for: In small fields (3-4 players), almost everyone finishes in the top 3, making the metric less discriminating.