Manager career · 2005–2025
Michael Chepul
20 seasons across 1 franchise.
Regular season132-132
Playoffs10-11
Regular-season titles4
League titles2
Career snapshot
Win percentage50.0%
Playoff berths13
Finals4
Top-four finishes9
Best regular season: 2016 at 9-4. Best final power rank: #1 in 2010.
Career receipts
Team-level weekly evidence follows the manager across every franchise they controlled.
Highest score194.5–108.92025 week 4 vs. Run and Hide
Biggest win141.0–47.12014 week 6 vs. Brightleaf Yuppies · +93.9
Closest game75.0–75.02005 week 13 vs. P RIVERS NAS NAS · postseason · 0.0
Career players
Most tracked points actually started for this manager, across every franchise they controlled. Weekly lineup evidence begins in 2018 and excludes consolation games.
Puka Nacua · WR359.2 pts
19 starts · 2 seasons
Lamar Jackson · QB302.7 pts
12 starts · 1 season
Josh Allen · QB300.4 pts
15 starts · 1 season
Aaron Jones · RB285.5 pts
22 starts · 3 seasons
George Pickens · WR252.6 pts
18 starts · 2 seasons
DeAndre Hopkins · WR239.8 pts
15 starts · 1 season
Julio Jones · WR227.4 pts
15 starts · 2 seasons
Stefon Diggs · WR198.6 pts
14 starts · 1 season
Season by season
| Season | Franchise / team | Record | PF/G | Power | Luck | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The PenguinsThe PenguinsRunner-up | 8-6 | 125.4 | #1 | -1.67 | 1-1Runner-up |
| 2024 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 5-9 | 98.3 | #10 | +0.44 | missed |
| 2023 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 6-8 | 118.5 | #3 | -2.00 | 0-1Lost first round |
| 2022 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 8-6 | 108.4 | #6 | +1.89 | 0-1Lost first round |
| 2021 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 6-8 | 99.2 | #9 | +1.11 | missed |
| 2019 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 4-9 | 108.8 | #7 | -2.22 | missed |
| 2018 | The PenguinsThe PenguinsChampion | 7-6 | 112.0 | #5 | +1.22 | 3-0Champion |
| 2017 | The PenguinsThe PenguinsChampion | 7-6 | 110.9 | #2 | -1.67 | 3-0Champion |
| 2016 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 9-4 | 116.1 | #1 | +0.67 | 0-1Lost semifinal |
| 2015 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 5-8 | 119.2 | #3 | -3.22 | missed |
| 2014 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 8-5 | 121.5 | #1 | -1.22 | 0-1Lost semifinal |
| 2013 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 5-8 | 103.4 | #5 | -1.78 | missed |
| 2012 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 4-9 | 95.9 | #9 | -1.15 | missed |
| 2011 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 7-6 | 102.6 | #5 | +1.11 | 0-1Lost first round |
| 2010 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 9-4 | 116.0 | #1 | 0.00 | 0-1Lost semifinal |
| 2009 | The PenguinsThe PenguinsRunner-up | 8-5 | 109.5 | #3 | +0.75 | 2-1Runner-up |
| 2008 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 5-8 | 90.8 | #7 | -1.11 | missed |
| 2007 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 8-5 | 81.8 | #6 | +1.94 | 1-1Lost semifinal |
| 2006 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 9-4 | 97.8 | #1 | -0.14 | 0-1Lost semifinal |
| 2005 | The PenguinsThe Penguins | 4-8 | 83.3 | #6 | -1.00 | 0-1Lost first round |
Power and luck use the same score-based formulas for every season with a recovered weekly scoreboard. Player/bench metrics remain unavailable before 2018.
Grudges
The opponent is another manager, not a franchise. This record follows both people through team changes.
| Opponent | Record | Games | Playoffs | Since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan MindellFull grudge → | 14-22 | 36 | 1-3 | 2005 |
| Ben WildfireFull grudge → | 18-17 | 35 | 0-2 | 2005 |
| Nathan HannaFull grudge → | 23-10 | 33 | 2-0 | 2008 |
| Samuel NyeFull grudge → | 18-13-1 | 32 | 0-1 | 2005 |
| Jonathan CrispFull grudge → | 9-22 | 31 | 2-2 | 2005 |
| Joe PresleyFull grudge → | 12-17 | 29 | 0-1 | 2005 |
| Alan MarksFull grudge → | 11-13 | 24 | 1-1 | 2009 |
| Gary CameroFull grudge → | 12-10 | 22 | 1-0 | 2011 |
| Trafton DrewFull grudge → | 7-7 | 14 | 1-0 | 2009 |
| Jordan ChinFull grudge → | 5-6 | 11 | 1-0 | 2018 |
| Seamus McNeillFull grudge → | 4-2 | 6 | — | 2006 |
| Jonathan ZiebellFull grudge → | 3-1 | 4 | — | 2009 |
| Chris PhillipsFull grudge → | 2-1 | 3 | — | 2005 |
| Justin McNallyFull grudge → | 2-1 | 3 | 1-0 | 2007 |
| Blake HudsonFull grudge → | 2-0 | 2 | — | 2006 |
| Jimmy HildebrandFull grudge → | 2-0 | 2 | — | 2005 |
| Tommy LawrenceFull grudge → | 1-1 | 2 | — | 2008 |
| John MappFull grudge → | 0-2 | 2 | — | 2007 |
| Eric KingFull grudge → | 1-0 | 1 | — | 2006 |