Payden called his 2025 entry Payden’s Perfect Team. The standings filed a correction: 4–9, ninth place, and another season outside the playoffs.
That raises the obvious BakaBois question: When was the last time Payden was actually good?
For this review, “good” means a winning regular-season record paired with a playoff berth. That is an editorial standard, not an official league statistic. Under that definition, the answer is 2023. If the question is when Payden was last genuinely dangerous, the answer moves back to 2021.
The eight-year record
| Season | League | Team | Record | Points for | Points against | Finish | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | League 1 | Super Kamario | 8–5 | 1,753.00 | 1,538.50 | 6th | Yes |
| 2019 | League 1 | Proj 420.69 | 5–8 | 1,308.48 | 1,397.62 | 13th | No |
| 2020 | League 1 | LOCKETT AND LOADED | 4–9 | 1,452.22 | 1,537.66 | 13th | No |
| 2021 | League 1 | Ya Mama King Kupp Bitch | 9–5 | 1,706.94 | 1,483.88 | 3rd | Yes |
| 2022 | League 1 | Ya Mama King Kupp Bitch | 7–7 | 1,481.16 | 1,548.30 | 11th | No |
| 2023 | League 2 | Jack Mehoff | 8–5 | 1,561.66 | 1,600.98 | 5th | Yes |
| 2024 | League 2 | Jack Mehoff | 4–9 | 1,479.38 | 1,526.28 | 10th | No |
| 2025 | League 1 | Payden’s Perfect Team | 4–9 | 1,366.38 | 1,519.62 | 9th | No |
2018: Good, but not the peak
Super Kamario went 8–5, reached the playoffs and finished sixth. Payden scored 1,753.00 points, his highest total anywhere in this eight-season window.
That was clearly a good team. It just was not a deep postseason team. Sixth place is evidence of competence, not a parade route.
2019 and 2020: Two years in 13th
The next two seasons removed most of the ambiguity.
Proj 420.69 went 5–8 and finished 13th in 2019. LOCKETT AND LOADED followed with a 4–9 record and another 13th-place finish in 2020. Both teams were outscored, and neither reached the playoffs.
The team names changed. The location near the bottom did not.
2021: Payden’s actual high point
The best season in this stretch came in 2021.
Ya Mama King Kupp Bitch finished 9–5, earned a playoff berth and placed third. The team scored 1,706.94 points while allowing 1,483.88.
Although 2018 produced more total points, 2021 combined high scoring, the best record and Payden’s best final finish. It is the strongest evidence that Payden was once more than an occasional playoff tourist.
It is also the last season in this period when he looked like a real championship threat.
2022: Exactly even, nowhere close
Payden returned with the same team name in 2022 and finished 7–7. He was outscored and finished 11th.
A .500 record kept the season from being a disaster. An 11th-place finish kept it from being good.
2023: The last good season, technically
The move to League 2 produced one more successful result. Jack Mehoff went 8–5, made the playoffs and finished fifth.
That makes 2023 the direct answer to the headline. It was Payden’s most recent winning season and most recent playoff appearance.
The asterisk comes from the scoring profile. He allowed 1,600.98 points while scoring 1,561.66. The record and playoff berth were good; the underlying scoring was not dominant.
So 2023 counts, but nobody needs to start producing the documentary.
2024 and 2025: The evidence turns red
The next two seasons were both 4–9.
Jack Mehoff finished 10th in League 2 in 2024. Payden’s Perfect Team returned to League 1 and finished ninth in 2025, scoring only 1,366.38 points.
There is no playoff ambiguity here. These were losing teams that were outscored by their opponents.
The verdict
Payden produced three winning seasons in this eight-year window: 2018, 2021 and 2023. Those were also his only three playoff appearances. He recorded zero runner-up finishes, zero championships and one top-three finish.
So the answer depends on how charitable the question is:
The last time Payden was good was 2023. The last time he was genuinely impressive was 2021.
Since then, “Perfect Team” has become less of a description than a request for patience.
