Elo rating calculator for team games

By Marya · Updated by Holger in September 2026

This calculator takes the average Elo rating of each team. It works out the expected score for a one-on-one match between the two team averages. Then it uses that to compute a new Elo rating for each player on both teams. The page about ranked Spades games has more details. Ranked Spades tables use the same method.

Ratings before the game

• Your Elo rating
• Partner's Elo rating
• First opponent's Elo rating
• Second opponent's Elo rating
• Calculate

If your team wins

• Your new Elo rating+25
• Partner's new Elo rating+25
• First opponent's new Elo rating-25
• Second opponent's new Elo rating-25

If your team loses

• Your new Elo rating-25
• Partner's new Elo rating-25
• First opponent's new Elo rating+25
• Second opponent's new Elo rating+25

There's a detailed page about how Elo ratings are computed on the site. The calculator above can help you see how the ratings work. With the default inputs, notice that the higher-rated player (1600) gains exactly as much as the lower-rated partner (1400) when the team wins. They both get 25 points.