MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
CLE 25/137 18 7 .720 – –   137 133 136 135 133 133 132 132 132 132 130 129 126 123
BAL 24/138 16 8 .666 1.5 – [140]   135 138 137 135 135 134 134 134 134 132 131 128 125
SEA 25/137 13 12 .520 5 .5 [143] [142]   [141] [140] 138 138 137 137 137 137 135 134 131 128
NYY 26/136 17 9 .653 1.5 – [139] [138] 134   136 134 134 133 133 133 133 131 130 127 124
KAN 27/135 17 10 .629 2 – [139] [138] 134 [137]   134 134 133 133 133 133 131 130 127 124
DET 26/136 14 12 .538 4.5 – [142] [141] 137 [140] [139]   137 136 136 136 136 134 133 130 127
BOS 26/136 14 12 .538 4.5 – [142] [141] 137 [140] [139] 137   136 136 136 136 134 133 130 127
TEX 26/136 13 13 .500 5.5 1 [143] [142] [138] [141] [140] [138] [138]   137 137 137 135 134 131 128
TOR 26/136 13 13 .500 5.5 1 [143] [142] [138] [141] [140] [138] [138] 137   137 137 135 134 131 128
TAM 26/136 13 13 .500 5.5 1 [143] [142] [138] [141] [140] [138] [138] 137 137   137 135 134 131 128
MIN 24/138 11 13 .458 6.5 2 [145] [144] [140] [143] [142] [140] [140] 139 139 139   137 136 133 130
LAA 25/137 10 15 .400 8 3.5 [146] [145] [141] [144] [143] [141] [141] [140] [140] [140] [140]   137 134 131
OAK 26/136 10 16 .384 8.5 4 [146] [145] [141] [144] [143] [141] [141] [140] [140] [140] [140] [138]   134 131
HOU 26/136 7 19 .269 11.5 7 [149] [148] [144] [147] [146] [144] [144] [143] [143] [143] [143] [141] [140]   134
CWS 25/137 3 22 .120 15 10.5 [153] [152] [148] [151] [150] [148] [148] [147] [147] [147] [147] [145] [144] [141]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
ATL 23/139 17 6 .739 – –   138 135 137 136 135 135 132 133 132 132 132 132 127 126
MIL 24/138 16 8 .666 1.5 – [141]   136 138 137 136 136 133 134 133 133 133 133 128 127
LAD 27/135 16 11 .592 3 – [141] [139]   [138] [137] 136 136 133 134 133 133 133 133 128 127
CHC 25/137 16 9 .640 2 – [141] [139] 136   137 136 136 133 134 133 133 133 133 128 127
PHI 26/136 16 10 .615 2.5 – [141] [139] 136 [138]   136 136 133 134 133 133 133 133 128 127
CIN 25/137 14 11 .560 4 – [143] [141] 138 [140] [139]   138 135 136 135 135 135 135 130 129
NYM 24/138 13 11 .541 4.5 .5 [144] [142] 139 [141] [140] 139   136 137 136 136 136 136 131 130
SDG 28/134 14 14 .500 5.5 1.5 [143] [141] [138] [140] [139] [138] [138]   [136] 135 135 135 135 130 129
PIT 26/136 13 13 .500 5.5 1.5 [144] [142] [139] [141] [140] [139] [139] 136   136 136 136 136 131 130
ARI 26/136 12 14 .461 6.5 2.5 [145] [143] [140] [142] [141] [140] [140] 137 [138]   137 137 137 132 131
SFO 26/136 12 14 .461 6.5 2.5 [145] [143] [140] [142] [141] [140] [140] 137 [138] 137   137 137 132 131
STL 25/137 11 14 .440 7 3 [146] [144] [141] [143] [142] [141] [141] 138 [139] 138 138   138 133 132
WAS 24/138 10 14 .416 7.5 3.5 [147] [145] [142] [144] [143] [142] [142] 139 [140] 139 139 139   134 133
COL 26/136 7 19 .269 11.5 7.5 [150] [148] [145] [147] [146] [145] [145] [142] [143] [142] [142] [142] [142]   136
MIA 26/136 6 20 .230 12.5 8.5 [151] [149] [146] [148] [147] [146] [146] [143] [144] [143] [143] [143] [143] [138]  

Six teams from each league qualify for the playoffs:

  • The three division winners, who are ranked 1-3 regardless of their records
  • The next three best teams by record, regardless of division

The top two seeded division winners in each league earn a first-round bye.

Clinched division
Clinched wild-card berth
Eliminated from the playoffs

Any tie for any position

  1. The team with the best record in head to head play.
  2. The team with the best overall record in intra-division games.
  3. The team with the best overall record in inter-division games.
  4. The team with the best record in the final 81 games of the season, ignoring inter-league play.
  5. The team with the best record in the final 82 games of the season, extending backward until the tie is broken.

Tiebreaking procedures from mlb.com

Updated: April 26, 2024 9:00pm GMT