MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
CLE 22/140 16 6 .727 – –   140 136 139 137 137 137 137 135 136 133 133 134 131 128
BAL 22/140 15 7 .681 1 – [142]   137 140 138 138 138 138 136 137 134 134 135 132 129
TEX 23/139 12 11 .521 4.5 1 [145] [144]   [143] [141] [141] [141] [141] 139 140 137 137 138 135 132
NYY 23/139 15 8 .652 1.5 – [142] [141] 137   138 138 138 138 136 137 134 134 135 132 129
TOR 23/139 13 10 .565 3.5 – [144] [143] 139 [142]   140 140 140 138 139 136 136 137 134 131
KAN 23/139 13 10 .565 3.5 – [144] [143] 139 [142] 140   140 140 138 139 136 136 137 134 131
DET 23/139 13 10 .565 3.5 – [144] [143] 139 [142] 140 140   140 138 139 136 136 137 134 131
BOS 23/139 13 10 .565 3.5 – [144] [143] 139 [142] 140 140 140   138 139 136 136 137 134 131
TAM 24/138 12 12 .500 5 1.5 [145] [144] [140] [143] [141] [141] [141] [141]   [140] 137 137 138 135 132
SEA 22/140 11 11 .500 5 1.5 [146] [145] 141 [144] [142] [142] [142] [142] 140   138 138 139 136 133
OAK 23/139 9 14 .391 7.5 4 [148] [147] [143] [146] [144] [144] [144] [144] [142] [143]   140 [141] 138 135
LAA 23/139 9 14 .391 7.5 4 [148] [147] [143] [146] [144] [144] [144] [144] [142] [143] 140   [141] 138 135
MIN 21/141 8 13 .381 7.5 4 [149] [148] [144] [147] [145] [145] [145] [145] [143] [144] 141 141   139 136
HOU 23/139 7 16 .304 9.5 6 [150] [149] [145] [148] [146] [146] [146] [146] [144] [145] [142] [142] [143]   137
CWS 22/140 3 19 .136 13 9.5 [154] [153] [149] [152] [150] [150] [150] [150] [148] [149] [146] [146] [147] [144]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
ATL 21/141 15 6 .714 – –   141 137 140 139 138 138 137 136 137 135 135 135 130 130
MIL 21/141 14 7 .666 1 – [143]   138 141 140 139 139 138 137 138 136 136 136 131 131
LAD 24/138 13 11 .541 3.5 – [144] [143]   [142] [141] [140] [140] 139 138 139 137 137 137 132 132
PHI 23/139 15 8 .652 1 – [142] [141] 137   139 138 138 137 136 137 135 135 135 130 130
CHC 22/140 13 9 .590 2.5 – [144] [143] 139 [142]   140 140 139 138 139 137 137 137 132 132
NYM 22/140 12 10 .545 3.5 – [145] [144] 140 [143] [142]   141 140 139 140 138 138 138 133 133
CIN 22/140 12 10 .545 3.5 – [145] [144] 140 [143] [142] 141   140 139 140 138 138 138 133 133
PIT 23/139 12 11 .521 4 .5 [145] [144] 140 [143] [142] [141] [141]   139 140 138 138 138 133 133
SDG 25/137 13 12 .520 4 .5 [144] [143] [139] [142] [141] [140] [140] [139]   [139] 137 137 137 132 132
WAS 21/141 10 11 .476 5 1.5 [147] [146] 142 [145] [144] [143] [143] 142 141   140 140 140 135 135
ARI 24/138 11 13 .458 5.5 2 [146] [145] [141] [144] [143] [142] [142] [141] [140] [141]   139 139 134 134
SFO 24/138 11 13 .458 5.5 2 [146] [145] [141] [144] [143] [142] [142] [141] [140] [141] 139   139 134 134
STL 23/139 10 13 .434 6 2.5 [147] [146] [142] [145] [144] [143] [143] [142] [141] [142] 140 140   135 135
MIA 24/138 6 18 .250 10.5 7 [151] [150] [146] [149] [148] [147] [147] [146] [145] [146] [144] [144] [144]   139
COL 23/139 5 18 .217 11 7.5 [152] [151] [147] [150] [149] [148] [148] [147] [146] [147] [145] [145] [145] 140  

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 24, 2024 12:00am GMT