MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
CLE 24/138 17 7 .708 – –   138 134 138 136 135 135 134 133 134 133 131 130 128 125
NYY 25/137 17 8 .680 .5 – [139]   134 138 136 135 135 134 133 134 133 131 130 128 125
TEX 25/137 13 12 .520 4.5 1 [143] [142]   [142] [140] [139] [139] 138 137 138 137 135 134 132 129
BAL 24/138 16 8 .666 1 – [140] 139 135   137 136 136 135 134 135 134 132 131 129 126
KAN 25/137 15 10 .600 2.5 – [141] [140] 136 [140]   137 137 136 135 136 135 133 132 130 127
DET 25/137 14 11 .560 3.5 – [142] [141] 137 [141] [139]   138 137 136 137 136 134 133 131 128
BOS 25/137 14 11 .560 3.5 – [142] [141] 137 [141] [139] 138   137 136 137 136 134 133 131 128
TOR 25/137 13 12 .520 4.5 1 [143] [142] 138 [142] [140] [139] [139]   137 138 137 135 134 132 129
TAM 26/136 13 13 .500 5 1.5 [143] [142] [138] [142] [140] [139] [139] [138]   [138] 137 135 134 132 129
SEA 24/138 12 12 .500 5 1.5 [144] [143] 139 [143] [141] [140] [140] 139 138   138 136 135 133 130
MIN 23/139 10 13 .434 6.5 3 [146] [145] [141] [145] [143] [142] [142] [141] 140 [141]   138 137 135 132
LAA 25/137 10 15 .400 7.5 4 [146] [145] [141] [145] [143] [142] [142] [141] [140] [141] [140]   137 135 132
OAK 25/137 9 16 .360 8.5 5 [147] [146] [142] [146] [144] [143] [143] [142] [141] [142] [141] [139]   136 133
HOU 25/137 7 18 .280 10.5 7 [149] [148] [144] [148] [146] [145] [145] [144] [143] [144] [143] [141] [140]   135
CWS 24/138 3 21 .125 14 10.5 [153] [152] [148] [152] [150] [149] [149] [148] [147] [148] [147] [145] [144] [142]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
ATL 23/139 17 6 .739 – –   138 135 137 136 136 135 134 133 132 132 132 133 127 126
MIL 23/139 15 8 .652 2 – [142]   137 139 138 138 137 136 135 134 134 134 135 129 128
LAD 26/136 15 11 .576 3.5 – [142] [140]   [139] [138] [138] 137 136 135 134 134 134 135 129 128
CHC 24/138 15 9 .625 2.5 – [142] [140] 137   138 138 137 136 135 134 134 134 135 129 128
PHI 25/137 15 10 .600 3 – [142] [140] 137 [139]   138 137 136 135 134 134 134 135 129 128
CIN 24/138 14 10 .583 3.5 – [143] [141] 138 [140] 139   138 137 136 135 135 135 136 130 129
NYM 24/138 13 11 .541 4.5 1 [144] [142] 139 [141] [140] [140]   138 137 136 136 136 137 131 130
PIT 25/137 13 12 .520 5 1.5 [144] [142] [139] [141] [140] [140] [139]   137 136 136 136 137 131 130
SDG 27/135 14 13 .518 5 1.5 [143] [141] [138] [140] [139] [139] [138] [137]   135 135 135 136 130 129
ARI 26/136 12 14 .461 6.5 3 [145] [143] [140] [142] [141] [141] [140] [139] [138]   137 137 [138] 132 131
SFO 26/136 12 14 .461 6.5 3 [145] [143] [140] [142] [141] [141] [140] [139] [138] 137   137 [138] 132 131
STL 25/137 11 14 .440 7 3.5 [146] [144] [141] [143] [142] [142] [141] [140] [139] 138 138   [139] 133 132
WAS 23/139 10 13 .434 7 3.5 [147] [145] [142] [144] [143] [143] [142] [141] 140 139 139 139   134 133
COL 25/137 6 19 .240 12 8.5 [151] [149] [146] [148] [147] [147] [146] [145] [144] [143] [143] [143] [144]   137
MIA 26/136 6 20 .230 12.5 9 [151] [149] [146] [148] [147] [147] [146] [145] [144] [143] [143] [143] [144] [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 25, 2024 3:00pm GMT