MLB League Standings

2025 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TOR 153/9 89 64 .581   6 5 7 5 4 3
DET 153/9 85 68 .555 4 [14]   9 [11] 9 8 7 4
SEA 153/9 84 69 .549 5 [15] [11]   [12] 10 9 8 5 2
NYY 152/10 85 67 .559 3.5 [14] 10 9   9 8 7 4
HOU 153/9 84 69 .549 5 [15] [11] 10 [12]   9 8 5 2
BOS 153/9 83 70 .542 6 [16] [12] [11] [13] [11]   9 6 3 2
CLE 152/10 81 71 .532 7.5 1.5 [18] [14] [13] [15] [13] [12]   8 5 4 2
TEX 153/9 79 74 .516 10 4 [16] [15] [17] [15] [14] [13]   7 6 4 3 3
KAN 153/9 76 77 .496 13 7 [19] [18] [20] [18] [17] [16] [13]   9 7 6 6 4
TAM 153/9 75 78 .490 14 8 [19] [19] [18] [17] [14] [11]   8 7 7 5 2
BAL 152/10 72 80 .473 16.5 10.5 [20] [17] [14] [13]   10 10 8 5
ATH 153/9 72 81 .470 17 11 [20] [17] [14] [13] [11]   10 8 5
ATH 153/9 72 81 .470 17 11 [20] [17] [14] [13] [11] 10   8 5
LAA 152/10 69 83 .453 19.5 13.5 [20] [17] [16] [14] [13] [13]   8
MIN 152/10 66 86 .434 22.5 16.5 [20] [19] [17] [16] [16] [14]  
CWS 153/9 57 96 .372 32 26 [20]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
MIL 152/10 93 59 .611   8 3 6
PHI 153/9 91 62 .594 2.5 [13]   5 8 2
LAD 152/10 85 67 .559 8 [19] [16]   [14] 8 4 2 2 2
CHC 152/10 88 64 .578 5 [16] [13] 8   5
SDG 153/9 83 70 .542 10.5 [18] [13] [16]   6 4 4 4
NYM 153/9 79 74 .516 14.5 [17] [20] [14]   8 8 8 5 4
ARI 153/9 77 76 .503 16.5 2 [19] [16] [12]   10 10 7 6 3
SFO 152/10 76 76 .500 17 2.5 [20] [17] [13] 11   11 8 7 4
CIN 152/10 76 76 .500 17 2.5 [20] [17] [13] 11 11   8 7 4
STL 153/9 74 79 .483 19.5 5 [19] [15] [13] [13] [13]   9 6
MIA 153/9 73 80 .477 20.5 6 [16] [14] [14] [14] [11]   7 2
ATL 153/9 70 83 .457 23.5 9 [19] [17] [17] [17] [14] [13]   5 2
PIT 153/9 65 88 .424 28.5 14 [19] [18] [15]   7
WAS 153/9 62 91 .405 31.5 17 [18] [13]  
COL 153/9 41 112 .268 52.5 38  

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: September 18, 2025 11:00pm GMT