MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 146/16 84 62 .575 – –   17 11 15 12 11 8 7 7 4 3 — ← ← ←
CLE 146/16 84 62 .575 – – 17   11 15 12 11 8 7 7 4 3 — ← ← ←
HOU 145/17 77 68 .531 6.5 .5 [24] [24]   [22] [19] 18 15 14 14 11 10 8 4 ← ←
BAL 147/15 83 64 .564 1.5 – [18] [18] 12   13 12 9 8 8 5 4 2 ← ← ←
KAN 147/15 80 67 .544 4.5 – [21] [21] 15 [19]   15 12 11 11 8 7 5 — ← ←
MIN 146/16 78 68 .534 6 – [23] [23] 17 [21] [18]   14 13 13 10 9 7 3 ← ←
DET 146/16 75 71 .513 9 3 [26] [26] [20] [24] [21] [20]   16 16 13 12 10 6 2 ←
BOS 146/16 74 72 .506 10 4 [27] [27] [21] [25] [22] [21] [18]   17 14 13 11 7 3 ←
SEA 146/16 74 72 .506 10 4 [27] [27] [21] [25] [22] [21] [18] 17   14 13 11 7 3 ←
TAM 146/16 71 75 .486 13 7 [30] [30] [24] [28] [25] [24] [21] [20] [20]   16 14 10 6 ←
TEX 146/16 70 76 .479 14 8 [31] [31] [25] [29] [26] [25] [22] [21] [21] [18]   15 11 7 ←
TOR 147/15 69 78 .469 15.5 9.5 [32] [32] [26] [30] [27] [26] [23] [22] [22] [19] [18]   12 8 ←
OAK 146/16 64 82 .438 20 14 • • [31] • [32] [31] [28] [27] [27] [24] [23] [21]   13 ←
LAA 146/16 60 86 .411 24 18 • • • • • • [32] [31] [31] [28] [27] [25] [21]   ←
CWS 147/15 33 114 .224 51.5 45.5 • • • • • • • • • • • • • •  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
PHI 146/16 88 58 .602 – –   16 13 11 10 9 8 4 3 — ← ← ← ← ←
LAD 146/16 87 59 .595 1 – [18]   14 12 11 10 9 5 4 2 ← ← ← ← ←
MIL 145/17 83 62 .572 4.5 – [22] [21]   16 15 14 13 9 8 6 4 4 ← ← ←
ARI 146/16 82 64 .561 6 – [23] [22] [19]   16 15 14 10 9 7 5 5 — ← ←
SDG 147/15 82 65 .557 6.5 – [23] [22] [19] [17]   15 14 10 9 7 5 5 — ← ←
NYM 146/16 80 66 .547 8 – [25] [24] [21] [19] [18]   16 12 11 9 7 7 3 ← ←
ATL 146/16 79 67 .541 9 1 [26] [25] [22] [20] [19] [18]   13 12 10 8 8 4 ← ←
CHC 146/16 75 71 .513 13 5 [30] [29] [26] [24] [23] [22] [21]   16 14 12 12 8 ← ←
STL 145/17 73 72 .503 14.5 6.5 [32] [31] [28] [26] [25] [24] [23] [19]   16 14 14 10 ← ←
SFO 146/16 72 74 .493 16 8 [33] [32] [29] [27] [26] [25] [24] [20] [19]   15 15 11 ← ←
CIN 147/15 71 76 .483 17.5 9.5 • • [30] [28] [27] [26] [25] [21] [20] [18]   16 12 ← ←
PIT 146/16 70 76 .479 18 10 • • [31] [29] [28] [27] [26] [22] [21] [19] 17   13 — —
WAS 145/17 65 80 .448 22.5 14.5 • • • [34] [33] [32] [31] [27] [26] [24] [22] [22]   6 6
MIA 146/16 54 92 .369 34 26 • • • • • • • • • • • [33] [29]   17
COL 146/16 54 92 .369 34 26 • • • • • • • • • • • [33] [29] 17  

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 12, 2024 1:00pm GMT