MLB League Standings

2021 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
BOS 13/149 9 4 .692 – –   150 149 149 149 148 147 147 147 147 147 147 147 146 146
KAN 11/151 7 4 .636 1 – 152   151 151 151 150 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 148 148
SEA 13/149 8 5 .615 1 – NC NC   150 150 149 148 148 148 148 148 148 148 147 147
CLE 12/150 7 5 .583 1.5 – NC NC 151   151 150 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 148 148
LAA 12/150 7 5 .583 1.5 – NC NC 151 151   150 149 149 149 149 149 149 149 148 148
HOU 12/150 6 6 .500 2.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC   150 150 150 150 150 150 150 149 149
CWS 13/149 6 7 .461 3 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC   150 150 150 150 150 150 149 149
DET 13/149 6 7 .461 3 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 150   150 150 150 150 150 149 149
MIN 13/149 6 7 .461 3 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 150 150   150 150 150 150 149 149
OAK 13/149 6 7 .461 3 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 150 150 150   150 150 150 149 149
TEX 13/149 6 7 .461 3 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 150 150 150 150   150 150 149 149
TOR 13/149 6 7 .461 3 1.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC 150 150 150 150 150   150 149 149
NYY 12/150 5 7 .416 3.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC 151 151 151 151 151 151   150 150
BAL 13/149 5 8 .384 4 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   150
TAM 13/149 5 8 .384 4 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 150  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
LAD 13/149 11 2 .846 – –   148 147 149 147 147 146 146 144 145 144 144 144 145 142
SFO 12/150 8 4 .666 2.5 – NC   150 NC 150 150 149 149 147 148 147 147 147 148 145
SDG 14/148 9 5 .642 2.5 – NC NC   NC 149 149 148 148 146 147 146 146 146 147 144
NYM 8/154 5 3 .625 3.5 – NC 154 153   153 153 152 152 150 151 150 150 150 151 148
CIN 12/150 7 5 .583 3.5 – NC NC 151 NC   151 150 150 148 149 148 148 148 149 146
MIL 12/150 7 5 .583 3.5 – NC NC 151 NC 151   150 150 148 149 148 148 148 149 146
PHI 12/150 6 6 .500 4.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC   151 149 150 149 149 149 150 147
STL 12/150 6 6 .500 4.5 1 NC NC NC NC NC NC 151   149 150 149 149 149 150 147
ATL 14/148 6 8 .428 5.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC   NC 149 149 149 NC 147
MIA 12/150 5 7 .416 5.5 2 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 150   150 150 150 151 148
ARI 13/149 5 8 .384 6 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 150 NC   150 150 NC 148
CHC 13/149 5 8 .384 6 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 150 NC 150   150 NC 148
PIT 13/149 5 8 .384 6 2.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 150 NC 150 150   NC 148
WAS 10/152 3 7 .300 6.5 3 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC 152 153 152 152 152   150
COL 13/149 3 10 .230 8 4.5 NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC  

Two-way tie for the division or wildcard

  1. A one game tie-breaker is played between the two teams, winner take all.

Two-way tie between division winners

  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 record in the final 81 games of the season, ignoring inter-league play.
  4. The team with the best record in the final 82 games of the season, extending backward until the tie is broken.

Three-way tie for the division or wildcard

  1. The team with the best intra-division record is determined as Team C. If intra-division records are tied, refer to above tie-breakers to determine team C.
  2. The other two teams, A and B, play one game.
  3. The winner of this game plays team C in one game.
  4. The winner of this second game is the winner of the tie-breaker.

Tiebreaking prodecures from MLB.com

Updated: April 18, 2021 2:00pm ET