MLB League Standings

2022 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
LAA 29/133 18 11 .620 – –   132 [135] 132 130 132 131 131 130 129 130 131 129 127 128
KAN 32/130 19 13 .593 .5 – [133]   [134] 131 129 131 130 130 129 128 129 130 128 126 127
HOU 24/138 14 10 .583 3 – 138 136   136 134 136 135 135 134 133 134 135 133 131 132
BAL 29/133 16 13 .551 3.5 – [136] 134 [137]   132 134 133 133 132 131 132 133 131 129 130
TOR 32/130 17 15 .531 4 – [135] [133] [136] [133]   [133] [132] [132] 131 130 131 [132] 130 128 129
SEA 27/135 14 13 .518 3 – [138] 136 [139] 136 134   135 135 134 133 134 135 133 131 132
TAM 29/133 15 14 .517 4.5 – [137] [135] [138] [135] 133 [135]   134 133 132 133 134 132 130 131
BOS 28/134 14 14 .500 5 .5 [138] [136] [139] [136] 134 [136] 135   134 133 134 135 133 131 132
MIN 29/133 14 15 .482 5.5 1 [138] [136] [139] [136] 134 [136] [135] [135]   133 134 [135] 133 131 132
DET 30/132 14 16 .466 6 1.5 [138] [136] [139] [136] [134] [136] [135] [135] [134]   [134] [135] 133 131 132
TEX 28/134 13 15 .464 4.5 1.5 [139] [137] [140] [137] 135 [137] [136] [136] 135 134   [136] 134 132 133
CWS 26/136 12 14 .461 4.5 1.5 [140] [138] [141] [138] 136 [138] 137 137 136 135 136   135 133 134
CLE 28/134 12 16 .428 5.5 2.5 [140] [138] [141] [138] [136] [138] [137] [137] [136] 135 [136] [137]   133 134
NYY 31/131 13 18 .419 7.5 3 [139] [137] [140] [137] [135] [137] [136] [136] [135] [134] [135] [136] [134]   [133]
OAK 28/134 11 17 .392 6.5 3.5 [141] [139] [142] [139] [137] [139] [138] [138] [137] [136] [137] [138] [136] 134  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
STL 24/138 17 7 .708 – –   136 134 132 134 133 132 132 131 131 131 132 127 128 130
ATL 28/134 18 10 .642 1 – [138]   133 131 133 132 131 131 130 130 130 131 126 127 129
CHC 29/133 17 12 .586 1 – [139] [136]   132 134 133 132 132 131 131 131 132 127 128 130
ARI 30/132 16 14 .533 2.5 – [140] [137] [135]   [135] [134] 133 133 132 132 132 133 128 129 131
WAS 25/137 13 12 .520 4.5 – [143] [140] 138 136   137 136 136 135 135 135 136 131 132 134
LAD 27/135 14 13 .518 3 – [142] [139] [137] 135 [137]   135 135 134 134 134 135 130 131 133
CIN 29/133 15 14 .517 3 – [141] [138] [136] 134 [136] [135]   134 133 133 133 134 129 130 132
SDG 29/133 15 14 .517 3 – [141] [138] [136] 134 [136] [135] 134   133 133 133 134 129 130 132
PHI 31/131 16 15 .516 4.5 – [140] [137] [135] [133] [135] [134] [133] [133]   132 132 [133] 128 129 131
SFO 29/133 14 15 .482 4 1 [142] [139] [137] [135] [137] [136] [135] [135] 134   134 [135] 130 131 133
MIL 27/135 12 15 .444 5 2 [144] [141] [139] [137] [139] [138] [137] [137] 136 136   [137] 132 133 135
NYM 24/138 10 14 .416 7 2.5 [146] [143] [141] 139 [141] [140] 139 139 138 138 138   134 135 137
COL 32/130 13 19 .406 6.5 3.5 [143] [140] [138] [136] [138] [137] [136] [136] [135] [135] [135] [136]   [132] [134]
PIT 27/135 9 18 .333 9.5 5 [147] [144] [142] [140] [142] [141] [140] [140] [139] [139] [139] [140] 135   [138]
MIA 23/139 7 16 .304 9.5 5 [149] [146] [144] [142] [144] [143] [142] [142] [141] [141] [141] [142] 137 138  

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: March 29, 2023 7:00am GMT