MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TOR 19/143 12 7 .631 – –   143 144 142 142 142 142 141 142 141 142 141 140 139 138 137
KAN 21/141 13 8 .619 1.5 – [143]   [143] 141 141 141 141 140 141 140 141 140 139 138 137 136
BOS 18/144 11 7 .611 .5 – 145 144   143 143 143 143 142 143 142 143 142 141 140 139 138
ATH 21/141 12 9 .571 2.5 – [144] [143] [144]   142 142 142 141 142 141 142 141 140 139 138 137
ATH 21/141 12 9 .571 2.5 – [144] [143] [144] 142   142 142 141 142 141 142 141 140 139 138 137
HOU 20/142 11 9 .550 1.5 – [145] [144] [145] 143 143   143 142 143 142 143 142 141 140 139 138
NYY 19/143 10 9 .526 2 .5 [146] [145] [146] 144 144 144   143 144 143 144 143 142 141 140 139
TEX 21/141 11 10 .523 3.5 .5 [145] [144] [145] [143] [143] [143] [143]   [143] 142 [143] 142 141 140 139 138
DET 18/144 9 9 .500 2.5 1 [147] [146] [147] 145 145 145 145 144   144 145 144 143 142 141 140
BAL 19/143 9 10 .473 3 1.5 [147] [146] [147] [145] [145] [145] [145] 144 [145]   [145] 144 143 142 141 140
TAM 17/145 8 9 .470 3 1.5 [148] [147] [148] 146 146 146 146 145 146 145   145 144 143 142 141
MIN 18/144 8 10 .444 3.5 2 [148] [147] [148] [146] [146] [146] [146] 145 [146] 145 [146]   144 143 142 141
LAA 19/143 8 11 .421 5.5 2.5 [148] [147] [148] [146] [146] [146] [146] [145] [146] [145] [146] [145]   143 142 141
CLE 20/142 8 12 .400 6 3 [148] [147] [148] [146] [146] [146] [146] [145] [146] [145] [146] [145] [144]   142 141
CWS 19/143 6 13 .315 7.5 4.5 [150] [149] [150] [148] [148] [148] [148] [147] [148] [147] [148] [147] [146] [145]   143
SEA 20/142 6 14 .300 8 5 [150] [149] [150] [148] [148] [148] [148] [147] [148] [147] [148] [147] [146] [145] [144]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
SFO 18/144 13 5 .722 – –   145 142 141 141 141 141 140 141 141 139 140 139 140 136
CHC 16/146 11 5 .687 1 – 147   144 143 143 143 143 142 143 143 141 142 141 142 138
LAD 20/142 12 8 .600 2 – [146] [146]   142 142 142 142 141 142 142 140 141 140 141 137
COL 21/141 12 9 .571 2.5 – [146] [146] [143]   142 142 142 141 142 142 140 141 140 141 137
PIT 19/143 10 9 .526 2 – [148] [148] [145] 144   144 144 143 144 144 142 143 142 143 139
WAS 19/143 10 9 .526 2 – [148] [148] [145] 144 144   144 143 144 144 142 143 142 143 139
MIL 19/143 10 9 .526 3.5 – [148] [148] [145] 144 144 144   143 144 144 142 143 142 143 139
ARI 21/141 11 10 .523 3.5 – [147] [147] [144] [143] [143] [143] [143]   [143] [143] 141 142 141 142 138
PHI 18/144 9 9 .500 2.5 .5 [149] [149] [146] 145 145 145 145 144   145 143 144 143 144 140
ATL 17/145 8 9 .470 3 1 [150] [150] [147] 146 146 146 146 145 146   144 145 144 145 141
CIN 20/142 9 11 .450 5 1.5 [149] [149] [146] [145] [145] [145] [145] [144] [145] [145]   [144] 143 [144] 140
NYM 18/144 8 10 .444 3.5 1.5 [150] [150] [147] [146] [146] [146] [146] 145 [146] [146] 144   144 145 141
STL 19/143 8 11 .421 4 2 [150] [150] [147] [146] [146] [146] [146] [145] [146] [146] 144 [145]   [145] 141
MIA 16/146 6 10 .375 4.5 2.5 [152] [152] [149] [148] [148] [148] [148] 147 [148] [148] 146 147 146   143
SDG 20/142 6 14 .300 8 4.5 [152] [152] [149] [148] [148] [148] [148] [147] [148] [148] [146] [147] [146] [147]  

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 15, 2025 6:00am GMT