MLB Division Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League East

AL East GP/R W L W% GB
BOS 1/161 1 0 1.000   162 161 161 160
TOR 1/161 1 0 1.000 162   161 161 160
NYY 2/160 1 1 .500 [162] [162]   161 160
BAL 1/161 0 1 .000 [163] [163] 162   161
TAM 2/160 0 2 .000 [163] [163] [162] [162]  

American League Central

AL Central GP/R W L W% GB
DET 1/161 1 0 1.000   162 162 162 162
MIN 1/161 1 0 1.000 162   162 162 162
KAN 1/161 1 0 1.000 162 162   162 162
CLE 0/162 0 0 163 163 163   163
CWS 0/162 0 0 163 163 163 163  

American League West

AL West GP/R W L W% GB
SEA 1/161 0 1 .000   162 161 [163] 70
TEX 1/161 0 1 .000 162   161 [163] 70
HOU 2/160 0 2 .000 [162] [162]   [163] 70
LAA 0/162 0 0 162 162 161   70
OAK 162/0 69 93 .425 19.5 [93] [93] [92] [94]  

National League East

NL East GP/R W L W% GB
MIA 1/161 1 0 1.000   162 162 161 161
NYM 1/161 1 0 1.000 162   162 161 161
WAS 1/161 1 0 1.000 162 162   161 161
ATL 1/161 0 1 .000 [163] [163] [163]   162
PHI 1/161 0 1 .000 [163] [163] [163] 162  

National League Central

NL Central GP/R W L W% GB
PIT 1/161 1 0 1.000   162 161 162 162
CHC 2/160 2 0 1.000 161   160 161 161
STL 1/161 0 1 .000 [163] [163]   [163] [163]
CIN 0/162 0 0 163 163 162   163
MIL 0/162 0 0 163 163 162 163  

National League West

NL West GP/R W L W% GB
COL 1/161 1 0 1.000   162 161 160 162
SDG 1/161 1 0 1.000 162   161 160 162
ARI 1/161 0 1 .000 [163] [163]   161 [163]
LAD 2/160 0 2 .000 [163] [163] [162]   [163]
SFO 0/162 0 0 163 163 162 161  

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: February 22, 2025 10:00pm GMT