MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
DET 73/89 46 27 .630 – –   88 86 85 84 81 82 82 81 82 80 79 76 73 73 68
NYY 71/91 42 29 .591 3 – [94]   90 89 88 85 86 86 85 86 84 83 80 77 77 72
HOU 72/90 41 31 .569 4.5 – [95] [93]   90 89 86 87 87 86 87 85 84 81 78 78 73
TAM 72/90 40 32 .555 5.5 – [96] [94] [92]   90 87 88 88 87 88 86 85 82 79 79 74
TOR 71/91 38 33 .535 7 – [98] [96] [94] [93]   89 90 90 89 90 88 87 84 81 81 76
BOS 74/88 38 36 .513 8.5 – [98] [96] [94] [93] [92]   [90] [90] 89 [90] 88 87 84 81 81 76
SEA 71/91 36 35 .507 9 .5 [100] [98] [96] [95] [94] 91   92 91 92 90 89 86 83 83 78
MIN 71/91 36 35 .507 9 .5 [100] [98] [96] [95] [94] 91 92   91 92 90 89 86 83 83 78
TEX 72/90 36 36 .500 9.5 1 [100] [98] [96] [95] [94] 91 [92] [92]   [92] 90 89 86 83 83 78
CLE 70/92 35 35 .500 9.5 1 [101] [99] [97] [96] [95] 92 93 93 92   91 90 87 84 84 79
LAA 71/91 34 37 .478 11 2.5 [102] [100] [98] [97] [96] [93] [94] [94] [93] [94]   91 88 85 85 80
KAN 72/90 34 38 .472 11.5 3 [102] [100] [98] [97] [96] [93] [94] [94] [93] [94] [92]   88 85 85 80
BAL 71/91 30 41 .422 15 6.5 [106] [104] [102] [101] [100] [97] [98] [98] [97] [98] [96] [95]   89 89 84
ATH 74/88 30 44 .405 16.5 8 [106] [104] [102] [101] [100] [97] [98] [98] [97] [98] [96] [95] [92]   89 84
ATH 74/88 30 44 .405 16.5 8 [106] [104] [102] [101] [100] [97] [98] [98] [97] [98] [96] [95] [92] 89   84
CWS 72/90 23 49 .319 22.5 14 [113] [111] [109] [108] [107] [104] [105] [105] [104] [105] [103] [102] [99] [96] [96]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYM 72/90 45 27 .625 – –   90 89 89 87 86 84 83 83 83 79 76 76 74 61
CHC 72/90 44 28 .611 1 – [92]   90 90 88 87 85 84 84 84 80 77 77 75 62
LAD 73/89 44 29 .602 1.5 – [92] [91]   90 88 87 85 84 84 84 80 77 77 75 62
PHI 72/90 43 29 .597 2 – [93] [92] 91   89 88 86 85 85 85 81 78 78 76 63
SFO 72/90 41 31 .569 4 – [95] [94] [93] [93]   90 88 87 87 87 83 80 80 78 65
SDG 71/91 39 32 .549 5.5 – [97] [96] [95] [95] [93]   90 89 89 89 85 82 82 80 67
MIL 73/89 39 34 .534 6.5 1 [97] [96] [95] [95] [93] [92]   89 89 89 85 82 82 80 67
STL 72/90 37 35 .513 8 2.5 [99] [98] [97] [97] [95] [94] [92]   91 91 87 84 84 82 69
CIN 72/90 37 35 .513 8 2.5 [99] [98] [97] [97] [95] [94] [92] 91   91 87 84 84 82 69
ARI 71/91 36 35 .507 8.5 3 [100] [99] [98] [98] [96] [95] [93] 92 92   88 85 85 83 70
ATL 70/92 31 39 .442 13 7.5 [105] [104] [103] [103] [101] [100] [98] [97] [97] [97]   90 90 88 75
WAS 72/90 30 42 .416 15 9.5 [106] [105] [104] [104] [102] [101] [99] [98] [98] [98] [94]   91 89 76
MIA 70/92 28 42 .400 16 10.5 [108] [107] [106] [106] [104] [103] [101] [100] [100] [100] [96] 93   91 78
PIT 73/89 29 44 .397 16.5 11 [107] [106] [105] [105] [103] [102] [100] [99] [99] [99] [95] [92] [92]   77
COL 72/90 15 57 .208 30 24.5 [121] [120] [119] [119] [117] [116] [114] [113] [113] [113] [109] [106] [106] [104]  

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: June 17, 2025 7:00am GMT