MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TOR 103/59 61 42 .592   59 58 56 54 53 52 52 51 49 49 49 45 40 40 36
HOU 103/59 60 43 .582 1 [61]   59 57 55 54 53 53 52 50 50 50 46 41 41 37
DET 104/58 60 44 .576 1.5 [61] [60]   57 55 54 53 53 52 50 50 50 46 41 41 37
NYY 102/60 56 46 .549 4.5 [65] [64] [63]   59 58 57 57 56 54 54 54 50 45 45 41
SEA 102/60 54 48 .529 6.5 [67] [66] [65] [63]   60 59 59 58 56 56 56 52 47 47 43
BOS 104/58 55 49 .528 6.5 [66] [65] [64] [62] [60]   58 58 57 55 55 55 51 46 46 42
TEX 103/59 53 50 .514 8 1.5 [68] [67] [66] [64] [62] [61]   60 59 57 57 57 53 48 48 44
TAM 103/59 53 50 .514 8 1.5 [68] [67] [66] [64] [62] [61] 60   59 57 57 57 53 48 48 44
CLE 102/60 51 51 .500 9.5 3 [70] [69] [68] [66] [64] [63] [62] [62]   59 59 59 55 50 50 46
KAN 103/59 50 53 .485 11 4.5 [71] [70] [69] [67] [65] [64] [63] [63] [62]   60 60 56 51 51 47
MIN 102/60 49 53 .480 11.5 5 [72] [71] [70] [68] [66] [65] [64] [64] [63] 61   61 57 52 52 48
LAA 102/60 49 53 .480 11.5 5 [72] [71] [70] [68] [66] [65] [64] [64] [63] 61 61   57 52 52 48
BAL 102/60 45 57 .441 15.5 9 [76] [75] [74] [72] [70] [69] [68] [68] [67] [65] [65] [65]   56 56 52
ATH 105/57 43 62 .409 19 12.5 [78] [77] [76] [74] [72] [71] [70] [70] [69] [67] [67] [67] [63]   58 54
ATH 105/57 43 62 .409 19 12.5 [78] [77] [76] [74] [72] [71] [70] [70] [69] [67] [67] [67] [63] 58   54
CWS 103/59 37 66 .359 24 17.5 [84] [83] [82] [80] [78] [77] [76] [76] [75] [73] [73] [73] [69] [64] [64]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
MIL 102/60 61 41 .598   59 58 60 58 54 53 52 51 49 49 45 41 41 26
LAD 103/59 60 43 .582 1.5 [62]   59 [61] 59 55 54 53 52 50 50 46 42 42 27
NYM 103/59 59 44 .572 2.5 [63] [61]   [62] 60 56 55 54 53 51 51 47 43 43 28
CHC 102/60 60 42 .588 1 [62] 60 59   59 55 54 53 52 50 50 46 42 42 27
PHI 102/60 58 44 .568 3 [64] [62] 61 [63]   57 56 55 54 52 52 48 44 44 29
SDG 103/59 55 48 .534 6.5 [67] [65] [64] [66] [64]   59 58 57 55 55 51 47 47 32
SFO 103/59 54 49 .524 7.5 1 [68] [66] [65] [67] [65] [61]   59 58 56 56 52 48 48 33
CIN 103/59 53 50 .514 8.5 2 [69] [67] [66] [68] [66] [62] [61]   59 57 57 53 49 49 34
STL 104/58 53 51 .509 9 2.5 [69] [67] [66] [68] [66] [62] [61] [60]   57 57 53 49 49 34
ARI 103/59 50 53 .485 11.5 5 [72] [70] [69] [71] [69] [65] [64] [63] [62]   60 56 52 52 37
MIA 101/61 48 53 .475 12.5 6 [74] [72] [71] [73] [71] [67] [66] [65] [64] 62   58 54 54 39
ATL 101/61 44 57 .435 16.5 10 [78] [76] [75] [77] [75] [71] [70] [69] [68] [66] [66]   58 58 43
PIT 103/59 42 61 .407 19.5 13 [80] [78] [77] [79] [77] [73] [72] [71] [70] [68] [68] [64]   60 45
WAS 102/60 41 61 .402 20 13.5 [81] [79] [78] [80] [78] [74] [73] [72] [71] [69] [69] [65] 61   46
COL 102/60 26 76 .254 35 28.5 [96] [94] [93] [95] [93] [89] [88] [87] [86] [84] [84] [80] [76] [76]  

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: July 25, 2025 3:00am GMT