MLB League Standings

2025 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
TOR 140/22 81 59 .578   22 19 20 19 15 13 13 13 13 9 6 5 5 5
DET 141/21 81 60 .574 .5 [23]   19 20 19 15 13 13 13 13 9 6 5 5 5
HOU 140/22 77 63 .550 4 [27] [26]   [24] 23 19 17 17 17 17 13 10 9 9 9
NYY 139/23 77 62 .554 3.5 [27] [26] 23   23 19 17 17 17 17 13 10 9 9 9
BOS 141/21 78 63 .553 3.5 [26] [25] 22 [23]   18 16 16 16 16 12 9 8 8 8
SEA 140/22 73 67 .521 8 [31] [30] [27] [28] [27]   21 21 21 21 17 14 13 13 13 2
TEX 141/21 72 69 .510 9.5 1.5 [32] [31] [28] [29] [28] [24]   22 22 22 18 15 14 14 14 3
KAN 139/23 70 69 .503 10.5 2.5 [34] [33] [30] [31] [30] [26] 24   24 24 20 17 16 16 16 5
TAM 139/23 70 69 .503 10.5 2.5 [34] [33] [30] [31] [30] [26] 24 24   24 20 17 16 16 16 5
CLE 138/24 69 69 .500 11 3 [35] [34] [31] [32] [31] [27] 25 25 25   21 18 17 17 17 6
LAA 139/23 66 73 .474 14.5 6.5 [38] [37] [34] [35] [34] [30] [28] [28] [28] [28]   21 20 20 20 9
BAL 140/22 64 76 .457 17 9 [40] [39] [36] [37] [36] [32] [30] [30] [30] [30] [26]   22 22 22 11
ATH 141/21 64 77 .453 17.5 9.5 [40] [39] [36] [37] [36] [32] [30] [30] [30] [30] [26] [23]   22 22 11
ATH 141/21 64 77 .453 17.5 9.5 [40] [39] [36] [37] [36] [32] [30] [30] [30] [30] [26] [23] 22   22 11
MIN 139/23 62 77 .446 18.5 10.5 [42] [41] [38] [39] [38] [34] [32] [32] [32] [32] [28] [25] 24 24   13
CWS 140/22 52 88 .371 29 21 [44] [42] [42] [42] [42] [38] [35] [34] [34] [34]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
MIL 140/22 86 54 .614   18 16 17 13 12 8 7 6 6 2
PHI 139/23 80 59 .575 5.5 [29]   22 23 19 18 14 13 12 12 8 6 6
LAD 139/23 78 61 .561 7.5 [31] [26]   [25] 21 20 16 15 14 14 10 8 8 2
CHC 140/22 80 60 .571 6 [29] [24] 22   19 18 14 13 12 12 8 6 6
SDG 140/22 76 64 .542 10 [33] [28] [26] [27]   22 18 17 16 16 12 10 10 4
NYM 140/22 75 65 .535 11 [34] [29] [27] [28] [24]   19 18 17 17 13 11 11 5
SFO 140/22 71 69 .507 15 4 [38] [33] [31] [32] [28] [27]   22 21 21 17 15 15 9
CIN 140/22 70 70 .500 16 5 [39] [34] [32] [33] [29] [28] [24]   22 22 18 16 16 10
STL 141/21 70 71 .496 16.5 5.5 [39] [34] [32] [33] [29] [28] [24] [23]   22 18 16 16 10
ARI 141/21 70 71 .496 16.5 5.5 [39] [34] [32] [33] [29] [28] [24] [23] 22   18 16 16 10
MIA 140/22 65 75 .464 21 10 [44] [39] [37] [38] [34] [33] [29] [28] [27] [27]   21 21 15
PIT 140/22 63 77 .450 23 12 [41] [39] [40] [36] [35] [31] [30] [29] [29] [25]   23 17
ATL 140/22 63 77 .450 23 12 [41] [39] [40] [36] [35] [31] [30] [29] [29] [25] 23   17
WAS 139/23 56 83 .402 29.5 18.5 [46] [43] [42] [38] [37] [36] [36] [32] [30] [30]   6
COL 140/22 39 101 .278 47 36 [41]  

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: September 4, 2025 7:00pm GMT