MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
DET 99/63 59 40 .596   63 62 60 59 57 57 55 54 54 53 52 50 46 46 39
TOR 99/63 58 41 .585 1 [65]   63 61 60 58 58 56 55 55 54 53 51 47 47 40
HOU 98/64 56 42 .571 2.5 [67] [66]   63 62 60 60 58 57 57 56 55 53 49 49 42
NYY 98/64 54 44 .551 4.5 [69] [68] [67]   64 62 62 60 59 59 58 57 55 51 51 44
SEA 98/64 53 45 .540 5.5 [70] [69] [68] [66]   63 63 61 60 60 59 58 56 52 52 45
BOS 100/62 53 47 .530 6.5 [70] [69] [68] [66] [65]   63 61 60 60 59 58 56 52 52 45
TAM 99/63 52 47 .525 7 .5 [71] [70] [69] [67] [66] 64   62 61 61 60 59 57 53 53 46
TEX 99/63 50 49 .505 9 2.5 [73] [72] [71] [69] [68] [66] [66]   63 63 62 61 59 55 55 48
LAA 98/64 48 50 .489 10.5 4 [75] [74] [73] [71] [70] [68] [68] [66]   65 64 63 61 57 57 50
CLE 97/65 47 50 .484 11 4.5 [76] [75] [74] [72] [71] [69] [69] [67] 66   65 64 62 58 58 51
MIN 98/64 47 51 .479 11.5 5 [76] [75] [74] [72] [71] [69] [69] [67] [66] [66]   64 62 58 58 51
KAN 99/63 47 52 .474 12 5.5 [76] [75] [74] [72] [71] [69] [69] [67] [66] [66] [65]   62 58 58 51
BAL 97/65 43 54 .443 15 8.5 [80] [79] [78] [76] [75] [73] [73] [71] [70] [70] [69] [68]   62 62 55
ATH 100/62 42 58 .420 17.5 11 [81] [80] [79] [77] [76] [74] [74] [72] [71] [71] [70] [69] [67]   63 56
ATH 100/62 42 58 .420 17.5 11 [81] [80] [79] [77] [76] [74] [74] [72] [71] [71] [70] [69] [67] 63   56
CWS 99/63 34 65 .343 25 18.5 [89] [88] [87] [85] [84] [82] [82] [80] [79] [79] [78] [77] [75] [71] [71]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
CHC 98/64 59 39 .602   63 62 64 60 59 57 56 56 54 53 50 45 44 30
LAD 99/63 58 41 .585 1.5 [66]   63 [65] 61 60 58 57 57 55 54 51 46 45 31
PHI 98/64 56 42 .571 3 [68] [66]   [67] 63 62 60 59 59 57 56 53 48 47 33
MIL 98/64 58 40 .591 1 [66] 64 63   61 60 58 57 57 55 54 51 46 45 31
NYM 99/63 55 44 .555 4.5 [69] [67] [66] [68]   63 61 60 60 58 57 54 49 48 34
SDG 98/64 53 45 .540 6 [71] [69] [68] [70] [66]   63 62 62 60 59 56 51 50 36
CIN 99/63 52 47 .525 7.5 1.5 [72] [70] [69] [71] [67] [66]   63 63 61 60 57 52 51 37
SFO 100/62 52 48 .520 8 2 [72] [70] [69] [71] [67] [66] [64]   63 61 60 57 52 51 37
STL 99/63 51 48 .515 8.5 2.5 [73] [71] [70] [72] [68] [67] [65] 64   62 61 58 53 52 38
ARI 99/63 49 50 .494 10.5 4.5 [75] [73] [72] [74] [70] [69] [67] [66] [66]   63 60 55 54 40
MIA 97/65 46 51 .474 12.5 6.5 [78] [76] [75] [77] [73] [72] [70] [69] [69] [67]   63 58 57 43
ATL 97/65 43 54 .443 15.5 9.5 [81] [79] [78] [80] [76] [75] [73] [72] [72] [70] [69]   61 60 46
WAS 98/64 39 59 .398 20 14 [85] [83] [82] [84] [80] [79] [77] [76] [76] [74] [73] [70]   64 50
PIT 99/63 39 60 .393 20.5 14.5 [85] [83] [82] [84] [80] [79] [77] [76] [76] [74] [73] [70] [65]   50
COL 98/64 24 74 .244 35 29 [100] [98] [97] [99] [95] [94] [92] [91] [91] [89] [88] [85] [80] [79]  

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 20, 2025 8:00pm GMT