MLB League Standings

2024 Major League Baseball Magic Numbers

American League

AL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
NYY 17/145 12 5 .705 – –   146 142 145 145 144 143 143 143 143 141 141 142 139 137
CLE 16/146 11 5 .687 .5 – 147   143 146 146 145 144 144 144 144 142 142 143 140 138
TEX 18/144 9 9 .500 3.5 1.5 [149] [149]   [148] [148] [147] [146] [146] [146] [146] 144 144 145 142 140
KAN 17/145 11 6 .647 1 – [147] [147] 143   146 145 144 144 144 144 142 142 143 140 138
BAL 16/146 10 6 .625 1.5 – [148] [148] 144 147   146 145 145 145 145 143 143 144 141 139
DET 17/145 10 7 .588 2 – [148] [148] 144 [147] [147]   145 145 145 145 143 143 144 141 139
TOR 17/145 9 8 .529 3 1 [149] [149] 145 [148] [148] [147]   146 146 146 144 144 145 142 140
TAM 17/145 9 8 .529 3 1 [149] [149] 145 [148] [148] [147] 146   146 146 144 144 145 142 140
BOS 17/145 9 8 .529 3 1 [149] [149] 145 [148] [148] [147] 146 146   146 144 144 145 142 140
LAA 16/146 8 8 .500 3.5 1.5 [150] [150] 146 [149] [149] [148] 147 147 147   145 145 146 143 141
SEA 17/145 7 10 .411 5 3 [151] [151] [147] [150] [150] [149] [148] [148] [148] [148]   146 [147] 144 142
OAK 17/145 7 10 .411 5 3 [151] [151] [147] [150] [150] [149] [148] [148] [148] [148] 146   [147] 144 142
MIN 15/147 6 9 .400 5 3 [152] [152] 148 [151] [151] [150] [149] [149] [149] [149] 147 147   145 143
HOU 18/144 6 12 .333 6.5 4.5 [152] [152] [148] [151] [151] [150] [149] [149] [149] [149] [147] [147] [148]   143
CWS 16/146 2 14 .125 9.5 7.5 [156] [156] [152] [155] [155] [154] [153] [153] [153] [153] [151] [151] [152] [149]  

National League

NL GP/R W L W% GB WCGB
ATL 15/147 10 5 .666 – –   148 145 147 147 146 145 144 145 144 144 144 143 140 139
MIL 15/147 10 5 .666 – – 148   145 147 147 146 145 144 145 144 144 144 143 140 139
LAD 19/143 11 8 .578 1 – [147] [147]   [146] [146] [145] 144 143 144 143 143 143 142 139 138
PIT 17/145 11 6 .647 – – [147] [147] 144   146 145 144 143 144 143 143 143 142 139 138
CHC 16/146 10 6 .625 .5 – [148] [148] 145 147   146 145 144 145 144 144 144 143 140 139
CIN 16/146 9 7 .562 1.5 – [149] [149] 146 [148] [148]   146 145 146 145 145 145 144 141 140
PHI 17/145 9 8 .529 2 .5 [149] [149] 146 [148] [148] [147]   145 146 145 145 145 144 141 140
SDG 19/143 10 9 .526 2 .5 [148] [148] [145] [147] [147] [146] [145]   [145] 144 144 144 143 140 139
NYM 16/146 8 8 .500 2.5 1 [150] [150] 147 [149] [149] [148] 147 146   146 146 146 145 142 141
ARI 17/145 8 9 .470 3 1.5 [150] [150] [147] [149] [149] [148] [147] 146 [147]   146 146 145 142 141
STL 17/145 8 9 .470 3 1.5 [150] [150] [147] [149] [149] [148] [147] 146 [147] 146   146 145 142 141
WAS 16/146 7 9 .437 3.5 2 [151] [151] [148] [150] [150] [149] [148] 147 [148] 147 147   146 143 142
SFO 17/145 7 10 .411 4 2.5 [151] [151] [148] [150] [150] [149] [148] [147] [148] [147] [147] [147]   143 142
COL 17/145 4 13 .235 7 5.5 [154] [154] [151] [153] [153] [152] [151] [150] [151] [150] [150] [150] [149]   145
MIA 17/145 3 14 .176 8 6.5 [155] [155] [152] [154] [154] [153] [152] [151] [152] [151] [151] [151] [150] [147]  

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: April 16, 2024 9:00pm GMT