If the Playoffs started today…
American League
| Magic Numbers | Division Winners % | Wild Cards % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Record | Playoffs | Win Div | 1st Rnd Bye | #1 Seed | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Playoff % |
| 1 |  Tampa Bay Rays | 90-59 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 90 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 10 | 0.2 | <0.1 | 100 |
| 2 |  Chicago White Sox | 77-73 | 10 | 10 | 11 | Elim | 0 | 62 | 16 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 13 | 90 |
| 3 |  Houston Astros | 75-75 | 11 | 11 | — | Elim | 0 | 18 | 54 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 4 | 76 |
| 4 |  New York Yankees | 87-63 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 89 | 1 | <0.1 | 100 |
| 5 |  Boston Red Sox | 82-68 | 5 | — | — | — | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1 | 98 | 0.3 | >99.9 |
| 6 |  Cleveland Guardians | 76-75 | 11 | 12 | — | Elim | 0 | 17 | 6 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 31 | 53 |
| 7 |  Toronto Blue Jays | 75-76 | 12 | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.1 | 34 | 34 |
| 8 |  Texas Rangers | 74-76 | — | — | — | Elim | 0 | 4 | 24 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 12 | 40 |
| 9 |  Baltimore Orioles | 73-78 | — | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 |  Detroit Tigers | 71-79 | — | — | — | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | 0.2 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 |  Minnesota Twins | 70-80 | — | — | — | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 12 |  Seattle Mariners | 70-81 | — | — | — | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | 1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1 |
| 13 |  Kansas City Royals | 66-84 | — | — | — | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| 14 |  Athletics Athletics | 61-89 | Elim | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0 |
| 15 |  Los Angeles Angels | 57-93 | Elim | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0 |
National League
| Magic Numbers | Division Winners % | Wild Cards % | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Record | Playoffs | Win Div | 1st Rnd Bye | #1 Seed | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | Playoff % |
| 1 |  Milwaukee Brewers | 93-57 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 84 | 15 | 1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 100 |
| 2 |  Los Angeles Dodgers | 91-59 | 0 | 3 | 9 | — | 16 | 74 | 10 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 100 |
| 3 |  Atlanta Braves | 88-63 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 87 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.5 | >99.9 |
| 4 |  Chicago Cubs | 84-67 | 7 | — | — | — | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 57 | 30 | 12 | 99 |
| 5 |  Philadelphia Phillies | 83-67 | 8 | — | — | — | <0.1 | <0.1 | 2 | 30 | 41 | 22 | 95 |
| 6 |  San Diego Padres | 82-68 | 10 | — | — | — | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 81 |
| 7 |  Arizona Diamondbacks | 80-71 | 11 | — | — | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 26 |
| 8 |  Pittsburgh Pirates | 75-75 | — | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| 9 |  St. Louis Cardinals | 75-76 | — | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| 10 |  Miami Marlins | 74-77 | — | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 |
| 11 |  Cincinnati Reds | 70-80 | Elim | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0 |
| 12 |  Washington Nationals | 70-81 | Elim | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0 |
| 13 |  New York Mets | 69-81 | Elim | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0 |
| 14 |  San Francisco Giants | 62-89 | Elim | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0 |
| 15 |  Colorado Rockies | 55-95 | Elim | Elim | Elim | Elim | 0 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 0 |
#TEAMRECORDMAGICCHANCE
1Rays90-59Playoff0Div10Bye101 Seed10100%2White Sox77-73Playoff10Div10Bye111 SeedElim90%3Astros75-75Playoff11Div11Bye—1 SeedElim76%4Yankees87-63Playoff0Div12Bye121 Seed12100%5Red Sox82-68Playoff5Div—Bye—1 Seed—>99.9%6Guardians76-75Playoff11Div12Bye—1 SeedElim53%Still Mathematically Alive
7Blue Jays75-76Playoff12DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim34%8Rangers74-76Playoff—Div—Bye—1 SeedElim40%9Orioles73-78Playoff—DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim5%10Tigers71-79Playoff—Div—Bye—1 SeedElim1%11Twins70-80Playoff—Div—Bye—1 SeedElim0.3%12Mariners70-81Playoff—Div—Bye—1 SeedElim1%13Royals66-84Playoff—Div—Bye—1 SeedElim<0.1%Eliminated From Playoff Contention
14Athletics61-89PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%15Angels57-93PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%#TEAMRECORDMAGICCHANCE
1Brewers93-57Playoff0Div2Bye71 Seed10100%2Dodgers91-59Playoff0Div3Bye91 Seed—100%3Braves88-63Playoff3Div7Bye—1 Seed—>99.9%4Cubs84-67Playoff7Div—Bye—1 Seed—99%5Phillies83-67Playoff8Div—Bye—1 Seed—95%6Padres82-68Playoff10Div—Bye—1 Seed—81%Still Mathematically Alive
7Diamondbacks80-71Playoff11Div—Bye—1 SeedElim26%8Pirates75-75Playoff—DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim<0.1%9Cardinals75-76Playoff—DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim<0.1%10Marlins74-77Playoff—DivElimByeElim1 SeedElim<0.1%Eliminated From Playoff Contention
11Reds70-80PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%12Nationals70-81PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%13Mets69-81PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%14Giants62-89PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%15Rockies55-95PlayoffElimDivElimByeElim1 SeedElim0%Tiebreaking steps used to generate seedingsNo ties to break right now
No tiebreakers are needed right now — every team has a distinct record.