Sports Magic Numbers

MLB Wild Card Standings

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How Magic and Tragic numbers work

Magic and Tragic are playoff countdowns. You want your team's Magic to hit 0 before Tragic does

  • Magic # — How close you are to clinching a playoff spot.
  • Tragic # — How close you are to elimination.

Learn how these numbers are calculated →

American League

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Team Magic Tragic Slot Div GP W L Win%
East
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
48 66DIV East 104 61 43 0.587
Central
Chicago White Sox (CWS)
55 60DIV Central 103 54 49 0.524
West
Texas Rangers (TEX)
56 60DIV West 104 53 51 0.510
Wild Cards
New York Yankees (NYY)
50 66WC1 East 104 59 45 0.567
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
56 61WC2 East 103 53 50 0.515
Cleveland Guardians (CLE)
55 59WC3 Central 106 54 52 0.509
In the Hunt
Minnesota Twins (MIN)
57 55 Central 106 52 54 0.491
Houston Astros (HOU)
57 56 West 106 52 54 0.491
Seattle Mariners (SEA)
58 56 West 105 51 54 0.486
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
58 55 East 105 51 54 0.486
Detroit Tigers (DET)
58 54 Central 105 50 55 0.476
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
58 52 East 105 48 57 0.457
Athletics (ATH)
59 50 West 104 44 60 0.423
Kansas City Royals (KC)
57 47 Central 106 44 62 0.415
Los Angeles Angels (LAA)
58 46 West 105 41 64 0.390

Slot legend: DIV = division winner, WC1–WC3 = Wild Card spots.

National League

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Team Magic Tragic Slot Div GP W L Win%
East
Atlanta Braves (ATL)
51 65DIV East 104 61 43 0.587
Central
Milwaukee Brewers (MIL)
47 69DIV Central 104 65 39 0.625
West
Los Angeles Dodgers (LAD)
45 70DIV West 105 67 38 0.638
Wild Cards
Chicago Cubs (CHC)
53 65WC1 Central 104 59 45 0.567
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)
56 61WC2 East 105 56 49 0.533
Arizona Diamondbacks (AZ)
57 60WC3 West 105 55 50 0.524
In the Hunt
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)
59 57 Central 104 53 51 0.510
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)
58 56 Central 105 53 52 0.505
Washington Nationals (WSH)
58 56 East 105 53 52 0.505
San Diego Padres (SD)
58 55 West 105 52 53 0.495
Miami Marlins (MIA)
58 55 East 105 52 53 0.495
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)
60 53 Central 103 48 55 0.466
San Francisco Giants (SF)
59 48 West 104 44 60 0.423
New York Mets (NYM)
58 46 East 105 43 62 0.410
Colorado Rockies (COL)
57 44 West 106 42 64 0.396

Slot legend: DIV = division winner, WC1–WC3 = Wild Card spots.