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
New York Yankees (NYY)
83 100DIV East 70 43 27 0.614
Central
Chicago White Sox (CWS)
88 95DIV Central 70 38 32 0.543
West
Seattle Mariners (SEA)
89 91DIV West 73 37 36 0.507
Wild Cards
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
85 100WC1 East 69 41 28 0.594
Cleveland Guardians (CLE)
87 95WC2 Central 72 39 33 0.542
Athletics (ATH)
90 92WC3 West 72 36 36 0.500
In the Hunt
Texas Rangers (TEX)
91 90 West 72 35 37 0.486
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
91 89 East 72 34 38 0.472
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
90 88 East 73 34 39 0.466
Minnesota Twins (MIN)
89 87 Central 74 34 40 0.459
Houston Astros (HOU)
89 86 West 74 33 41 0.446
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
94 87 East 69 29 40 0.420
Detroit Tigers (DET)
91 85 Central 72 30 42 0.417
Kansas City Royals (KC)
90 83 Central 73 29 44 0.397
Los Angeles Angels (LAA)
90 83 West 73 29 44 0.397

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)
82 101DIV East 71 46 25 0.648
Central
Milwaukee Brewers (MIL)
85 100DIV Central 69 43 26 0.623
West
Los Angeles Dodgers (LAD)
82 99DIV West 73 46 27 0.630
Wild Cards
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)
89 94WC1 Central 70 39 31 0.557
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)
89 92WC2 East 72 39 33 0.542
San Diego Padres (SD)
91 91WC3 West 71 37 34 0.521
Washington Nationals (WSH)
90 91Tied East 73 38 35 0.521
Chicago Cubs (CHC)
90 91Tied Central 73 38 35 0.521
In the Hunt
Arizona Diamondbacks (AZ)
91 91 West 72 37 35 0.514
Miami Marlins (MIA)
90 89 East 73 36 37 0.493
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)
90 89 Central 73 36 37 0.493
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)
92 89 Central 71 34 37 0.479
New York Mets (NYM)
91 86 East 72 32 40 0.444
San Francisco Giants (SF)
91 83 West 72 29 43 0.403
Colorado Rockies (COL)
90 80 West 73 27 46 0.370

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