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)
4 31DIV East 144 86 58 0.597
Central
Chicago White Sox (CWS)
15 20DIV Central 144 75 69 0.521
West
Houston Astros (HOU)
16 20DIV West 145 74 71 0.510
Wild Cards
New York Yankees (NYY)
8 28WC1 East 144 82 62 0.569
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
10 24WC2 East 146 80 66 0.548
Cleveland Guardians (CLE)
16 18WC3 Central 146 74 72 0.507
In the Hunt
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
17 16 East 146 73 73 0.500
Texas Rangers (TEX)
18 16 West 145 72 73 0.497
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
17 13 East 146 70 76 0.479
Minnesota Twins (MIN)
18 13 Central 145 69 76 0.476
Seattle Mariners (SEA)
18 11 West 145 67 78 0.462
Detroit Tigers (DET)
18 10 Central 145 66 79 0.455
Kansas City Royals (KC)
17 7 Central 146 64 82 0.438
Athletics (ATH)
17 1 West 146 58 88 0.397
Los Angeles Angels (LAA)
Eliminated West 145 55 90 0.379

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)
10 25DIV East 145 85 60 0.586
Central
Milwaukee Brewers (MIL)
5 29DIV Central 146 90 56 0.616
West
Los Angeles Dodgers (LAD)
7 28DIV West 145 88 57 0.607
Wild Cards
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)
14 22WC1 East 145 81 64 0.559
Chicago Cubs (CHC)
14 21WC2 Central 146 81 65 0.555
Arizona Diamondbacks (AZ)
17 18WC3 West 146 78 68 0.534
In the Hunt
San Diego Padres (SD)
18 17 West 145 77 68 0.531
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)
18 12 Central 145 72 73 0.497
Miami Marlins (MIA)
17 11 East 146 72 74 0.493
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)
17 11 Central 146 72 74 0.493
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)
18 9 Central 145 69 76 0.476
New York Mets (NYM)
18 7 East 145 67 78 0.462
Washington Nationals (WSH)
16 5 East 147 67 80 0.456
San Francisco Giants (SF)
Eliminated West 146 61 85 0.418
Colorado Rockies (COL)
Eliminated West 144 55 89 0.382

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