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)
ClinchedDIV East 149 90 59 0.604
Central
Chicago White Sox (CWS)
12 14DIV Central 149 76 73 0.510
West
Houston Astros (HOU)
12 14DIV West 150 75 75 0.500
Wild Cards
New York Yankees (NYY)
2 25WC1 East 149 86 63 0.577
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
6 20WC2 East 150 82 68 0.547
Cleveland Guardians (CLE)
12 14WC3 Central 150 76 74 0.507
In the Hunt
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
13 12 East 150 75 75 0.500
Texas Rangers (TEX)
13 12 West 150 74 76 0.493
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
13 9 East 150 72 78 0.480
Minnesota Twins (MIN)
14 8 Central 149 70 79 0.470
Detroit Tigers (DET)
14 8 Central 149 70 79 0.470
Seattle Mariners (SEA)
13 8 West 150 70 80 0.467
Kansas City Royals (KC)
13 3 Central 150 66 84 0.440
Athletics (ATH)
Eliminated West 150 61 89 0.407
Los Angeles Angels (LAA)
Eliminated West 149 56 93 0.376

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)
4 20DIV East 150 88 62 0.587
Central
Milwaukee Brewers (MIL)
ClinchedDIV Central 150 93 57 0.620
West
Los Angeles Dodgers (LAD)
2 23DIV West 149 90 59 0.604
Wild Cards
Chicago Cubs (CHC)
9 17WC1 Central 150 83 67 0.553
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)
9 17WC2 East 150 83 67 0.553
San Diego Padres (SD)
11 16WC3 West 149 81 68 0.544
In the Hunt
Arizona Diamondbacks (AZ)
13 11 West 150 79 71 0.527
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)
13 7 Central 150 75 75 0.500
Miami Marlins (MIA)
13 6 East 150 74 76 0.493
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)
13 6 Central 150 74 76 0.493
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)
14 3 Central 149 70 79 0.470
Washington Nationals (WSH)
Eliminated East 151 70 81 0.464
New York Mets (NYM)
14 2 East 149 69 80 0.463
San Francisco Giants (SF)
Eliminated West 150 62 88 0.413
Colorado Rockies (COL)
Eliminated West 149 55 94 0.369

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