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)
130 141DIV East 27 18 9 0.667
Central
Cleveland Guardians (CLE)
133 137DIV Central 28 15 13 0.536
West
Texas Rangers (TEX)
134 137DIV West 27 14 13 0.519
Wild Cards
Tampa Bay Rays (TB)
133 139WC1 East 26 15 11 0.577
Athletics (ATH)
134 137WC2 West 27 14 13 0.519
Detroit Tigers (DET)
134 136WC3 Central 28 14 14 0.500
In the Hunt
Baltimore Orioles (BAL)
136 135 East 27 13 14 0.481
Seattle Mariners (SEA)
135 134 West 28 13 15 0.464
Minnesota Twins (MIN)
136 134 Central 27 12 15 0.444
Los Angeles Angels (LAA)
135 133 West 28 12 16 0.429
Toronto Blue Jays (TOR)
137 134 East 26 11 15 0.423
Chicago White Sox (CWS)
136 133 Central 27 11 16 0.407
Kansas City Royals (KC)
136 132 Central 27 10 17 0.370
Boston Red Sox (BOS)
136 132 East 27 10 17 0.370
Houston Astros (HOU)
135 131 West 28 10 18 0.357

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)
129 140DIV East 28 19 9 0.679
Central
Cincinnati Reds (CIN)
132 140DIV Central 27 18 9 0.667
West
San Diego Padres (SD)
132 141DIV West 26 18 8 0.692
Wild Cards
Los Angeles Dodgers (LAD)
132 140WC1 West 27 18 9 0.667
Chicago Cubs (CHC)
133 139WC2 Central 27 17 10 0.630
Pittsburgh Pirates (PIT)
134 138WC3 Central 27 16 11 0.593
In the Hunt
Arizona Diamondbacks (AZ)
137 135 West 26 14 12 0.538
St. Louis Cardinals (STL)
137 135 Central 26 14 12 0.538
Milwaukee Brewers (MIL)
137 134 Central 26 13 13 0.500
Miami Marlins (MIA)
136 133 East 27 13 14 0.481
San Francisco Giants (SF)
136 132 West 27 12 15 0.444
Washington Nationals (WSH)
135 131 East 28 12 16 0.429
Colorado Rockies (COL)
136 131 West 27 11 16 0.407
New York Mets (NYM)
137 130 East 26 9 17 0.346
Philadelphia Phillies (PHI)
136 129 East 27 9 18 0.333

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