How close is your team to clinching a certain playoff spot? A Winning Magic Number is the number of games a team must win to guarantee winning a given playoff spot. Note that this definition is slightly different than the one traditionally used with MLB. Click a team name to proceed to the team playoff picture page.
Record Rcrd | Games Behind | Divisional Winners | Wildcard | No Playoffs No POs |
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Team | DivisionDiv | W | L | GPi Games Played 162 game season |
DV | WC | 1* First Round Bye |
2* First Round Bye |
3** First Round Home Field Advantage |
4** First Round Home Field Advantage |
5 | 6 | 7 |
Padres | West | 13 | 3 | 16 | - | - | 143 | 140 | 139 | 133 | 128 | 123 | 0 |
Cubs | CentralCntr | 11 | 7 | 18 | - | - | DNCD | 141 | 137 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 0 |
Mets | East | 10 | 5 | 15 | - | - | 145 | 143 | 143 | 136 | 130 | 126 | 0 |
Giants | West | 11 | 4 | 15 | 1½ | - | 144 | 142 | 141 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 0 |
Dodgers | West | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2½ | - | 144 | 142 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 125 | 0 |
Phillies | East | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | - | 146 | 143 | 141 | 137 | 132 | 127 | 0 |
DiamondbacksD. Backs | West | 9 | 7 | 16 | 4 | ½ | 145 | 142 | 142 | 136 | 132 | 127 | 0 |
Marlins | East | 8 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 146 | 145 | 145 | 138 | 132 | 128 | 0 |
Brewers | CentralCntr | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1½ | 146 | 143 | 142 | 138 | 133 | 128 | 0 |
Reds | CentralCntr | 8 | 8 | 16 | 2 | 1½ | DNCD | 145 | 142 | 138 | 133 | 128 | 0 |
Cardinals | CentralCntr | 7 | 8 | 15 | 2½ | 2 | 147 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 133 | 129 | 0 |
Nationals | East | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 147 | 145 | 144 | 140 | 135 | 130 | 0 |
Pirates | CentralCntr | 5 | 11 | 16 | 5 | 4½ | DNCD | 145 | 143 | 140 | 135 | 131 | 0 |
Braves | East | 4 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 5 | DNCD | 146 | 145 | 142 | 137 | 132 | 0 |
Rockies | West | 3 | 12 | 15 | 9½ | 6 | DNCD | 147 | 147 | 142 | 137 | 133 | 0 |