Calculate MLB magic number for playoff races. Determine wins needed to clinch division title or eliminate opponents from contention.
Enter your team's current standings
Enter closest competitor's standings
If your team wins their next 0 games and opponent loses their next 0 games
Based on current win percentages, projected to clinch around Date
Your team's elimination number is 0 (opponent's magic number)
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | Magic # | Status |
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The magic number represents the combined number of wins by the first-place team and losses by the second-place team needed for the first-place team to clinch the division.
Why 163? In MLB, with 162 games in a season, 163 ensures a team cannot be caught even if the opponent wins all remaining games.
Magic Number = 163 - (Team A's Wins + Team B's Losses). When this number reaches 0, the division is clinched.
Represents wins needed by first-place team or losses needed by second-place team to guarantee division title.
Can also calculate for wild card spots by comparing against multiple teams for playoff positioning.
The inverse of magic number - shows when a team is mathematically eliminated from contention.
Accounts for remaining direct matchups which can directly impact the magic number.
Considers tiebreaker scenarios which affect magic number calculations in close races.
Record: 111-51 | Magic Number Clinched: September 13
The Dodgers clinched the NL West with a magic number of 1 on September 13, 2022, the earliest clinch date in franchise history.
Final Standings: Giants 107-55, Dodgers 106-56
One of the closest division races in history with magic number calculations crucial until the final day of the season.
Magic Number: For first-place team to clinch
Elimination Number: For last-place team to be eliminated (same formula, different perspective)