Wild-Card: Beginning with the 2012 season, in addition to the six division champions, the two non-division winners with the best records from each league also make the playoffs. The two wild-card teams will play a one-game "series" with the winner advancing to the Division Series round.
American League
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|
| 18 | 5 | .783 | 0.0 |
| 13 | 9 | .591 | 0.0 |
| 17 | 9 | .654 | 0.0 |
| Wild Card | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|
| 16 | 9 | .640 | 0.5 |
| 15 | 9 | .625 | 3.5 |
| 14 | 9 | .609 | 4.0 |
| 13 | 10 | .565 | 2.5 |
| 13 | 12 | .520 | 3.5 |
| 10 | 13 | .435 | 3.5 |
| 9 | 13 | .409 | 8.5 |
| 8 | 12 | .400 | 4.0 |
| 9 | 17 | .346 | 8.0 |
| 5 | 16 | .238 | 7.5 |
| 6 | 18 | .250 | 12.5 |
| 5 | 17 | .227 | 8.0 |
National League
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|
| 15 | 8 | .652 | 0.0 |
| 16 | 9 | .640 | 0.0 |
| 17 | 7 | .708 | 0.0 |
| Wild Card | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|
| 15 | 9 | .625 | 0.5 |
| 15 | 9 | .625 | 0.5 |
| 14 | 10 | .583 | 1.5 |
| 14 | 11 | .560 | 2.0 |
| 14 | 12 | .538 | 4.0 |
| 11 | 10 | .524 | 3.0 |
| 11 | 12 | .478 | 5.5 |
| 11 | 13 | .458 | 6.0 |
| 11 | 14 | .440 | 5.0 |
| 9 | 17 | .346 | 9.0 |
| 7 | 17 | .292 | 8.5 |
| 5 | 20 | .200 | 11.0 |
