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 |
|---|
| 69 | 31 | .690 | 0.0 |
| 54 | 43 | .557 | 0.0 |
| 66 | 35 | .653 | 0.0 |
| Wild Card | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|
| 63 | 34 | .649 | 4.5 |
| 59 | 40 | .596 | 6.0 |
| 56 | 43 | .566 | 9.0 |
| 49 | 49 | .500 | 19.0 |
| 49 | 50 | .495 | 16.0 |
| 45 | 52 | .464 | 22.5 |
| 44 | 52 | .458 | 9.5 |
| 42 | 58 | .420 | 13.5 |
| 41 | 58 | .414 | 24.0 |
| 34 | 63 | .351 | 20.0 |
| 29 | 68 | .299 | 25.0 |
| 28 | 71 | .283 | 40.5 |
National League
| Division Leaders | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|
| 54 | 42 | .563 | 0.0 |
| 57 | 40 | .588 | 0.0 |
| 54 | 44 | .551 | 0.0 |
| Wild Card | W | L | Pct | GB |
|---|
| 56 | 44 | .560 | 2.5 |
| 53 | 42 | .558 | 0.5 |
| 53 | 45 | .541 | 1.0 |
| 53 | 46 | .535 | 1.5 |
| 50 | 48 | .510 | 7.5 |
| 51 | 49 | .510 | 4.0 |
| 50 | 49 | .505 | 8.0 |
| 48 | 49 | .495 | 6.5 |
| 43 | 55 | .439 | 14.5 |
| 43 | 57 | .430 | 13.0 |
| 40 | 56 | .417 | 14.0 |
| 40 | 60 | .400 | 15.0 |
