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MLB power rankings
Every team rated by who they beat and by how much. A rating of +5 means the team has
played about five runs better than an average opponent; 0 is dead-average.
Strength of schedule is built in — beating good teams counts for more.
As of 2026-09-24, Milwaukee Brewers sit first in the results-only MLB ratings at
+1.1 runs per game against an average opponent, ahead of Los Angeles Dodgers (+1.0).
30 teams rated; the picks built on these ratings are graded on the public record.
Scope: last 12 months of completed games · latest result 2026-09-24 · recomputed daily · page updated 24 Sep 2026
| # | Team | Rating |
Record | For | Against |
| 1 |
Milwaukee Brewers |
+1.1 |
99-59 |
5.1 |
3.8 |
| 2 |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
+1.0 |
97-61 |
5.0 |
3.7 |
| 3 |
Chicago Cubs |
+0.8 |
87-71 |
5.3 |
4.4 |
| 4 |
New York Yankees |
+0.7 |
91-67 |
4.6 |
3.7 |
| 5 |
Atlanta Braves |
+0.7 |
93-65 |
4.6 |
3.8 |
| 6 |
Tampa Bay Rays |
+0.4 |
96-62 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
| 7 |
Boston Red Sox |
+0.4 |
85-73 |
4.3 |
3.8 |
| 8 |
Philadelphia Phillies |
+0.3 |
87-71 |
4.5 |
4.3 |
| 9 |
Detroit Tigers |
+0.3 |
74-85 |
4.5 |
4.0 |
| 10 |
San Diego Padres |
+0.2 |
87-70 |
4.4 |
4.2 |
| 11 |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
+0.2 |
80-78 |
4.8 |
4.6 |
| 12 |
Chicago White Sox |
+0.2 |
81-77 |
4.8 |
4.5 |
| 13 |
Arizona Diamondbacks |
+0.1 |
84-74 |
4.5 |
4.4 |
| 14 |
Miami Marlins |
+0.1 |
78-80 |
4.4 |
4.4 |
| 15 |
Washington Nationals |
+0.1 |
75-84 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
| 16 |
Cleveland Guardians |
0.0 |
82-76 |
4.1 |
4.1 |
| 17 |
New York Mets |
-0.1 |
73-85 |
4.3 |
4.5 |
| 18 |
St. Louis Cardinals |
-0.1 |
77-81 |
4.5 |
4.6 |
| 19 |
Baltimore Orioles |
-0.1 |
78-81 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
| 20 |
Toronto Blue Jays |
-0.2 |
77-82 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
| 21 |
Texas Rangers |
-0.4 |
78-80 |
4.2 |
4.4 |
| 22 |
Minnesota Twins |
-0.4 |
75-84 |
4.5 |
4.9 |
| 23 |
Seattle Mariners |
-0.4 |
73-84 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
| 24 |
Houston Astros |
-0.4 |
78-79 |
4.4 |
4.8 |
| 25 |
San Francisco Giants |
-0.5 |
65-94 |
4.2 |
4.7 |
| 26 |
Kansas City Royals |
-0.5 |
68-90 |
4.3 |
4.9 |
| 27 |
Los Angeles Angels |
-0.6 |
61-97 |
4.0 |
4.6 |
| 28 |
Cincinnati Reds |
-0.7 |
73-85 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
| 29 |
Colorado Rockies |
-1.1 |
57-101 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
| 30 |
Athletics |
-1.2 |
62-95 |
4.3 |
5.7 |
How it works: we take every completed game, cap blowout margins so one
rout can't own a rating, and solve for the set of ratings where each team's number equals
its average margin plus the average rating of the teams it faced. That is the classic
Simple Rating System — fully reproducible from public scores, no human votes.
Ratings recompute daily as results land.
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