| Rank | Overall | Change | SOS (Rank) | Standard (Rank) | Inference (Rank) | Vegas (Rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Los Angeles Dodgers (59-32) | 0.4264 | - | -0.0388 (28) | 0.3837 (1) | 0.4367 (1) | 0.4600 (1) |
| 2. Milwaukee Brewers (55-33) | 0.2888 | - | 0.0016 (14) | 0.2985 (2) | 0.3832 (2) | 0.1845 (4) |
| 3. Atlanta Braves (52-36) | 0.2037 | - | -0.0075 (20) | 0.2016 (3) | 0.2462 (3) | 0.1635 (5) |
| 4. Philadelphia Phillies (50-40) | 0.1698 | - | 0.0009 (15) | 0.1746 (5) | 0.1481 (5) | 0.1864 (3) |
| 5. New York Yankees (49-40) | 0.1497 | - | -0.0465 (29) | 0.0663 (9) | 0.0987 (10) | 0.2866 (2) |
| 6. Chicago Cubs (50-40) | 0.1424 | +1 | 0.0005 (18) | 0.1477 (6) | 0.1587 (4) | 0.1207 (7) |
| 7. Tampa Bay Rays (52-35) | 0.1348 | -1 | -0.0174 (25) | 0.1892 (4) | 0.1434 (7) | 0.0700 (10) |
| 8. Miami Marlins (49-42) | 0.0741 | - | 0.0084 (11) | 0.1385 (7) | 0.1453 (6) | -0.0634 (19) |
| 9. Seattle Mariners (47-44) | 0.0623 | - | -0.0540 (30) | 0.0089 (15) | 0.0173 (13) | 0.1623 (6) |
| 10. Pittsburgh Pirates (46-45) | 0.0464 | +1 | 0.0086 (10) | 0.0349 (13) | 0.0831 (11) | 0.0216 (13) |
| 11. St. Louis Cardinals (47-40) | 0.0397 | -1 | 0.0160 (6) | 0.0973 (8) | 0.1289 (8) | -0.1089 (24) |
| 12. Cleveland Guardians (47-44) | 0.0211 | - | 0.0073 (13) | 0.0508 (10) | 0.0147 (14) | -0.0031 (14) |
| 13. Chicago White Sox (47-42) | -0.0101 | +3 | -0.0136 (23) | 0.0486 (12) | 0.1072 (9) | -0.1878 (27) |
| 14. Boston Red Sox (40-48) | -0.0198 | +3 | 0.0009 (16) | -0.0971 (22) | -0.0454 (15) | 0.0854 (8) |
| 15. Texas Rangers (45-45) | -0.0278 | -2 | -0.0224 (26) | -0.0295 (17) | -0.0475 (16) | -0.0062 (15) |
| 16. Washington Nationals (46-45) | -0.0284 | -1 | 0.0452 (1) | 0.0505 (11) | 0.0698 (12) | -0.2080 (28) |
| 17. Toronto Blue Jays (42-48) | -0.0305 | -3 | 0.0087 (9) | -0.0558 (19) | -0.1056 (22) | 0.0707 (9) |
| 18. San Diego Padres (44-45) | -0.0361 | +1 | 0.0325 (3) | 0.0091 (14) | -0.0712 (19) | -0.0476 (17) |
| 19. Arizona Diamondbacks (44-45) | -0.0398 | -1 | 0.0166 (5) | -0.0091 (16) | -0.0624 (17) | -0.0490 (18) |
| 20. Houston Astros (45-47) | -0.0694 | +1 | -0.0310 (27) | -0.0548 (18) | -0.0733 (20) | -0.0805 (22) |
| 21. Baltimore Orioles (42-49) | -0.0761 | -1 | -0.0006 (19) | -0.0981 (23) | -0.1134 (23) | -0.0161 (16) |
| 22. Detroit Tigers (40-50) | -0.0803 | - | -0.0139 (24) | -0.1601 (26) | -0.1045 (21) | 0.0262 (12) |
| 23. Minnesota Twins (44-47) | -0.0877 | +1 | -0.0085 (21) | -0.0625 (20) | -0.0683 (18) | -0.1331 (26) |
| 24. Cincinnati Reds (41-48) | -0.1103 | +1 | 0.0089 (8) | -0.0950 (21) | -0.1268 (24) | -0.1096 (25) |
| 25. San Francisco Giants (37-52) | -0.1127 | -2 | 0.0445 (2) | -0.1257 (24) | -0.1306 (25) | -0.0816 (23) |
| 26. New York Mets (37-53) | -0.1190 | - | 0.0076 (12) | -0.2013 (27) | -0.2151 (27) | 0.0618 (11) |
| 27. Oakland Athletics (41-49) | -0.1445 | - | -0.0107 (22) | -0.1426 (25) | -0.2146 (26) | -0.0765 (21) |
| 28. Kansas City Royals (36-54) | -0.2015 | - | 0.0104 (7) | -0.2326 (28) | -0.2970 (30) | -0.0740 (20) |
| 29. Los Angeles Angels (36-55) | -0.2588 | - | 0.0008 (17) | -0.2927 (30) | -0.2743 (29) | -0.2085 (29) |
| 30. Colorado Rockies (37-54) | -0.3049 | - | 0.0303 (4) | -0.2422 (29) | -0.2288 (28) | -0.4457 (30) |
Ratings Over Time
Ratings Methodology
This table represents the current MLB Baseball computer ratings as computed by the Donchess Inference Index. More information on how these MLB Baseball ratings are computed can be found on the Methodology page.
- Overall Rating: This ratings system that is a combination of the Standard Rating, the Inference Rating and Vegas Rating. This is the final rating that is used to rank the teams.
- Standard Rating: Looks at game outcome and score differential only. Record is the most important factor in this rating system.
- Inference Rating: Heavily weights the outcomes of opponents’ games. This system is a much better predictor of future game outcomes.
- Vegas Rating: This is our newest rating that only takes into account the Vegas line on each game.
Please see our MLB predictions page to see our projections for each game and outright season predictions.
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