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Magic Number Calculator (Baseball)

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Calculates the number of wins by the leading team or losses by the trailing team needed to clinch a title.

How To Use

How to use this calculator

Start with your values, or try a preset.

Step 1

Enter Leading Team Wins, Leading Team Games Played, Trailing Team Wins, and Trailing Team Games Played in the units shown.

Step 2

Read Trailing Team Games Remaining, Leading Team Games Remaining, Magic Number, Trailing Team Losses Needed, and Leading Team Wins Needed in the results panel. Results update as you change the inputs.

Step 3

Choose a preset to load an example, then adjust the values for your situation.

Worked Examples

Example calculations

See the inputs and their calculated results.

Close Race

Leading Team Wins: 90; Leading Team Games Played: 162; Trailing Team Wins: 85; Trailing Team Games Played: 162

Trailing Team Games Remaining: 77; Leading Team Games Remaining: 72; Magic Number: 6 Wins or Losses; Trailing Team Losses Needed: 6; Leading Team Wins Needed: 6

Comfortable Lead

Leading Team Wins: 95; Leading Team Games Played: 162; Trailing Team Wins: 80; Trailing Team Games Played: 162

Trailing Team Games Remaining: 82; Leading Team Games Remaining: 67; Magic Number: 16 Wins or Losses; Trailing Team Losses Needed: 16; Leading Team Wins Needed: 16

Mid-Season

Leading Team Wins: 50; Leading Team Games Played: 100; Trailing Team Wins: 45; Trailing Team Games Played: 100

Trailing Team Games Remaining: 55; Leading Team Games Remaining: 50; Magic Number: 6 Wins or Losses; Trailing Team Losses Needed: 6; Leading Team Wins Needed: 6

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