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NL Profile

Contenders, strengths, and underlying team quality.

What the Numbers Say

Verified 2026 team stats

Current-season record, scoring margin, expected record, offense, and run prevention from audited MLB team-level data. Ranks are league-wide when available.

Best expected record

Los Angeles Dodgers

65-33

Actual record 62-36

Best offense

Washington Nationals

5.5 R/G

No. 1

Best run prevention

Los Angeles Dodgers

3.7 RA/G

No. 1

Biggest record gap

Philadelphia Phillies

+6.5 wins

Actual wins vs expected wins

TeamRecRun DiffExp. RecR/GRA/GOPS
Los Angeles Dodgers62-36

+150

No. 1

65-33

No. 1

5.2

No. 3

3.7

No. 1

.774

Milwaukee Brewers60-37

+127

No. 2

63-34

No. 2

5.1

No. 4

3.8

No. 2

.734

Atlanta Braves56-40

+106

No. 3

60-36

No. 3

4.9

No. 6

3.8

No. 4

.732

Chicago Cubs55-43

+53

No. 5

55-43

No. 5

5.0

No. 5

4.5

No. 17

.746

Pittsburgh Pirates51-47

+50

No. 6

54-44

No. 7

5.3

No. 2

4.8

No. 23

.769

Miami Marlins52-46

+23

No. 11

52-46

No. 10

4.5

No. 14

4.3

No. 10

.739

Washington Nationals49-49

+26

No. 9

51-47

No. 11

5.5

No. 1

5.2

No. 28

.767

St. Louis Cardinals51-45

+7

No. 14

49-47

No. 14

4.5

No. 13

4.4

No. 14

.706

Philadelphia Phillies54-44

-13

No. 16

48-50

No. 16

4.3

No. 18

4.5

No. 15

.702

Arizona Diamondbacks49-48

-14

No. 17

47-50

No. 18

4.3

No. 19

4.5

No. 16

.694

San Diego Padres48-49

-44

No. 22

43-54

No. 23

4.0

No. 29

4.4

No. 12

.674

Cincinnati Reds44-52

-55

No. 24

42-54

No. 25

4.2

No. 22

4.8

No. 21

.708

San Francisco Giants42-55

-57

No. 26

42-55

No. 26

4.1

No. 24

4.7

No. 19

.730

New York Mets41-57

-62

No. 27

42-56

No. 27

4.1

No. 26

4.7

No. 20

.683

Colorado Rockies39-60

-94

No. 29

41-58

No. 28

4.7

No. 10

5.7

No. 29

.747

Standings

Division races

Current records and race context, with every club linked to its team page.

NL East

RkTeamRecord
1Atlanta Braves56-402Philadelphia Phillies54-443Miami Marlins52-464Washington Nationals49-495New York Mets41-57

NL Central

RkTeamRecord
1Milwaukee Brewers60-372Chicago Cubs55-433St. Louis Cardinals51-454Pittsburgh Pirates51-475Cincinnati Reds44-52

NL West

RkTeamRecord
1Los Angeles Dodgers62-362Arizona Diamondbacks49-483San Diego Padres48-494San Francisco Giants42-555Colorado Rockies39-60

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