4 teams were tied for the best record by an AL team in their first 18 games in 2024, with a record of 12-6. The first three are the Cleveland Guardians, the Baltimore Orioles and the New York Yankees.
| TEAM | REC | W% | G | W | L | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | HBP | SO | SB | CS | PA | TB | XBH | SH | SF | IBB | GIDP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Guardians | 12-6 | .667 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 628 | 97 | 158 | 31 | 4 | 18 | 86 | 50 | 17 | 144 | 15 | 6 | 708 | 251 | 53 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 12 | .252 | .319 | .400 | .719 |
| 2 |  | Orioles | 12-6 | .667 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 628 | 104 | 162 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 102 | 44 | 7 | 148 | 13 | 0 | 688 | 288 | 63 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 5 | .258 | .310 | .459 | .769 |
| 3 |  | Yankees | 12-6 | .667 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 592 | 84 | 144 | 27 | 0 | 19 | 76 | 88 | 4 | 136 | 10 | 3 | 693 | 228 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 21 | .243 | .342 | .385 | .727 |
| 4 |  | Royals | 12-6 | .667 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 600 | 91 | 146 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 85 | 57 | 4 | 139 | 21 | 3 | 666 | 251 | 55 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | .243 | .311 | .418 | .730 |
| 5 |  | Tigers | 10-8 | .556 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 607 | 64 | 129 | 23 | 2 | 14 | 59 | 60 | 8 | 171 | 8 | 0 | 680 | 198 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 13 | .213 | .290 | .326 | .616 |
| 6 |  | Blue Jays | 10-8 | .556 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 582 | 69 | 134 | 31 | 0 | 14 | 63 | 74 | 9 | 138 | 12 | 2 | 669 | 207 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | .230 | .324 | .356 | .680 |
| 7 |  | Rays | 10-8 | .556 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 606 | 78 | 145 | 25 | 1 | 16 | 70 | 52 | 9 | 155 | 17 | 4 | 673 | 220 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | .239 | .307 | .363 | .670 |
| 8 |  | Red Sox | 9-9 | .500 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 612 | 79 | 140 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 76 | 63 | 7 | 181 | 15 | 9 | 688 | 237 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 10 | .229 | .305 | .387 | .692 |
| 9 |  | Angels | 9-9 | .500 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 627 | 85 | 153 | 21 | 4 | 21 | 74 | 56 | 9 | 164 | 20 | 6 | 697 | 245 | 46 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12 | .244 | .313 | .391 | .704 |
| 10 |  | Rangers | 9-9 | .500 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 617 | 89 | 161 | 30 | 3 | 15 | 86 | 67 | 6 | 132 | 10 | 1 | 693 | 242 | 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | .261 | .338 | .392 | .730 |
| 11 |  | Mariners | 8-10 | .444 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 583 | 61 | 124 | 19 | 1 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 8 | 189 | 7 | 3 | 656 | 190 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | .213 | .297 | .326 | .623 |
| 12 |  | Athletics | 7-11 | .389 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 590 | 50 | 120 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 49 | 51 | 4 | 183 | 7 | 3 | 649 | 194 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | .203 | .270 | .329 | .599 |
| 13 |  | Twins | 6-12 | .333 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 596 | 62 | 114 | 26 | 4 | 16 | 57 | 57 | 15 | 187 | 5 | 1 | 674 | 196 | 46 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | .191 | .277 | .329 | .606 |
| 14 |  | Astros | 6-12 | .333 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 631 | 81 | 172 | 36 | 0 | 21 | 78 | 64 | 6 | 117 | 8 | 4 | 703 | 271 | 57 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | .273 | .344 | .429 | .774 |
| 15 |  | White Sox | 3-15 | .167 | 18 | 3 | 15 | 562 | 38 | 110 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 35 | 51 | 6 | 153 | 7 | 5 | 627 | 170 | 39 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 17 | .196 | .269 | .302 | .571 |
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| NL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
36 | 17 | .679 | ||
26 | 26 | .500 | 9.5 | |
26 | 27 | .491 | 10.0 | |
24 | 29 | .453 | 12.0 | |
22 | 30 | .423 | 13.5 | |
| NL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
30 | 19 | .612 | ||
29 | 22 | .569 | 2.0 | |
29 | 23 | .558 | 2.5 | |
27 | 25 | .519 | 4.5 | |
26 | 26 | .500 | 5.5 | |
| NL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
32 | 20 | .615 | ||
31 | 20 | .608 | 0.5 | |
27 | 24 | .529 | 4.5 | |
21 | 31 | .404 | 11.0 | |
20 | 33 | .377 | 12.5 |
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Rockies| AL East | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | 15 | .694 | ||
30 | 22 | .577 | 5.5 | |
25 | 27 | .481 | 10.5 | |
22 | 29 | .431 | 13.0 | |
22 | 29 | .431 | 13.0 | |
| AL Central | W | L | PCT | GB |
31 | 23 | .574 | ||
26 | 25 | .510 | 3.5 | |
25 | 27 | .481 | 5.0 | |
21 | 31 | .404 | 9.0 | |
20 | 32 | .385 | 10.0 | |
| AL West | W | L | PCT | GB |
26 | 26 | .500 | ||
25 | 28 | .472 | 1.5 | |
24 | 27 | .471 | 1.5 | |
22 | 31 | .415 | 4.5 | |
19 | 34 | .358 | 7.5 |
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