Matchup Index

AL Central

MLB division in the American League. 5 current members.

Members over time

Each bar is a run of seasons as a member. Bold names are current members.
 
  1. Chicago White Sox since 1994
  2. Cleveland Guardians since 1994
  3. Kansas City Royals since 1994
  4. Milwaukee Brewers 1994 to 1997
  5. Minnesota Twins since 1994
  6. Detroit Tigers since 1998

Members

All-time division records

TeamRecordWin %GamesSeasons as a member
Cleveland Guardians1197-96655.3%2163Since 1994
Minnesota Twins1103-1055-151.1%2159Since 1994
Chicago White Sox1069-1089-149.5%2159Since 1994
Kansas City Royals998-114946.5%2147Since 1994
Detroit Tigers934-103547.4%1969Since 1998
Milwaukee Brewers93-10048.2%1931994 to 1997

Games against fellow members only, counting both teams' division in the season each game was played. Current members are in bold.

Most played division rivalries

SeriesRecordAs membersAll meetings
Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians1139-1144-185472301
Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins1215-1059-105422284
Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins438-471540909
Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals451-444538895
Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins1201-1135-155352351
Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals440-384531824
Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers1177-1171-124982360
Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins1179-1103-174922299
Chicago White Sox vs Detroit Tigers1123-1149-164902288
Detroit Tigers vs Kansas City Royals413-411489824
Milwaukee Brewers vs Minnesota Twins244-24750491
Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers199-18449383

"As members" counts the meetings played while both teams were in the division; the record is every MLB meeting.

Against every other division

OpponentRecordGamesSeriesMost played
AL East2875-3354-2623134Cleveland Guardians vs New York Yankees (280 meetings)
AL West2722-3034575629Minnesota Twins vs Athletics (278 meetings)
NL Central885-878176335Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs (158 meetings)
NL East350-42777725Cleveland Guardians vs Miami Marlins (41 meetings)
NL West419-43885725Detroit Tigers vs Arizona Diamondbacks (49 meetings)

Counts each game by both teams' division in the season it was played. "Series" is how many different pairs of teams met; "Most played" is the pair that met most often while in these two divisions, with how many of those meetings count here; its bar is the whole series.

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.