MLB final four rank: team Payroll divided by Wins. Tampa last in AL. LA first in NL.

Final Four Wins, Pay/Wins rank:

American League (AL):

Tampa 98    15

Cleveland 85    14

National League (NL):

Milwaukee 103    11

Los Angeles 100    1

Derived from:

https://www.baseball-reference.com/leagues/majors/2026-misc.shtml

Sorted on Pay/Wins.

AL	Teams	Pay/Wins	W	L	W-L%	Est. Payroll	Attendance
1	New York Yankees	$3,054,525	93	68	.578	$284,070,833	3,297,154
2	Toronto Blue Jays	$2,802,536	79	83	.488	$221,400,344	3,338,878
3	Boston Red Sox	$2,732,107	87	75	.537	$237,693,334	2,827,315
4	Houston Astros	$2,597,058	81	81	.500	$210,361,666	2,472,118
5	Texas Rangers	$2,274,063	80	82	.494	$181,925,000	2,406,217
6	Los Angeles Angels	$2,209,485	62	100	.383	$136,988,096	2,631,919
7	Detroit Tigers	$1,898,446	76	86	.469	$144,281,859	2,322,853
8	Seattle Mariners	$1,878,841	76	86	.469	$142,791,880	2,883,798
9	Kansas City Royals	$1,605,997	69	93	.426	$110,813,822	1,527,098
10	Baltimore Orioles	$1,446,671	79	82	.491	$114,287,000	1,829,252
11	Minnesota Twins	$1,307,591	77	85	.475	$100,684,523	1,740,366
12	Athletics	$1,212,042	64	98	.395	$77,570,714	799,240
13	Chicago White Sox	$936,071	84	78	.519	$78,630,000	1,986,425
14	Cleveland Guardians	$885,373	85	77	.525	$75,256,711	2,001,415
15	Tampa Bay Rays	$809,587	98	64	.605	$79,339,545	1,414,975
NL	Teams	Pay/Wins	W	L	W-L%	Est. Payroll	Attendance
1	Los Angeles Dodgers	$3,686,994	100	62	.617	$368,699,449	4,034,219
2	New York Mets	$3,619,157	74	88	.457	$267,817,634	2,712,120
3	Atlanta Braves	$2,933,245	94	68	.580	$275,725,000	2,800,446
4	Philadelphia Phillies	$2,922,927	88	74	.543	$257,217,617	3,230,526
5	Chicago Cubs	$2,765,855	89	73	.549	$246,161,079	2,969,583
6	San Diego Padres	$2,684,023	91	71	.562	$244,246,082	3,347,081
7	Arizona Diamondbacks	$2,394,434	86	76	.531	$205,921,284	2,288,586
8	San Francisco Giants	$2,344,044	65	97	.401	$152,362,856	2,856,810
9	Colorado Rockies	$1,503,264	58	104	.358	$87,189,286	2,245,426
10	Cincinnati Reds	$1,454,911	75	87	.463	$109,118,333	1,991,703
11	Milwaukee Brewers	$1,423,107	103	59	.636	$146,580,000	2,788,934
12	Pittsburgh Pirates	$1,167,010	82	80	.506	$95,694,833	1,704,229
13	Washington Nationals	$826,786	77	85	.475	$63,662,500	1,839,116
14	Miami Marlins	$627,375	80	82	.494	$50,190,000	1,231,018
15	St. Louis Cardinals	0	77	85	.475		2,233,902

No Payroll listed for St. Louis.

AL payrolls: Yanks 1, Tampa 12 with Tampa about to clinch first place. Yanks outspent Tampa 3.8 per win.  Monday, September 21, 2026

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