Global Baseball - Games Behind Adjustment
August 5th, 2025
The games_behind attribute is now hidden in the Season Standings endpoint of our Global Baseball API when it's not supported. Currently, this attribute is only available for MLB and MiLB seasons.
☑️ Sample Requests:
Season Standings - https://api.sportradar.com/baseball/trial/v2/en/seasons/{season-id}/standings.json
🔢 Versions
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- Season Standings
⚙️ Return Sample
{
"generated_at": "2025-08-05T14:07:35+00:00",
"standings": [
{
"tie_break_rule": "The MLB overall table is sorted by percentage",
"type": "total",
"groups": [
{
"stage": {
"order": 1,
"type": "league",
"phase": "regular season",
"start_date": "2024-03-20",
"end_date": "2024-10-01",
"year": "2024"
},
"id": "sr:league:80909",
"name": "MLB",
"live": false,
"standings": [
{
"rank": 1,
"played": 162,
"win": 98,
"loss": 64,
"draw": 0,
"runs_for": 842,
"runs_against": 686,
"runs_diff": 156,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:3638",
"name": "Los Angeles Dodgers",
"country": "USA",
"country_code": "USA",
"abbreviation": "LAD",
"gender": "male"
},
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"games_behind": 0,
"winning_percentage": 0.605
},
{
"rank": 2,
"played": 162,
"win": 95,
"loss": 67,
"draw": 0,
"runs_for": 784,
"runs_against": 671,
"runs_diff": 113,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:3635",
"name": "Philadelphia Phillies",
"country": "USA",
"country_code": "USA",
"abbreviation": "PHI",
"gender": "male"
},
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"games_behind": 3,
"winning_percentage": 0.586
},
{
"rank": 3,
"played": 162,
"win": 94,
"loss": 68,
"draw": 0,
"runs_for": 815,
"runs_against": 668,
"runs_diff": 147,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:3654",
"name": "New York Yankees",
"country": "USA",
"country_code": "USA",
"abbreviation": "NYY",
"gender": "male"
},
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"games_behind": 4,
"winning_percentage": 0.58
},
{
"rank": 4,
"played": 162,
"win": 93,
"loss": 69,
"draw": 0,
"runs_for": 777,
"runs_against": 641,
"runs_diff": 136,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:3630",
"name": "Milwaukee Brewers",
"country": "USA",
"country_code": "USA",
"abbreviation": "MIL",
"gender": "male"
},
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"games_behind": 5,
"winning_percentage": 0.574
},
{
"rank": 5,
"played": 162,
"win": 93,
"loss": 69,
"draw": 0,
"runs_for": 760,
"runs_against": 669,
"runs_diff": 91,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:3636",
"name": "San Diego Padres",
"country": "USA",
"country_code": "USA",
"abbreviation": "SD",
"gender": "male"
},
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"games_behind": 5,
"winning_percentage": 0.574
},
{
"rank": 6,
"played": 161,
"win": 92,
"loss": 69,
"draw": 0,
"runs_for": 708,
"runs_against": 621,
"runs_diff": 87,
"competitor": {
"id": "sr:competitor:3650",
"name": "Cleveland Guardians",
"country": "USA",
"country_code": "USA",
"abbreviation": "CLE",
"gender": "male"
},
"current_outcome": "Playoffs",
"games_behind": 5.5,
"winning_percentage": 0.571
},
<season_standing tie_break_rule="The MLB overall table is sorted by percentage" type="total" round="1">
<groups>
<group id="sr:league:80909" name="MLB" live="false">
<stage order="1" type="league" phase="regular season" start_date="2024-03-20" end_date="2024-10-01" year="2024"/>
<standings>
<standing rank="1" played="162" win="98" loss="64" draw="0" runs_for="842" runs_against="686" runs_diff="156" current_outcome="Playoffs" games_behind="0" winning_percentage="0.605">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:3638" name="Los Angeles Dodgers" country="USA" country_code="USA" abbreviation="LAD" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="2" played="162" win="95" loss="67" draw="0" runs_for="784" runs_against="671" runs_diff="113" current_outcome="Playoffs" games_behind="3" winning_percentage="0.586">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:3635" name="Philadelphia Phillies" country="USA" country_code="USA" abbreviation="PHI" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="3" played="162" win="94" loss="68" draw="0" runs_for="815" runs_against="668" runs_diff="147" current_outcome="Playoffs" games_behind="4" winning_percentage="0.58">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:3654" name="New York Yankees" country="USA" country_code="USA" abbreviation="NYY" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="4" played="162" win="93" loss="69" draw="0" runs_for="777" runs_against="641" runs_diff="136" current_outcome="Playoffs" games_behind="5" winning_percentage="0.574">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:3630" name="Milwaukee Brewers" country="USA" country_code="USA" abbreviation="MIL" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="5" played="162" win="93" loss="69" draw="0" runs_for="760" runs_against="669" runs_diff="91" current_outcome="Playoffs" games_behind="5" winning_percentage="0.574">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:3636" name="San Diego Padres" country="USA" country_code="USA" abbreviation="SD" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="6" played="161" win="92" loss="69" draw="0" runs_for="708" runs_against="621" runs_diff="87" current_outcome="Playoffs" games_behind="5.5" winning_percentage="0.571">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:3650" name="Cleveland Guardians" country="USA" country_code="USA" abbreviation="CLE" gender="male"/>
</standing>
<standing rank="7" played="162" win="91" loss="71" draw="0" runs_for="786" runs_against="699" runs_diff="87" current_outcome="Playoffs" games_behind="7" winning_percentage="0.562">
<competitor id="sr:competitor:3652" name="Baltimore Orioles" country="USA" country_code="USA" abbreviation="BAL" gender="male"/>
</standing>