Carp Magic Number & Climax Series Scenarios (2026)

Central League #538-52-4 (W-L-D), PCT .42212.5 GB49 games left(as of August 5)

Pennant

Needs help

This team can no longer clinch the pennant on its own wins alone — it needs help in the form of losses by the teams above it.

Climax Series

46W to go

46 more wins clinch a Climax Series berth (top three) regardless of other teams' results.

New to these terms? What is a magic number? / How the Climax Series works

What-If Simulator

Pencil in results for upcoming games and see how the magic number, Climax Series race, and standings would change. You can simulate games between other teams, too.

Current record: 38-52-4 (W-L-D)

Pennant: Needs help / Climax Series: 46W to go

Carp games

vs Tigers10 left

vs Giants12 left

vs Swallows8 left

vs BayStars10 left

vs Dragons9 left

Simulate games between other teams (10 matchups)

Tigers vs Giants8 left

Tigers vs Swallows10 left

Tigers vs BayStars10 left

Tigers vs Dragons9 left

Giants vs Swallows9 left

Giants vs BayStars9 left

Giants vs Dragons8 left

Swallows vs BayStars9 left

Swallows vs Dragons10 left

BayStars vs Dragons8 left

Season history

Rank history (all teams)

Tigers
Giants
Swallows
BayStars
Carp
Dragons

Show data table

Team	3/27	3/28	3/29	3/31	4/1	4/2	4/3	4/4	4/5	4/7	4/8	4/9	4/10	4/11	4/12	4/14	4/15	4/16	4/17	4/18	4/19	4/21	4/22	4/23	4/24	4/25	4/26	4/28	4/29	4/30	5/1	5/2	5/3	5/4	5/5	5/6	5/8	5/9	5/10	5/12	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/19	5/20	5/21	5/22	5/23	5/24	5/26	5/27	5/28	5/29	5/30	5/31	6/2	6/3	6/4	6/5	6/6	6/7	6/9	6/10	6/11	6/12	6/13	6/14	6/16	6/17	6/19	6/20	6/21	6/22	6/23	6/24	6/25	6/26	6/27	6/28	6/30	7/1	7/2	7/3	7/4	7/5	7/7	7/8	7/9	7/10	7/11	7/12	7/14	7/15	7/16	7/17	7/18	7/19	7/20	7/21	7/22	7/23	7/24	7/25	7/26	7/27	7/28	7/29	7/30	7/31	8/1	8/2	8/3	8/4	8/5
Tigers	4	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Giants	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swallows	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
BayStars	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Carp	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Dragons	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

Games behind the leader (0 = first place)

Show data table

3/27	3/28	3/29	3/31	4/1	4/2	4/3	4/4	4/5	4/7	4/8	4/9	4/10	4/11	4/12	4/14	4/15	4/16	4/17	4/18	4/19	4/21	4/22	4/23	4/24	4/25	4/26	4/28	4/29	4/30	5/1	5/2	5/3	5/4	5/5	5/6	5/8	5/9	5/10	5/12	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/19	5/20	5/21	5/22	5/23	5/24	5/26	5/27	5/28	5/29	5/30	5/31	6/2	6/3	6/4	6/5	6/6	6/7	6/9	6/10	6/11	6/12	6/13	6/14	6/16	6/17	6/19	6/20	6/21	6/22	6/23	6/24	6/25	6/26	6/27	6/28	6/30	7/1	7/2	7/3	7/4	7/5	7/7	7/8	7/9	7/10	7/11	7/12	7/14	7/15	7/16	7/17	7/18	7/19	7/20	7/21	7/22	7/23	7/24	7/25	7/26	7/27	7/28	7/29	7/30	7/31	8/1	8/2	8/3	8/4	8/5
0	0	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	2	3	2.5	2.5	3.5	4.5	5	4.5	5	5	6	7	6	7	8	7.5	7	7	7	7	7	6	7	7.5	7.5	7	7	8	9	8	8	9	9	9	9	9	8	8.5	8.5	9	9	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	9.5	10.5	11.5	11	11	11	10.5	10	9.5	9.5	10	10	10	10	9	9.5	9.5	10	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	9	10	9.5	9.5	9.5	8.5	8	9	9	8	9	9	10	10	11	10	10.5	11.5	10.5	11.5	11.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	13.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	12.5	13.5	13.5	13.5	12.5	12.5

Recorded automatically every day (since March 27).

Remaining head-to-head games

Opponent	Games left
Tigers	10
Giants	12
Swallows	8
BayStars	10
Dragons	9
Total	49

Central League standings

Rank	Team	W-L-D	PCT	GB	Left	Pennant	CS
1	Tigers	53-42-1	.558	--	47	Own hands (43W)	38W to go
2	Giants	52-43-2	.547	1.0	46	Own hands (43W)	38W to go
3	Swallows	44-52-1	.458	9.5	46	Needs help	42W to go
4	BayStars	43-51-3	.457	9.5	46	Own hands (46W)	42W to go
5	Carp	38-52-4	.422	12.5	49	Needs help	46W to go
6	Dragons	41-57-1	.418	13.5	44	Needs help	43W to go

---- marks the Climax Series line (top 3)

Other teams

Tigers Giants Swallows BayStars Dragons Hawks Lions Fighters Buffaloes Marines Eagles

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