Updated Monday Sep. 25

2023 MLB Strength of Schedule Rankings

Strength of Schedule Remaining and Strength of Schedule Played for all 30 MLB teams.

Our Strength of Schedule rankings represents the average difficulty of those opponents that each team has faced or will face during the current season. The strength of an opponent is determined by their ranking in our Composite MLB Power Rankings. A low opponent average ranking (opp avg) indicates a difficult schedule, whereas a high opponent average ranking suggests an easier schedule.

MLB Strength of Schedule Remaining

Our Strength of Schedule Remaining rankings show the average difficulty of opponents each team will face for the rest of the season.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK
AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
NationalsWSH69-88
NL East 27
4.40
2
RockiesCOL56-99
NL West 29
5.50
3
GiantsSF77-79
NL West 19
5.50
4
CubsCHC82-74
NL Central 14
6.20
5
Red SoxBOS76-80
AL East 16
6.90
6
MarinersSEA84-71
AL West 6
7.50
7
Blue JaysTOR87-69
AL East 7
7.50
8
RaysTB95-62
AL East 3
11.20
9
PiratesPIT74-82
NL Central 24
12.00
10
MetsNYM71-85
NL East 15
12.00
11
AstrosHOU85-71
AL West 5
12.30
12
White SoxCHW60-96
AL Central 26
13.00
13
RangersTEX87-68
AL West 8
13.30
14
AthleticsOAK48-108
AL West 30
15.50
15
CardinalsSTL68-88
NL Central 23
16.20
16
DiamondbacksARI82-73
NL West 18
16.50
17
YankeesNYY78-77
AL East 13
17.30
18
RoyalsKC54-102
AL Central 28
18.00
19
BrewersMIL88-68
NL Central 12
18.20
20
AngelsLAA70-86
AL West 21
18.70
21
MarlinsMIA81-75
NL East 17
20.20
22
PhilliesPHI87-69
NL East 4
20.20
23
BravesATL100-56
NL East 1
20.30
24
OriolesBAL97-59
AL East 10
20.40
25
RedsCIN80-77
NL Central 22
21.80
26
PadresSD77-79
NL West 9
21.90
27
GuardiansCLE74-83
AL Central 20
22.70
28
TigersDET73-83
AL Central 25
23.70
29
DodgersLAD96-59
NL West 2
24.30
30
TwinsMIN83-73
AL Central 11
29.40

MLB Strength of Schedule Played

Our Strength of Schedule Played shows the current average ranking for each opponent that a given team has faced to date.

DIFFICULT

EASY

TEAM DIVISION GURU
RANK
AVERAGE
OPPONENT
RANK
1
AthleticsOAK48-108
AL West 30
14.10
2
Red SoxBOS76-80
AL East 16
14.20
3
YankeesNYY78-77
AL East 13
14.20
4
AngelsLAA70-86
AL West 21
14.60
5
RockiesCOL56-99
NL West 29
14.70
6
NationalsWSH69-88
NL East 27
14.70
7
OriolesBAL97-59
AL East 10
14.70
8
MarlinsMIA81-75
NL East 17
15.00
9
Blue JaysTOR87-69
AL East 7
15.00
10
DiamondbacksARI82-73
NL West 18
15.20
11
MetsNYM71-85
NL East 15
15.30
12
RaysTB95-62
AL East 3
15.50
13
RoyalsKC54-102
AL Central 28
15.50
14
PadresSD77-79
NL West 9
15.60
15
CardinalsSTL68-88
NL Central 23
15.60
16
RedsCIN80-77
NL Central 22
15.60
17
PiratesPIT74-82
NL Central 24
15.70
18
TigersDET73-83
AL Central 25
15.70
19
GiantsSF77-79
NL West 19
15.80
20
PhilliesPHI87-69
NL East 4
15.80
21
RangersTEX87-68
AL West 8
15.90
22
White SoxCHW60-96
AL Central 26
15.90
23
GuardiansCLE74-83
AL Central 20
16.00
24
AstrosHOU85-71
AL West 5
16.10
25
MarinersSEA84-71
AL West 6
16.20
26
BravesATL100-56
NL East 1
16.20
27
DodgersLAD96-59
NL West 2
16.20
28
BrewersMIL88-68
NL Central 12
16.50
29
TwinsMIN83-73
AL Central 11
16.50
30
CubsCHC82-74
NL Central 14
16.80