2015–2026 · every season
NL Central Standings by Season
National League Central, 2015 through 2026. Every season links to its full standings — run differential, Pythagorean record, team wRC+, ERA and dbWAR, all computed from play-by-play rather than copied from a published table.
| Season | Winner | W-L | Runs/g | wRC+ | ERA | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NL Central Standings 2026 · in progress | Milwaukee Brewers | 97-58 .626 | 4.79 | 104 | 4.20 | 172.1 |
| NL Central Standings 2025 | Milwaukee Brewers | 97-65 .599 | 4.43 | 98 | 3.88 | 173.1 |
| NL Central Standings 2024 | Milwaukee Brewers | 93-69 .574 | 4.38 | 100 | 4.03 | 159.9 |
| NL Central Standings 2023 | Milwaukee Brewers | 92-70 .568 | 4.62 | 98 | 4.42 | 163.6 |
| NL Central Standings 2022 | St. Louis Cardinals | 93-69 .574 | 4.19 | 99 | 4.23 | 142.8 |
| NL Central Standings 2021 | Milwaukee Brewers | 95-67 .586 | 4.38 | 96 | 4.37 | 161.0 |
| NL Central Standings 2020 | Chicago Cubs | 34-26 .567 | 4.07 | 89 | 4.18 | 48.0 |
| NL Central Standings 2019 | St. Louis Cardinals | 91-71 .562 | 4.70 | 100 | 4.37 | 180.3 |
| NL Central Standings 2018 | Milwaukee Brewers | 96-67 .589 | 4.52 | 102 | 4.02 | 182.1 |
| NL Central Standings 2017 | Chicago Cubs | 92-70 .568 | 4.61 | 99 | 4.25 | 176.2 |
| NL Central Standings 2016 | Chicago Cubs | 103-58 .636 | 4.57 | 103 | 4.09 | 175.3 |
| NL Central Standings 2015 | St. Louis Cardinals | 100-62 .617 | 4.11 | 96 | 3.65 | 192.6 |
Elsewhere
The rest of the league: AL West · AL East · AL Central · NL West · NL East — or the 2026 standings in full, every club and every player.