The National League East is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. Along with the American League Central, it is one of two divisions to have every current member team win at least one World Series title; it is also the only division whose current members have all won the championship while playing there.

After having internal, informal divisions for scheduling purposes during the pre-expansion era, the division was formally created when the National League (NL) (along with the American League) added two expansion teams and divided into two divisions, East and West, effective for the 1969 season. The National League's geographical alignment was rather peculiar as its geographic partitioning was less east–west than north–south. Two teams in the Eastern Time Zone, the Atlanta Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, were in the same division as teams on the Pacific coast. This was due to the demands of the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, who refused to support expansion unless they were promised they would be kept together in the newly created East Division.

During the two-division era, from 1969 to 1993, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates together owned more than half of the division titles, having won a combined 15 of 25 championships during that span. They were also the only teams in the division to have won consecutive titles during that span.

When the National League realigned into three divisions in 1994, the Pittsburgh Pirates were originally supposed to stay in the East while the Braves were to be moved to the newly created National League Central. However, the Braves, wanting to form a natural rivalry with the expansion Florida Marlins, elected to be placed in the East. Despite the Marlins offering to go to the Central, the Pirates instead gave up their spot in the East to the Braves. Since then, the Pirates have tried several times unsuccessfully to be placed back in the East.

Division membership Current members Atlanta Braves – Joined in ; formerly of the NL West Miami Marlins – Joined in as an expansion team (originally as the Florida Marlins) New York Mets – Founding member Philadelphia Phillies – Founding member Washington Nationals – Founding member (originally as the Montreal Expos in 1969)

Former members Chicago Cubs – Founding member, moved to the NL Central in 1994. Pittsburgh Pirates – Founding member, moved to the NL Central in 1994. St. Louis Cardinals – Founding member, moved to the NL Central in 1994.

Membership timeline Place cursor over year for division champ or World Series team.

NL East Division Years 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 9697 98 Chicago Cubs   Montreal Expos New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates   St. Louis Cardinals     Florida Marlins   Atlanta Braves NL East Division Years 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Montreal Expos Washington Nationals New York Mets Philadelphia Phillies Florida Marlins Miami Marlins Atlanta Braves Team not in division Division Won World Series Division Won NL Championship The creation of the division with the expansion of the league – with the Expos added. Florida Marlins added in the 1993 expansion The Atlanta Braves moved in from the NL West, and the Chicago Cubs, Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinals moved into newly created National League Central The Montreal Expos relocated to Washington, D.C., becoming the Washington Nationals The Florida Marlins relocated from Miami Gardens, Florida to Miami and changed their name to the Miami Marlins

Champions by year Team names link to the season in which each team played

YearWinnerRecord%Playoff Results1969 New York Mets (1)100–62.617 Won NLCS (Braves) 3–0Won World Series (Orioles) 4–11970 Pittsburgh Pirates (1)89–73.549Lost NLCS (Reds) 3–01971 Pittsburgh Pirates (2)97–65.599 Won NLCS (Giants) 3–1Won World Series (Orioles) 4–31972 Pittsburgh Pirates (3)96–59.619Lost NLCS (Reds) 3–21973 New York Mets (2)82–79.509 Won NLCS (Reds) 3–2Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–31974 Pittsburgh Pirates (4)88–74.543Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 3–11975 Pittsburgh Pirates (5)92–69.571Lost NLCS (Reds) 3–01976 Philadelphia Phillies (1)101–61.623Lost NLCS (Reds) 3–01977 Philadelphia Phillies (2)101–61.623Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 3–11978 Philadelphia Phillies (3)90–72.556Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 3–11979 Pittsburgh Pirates (6)98–64.605 Won NLCS (Reds) 3–0Won World Series (Orioles) 4–31980 Philadelphia Phillies (4)91–71.562 Won NLCS (Astros) 3–2Won World Series (Royals) 4–21981 Montreal Expos (1)†60–48.556Won NLDS (Phillies) 3–2Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 3–21982 St. Louis Cardinals (1)92–70.570 Won NLCS (Braves) 3–0Won World Series (Brewers) 4–31983 Philadelphia Phillies (5)90–72.556 Won NLCS (Dodgers) 3–1Lost World Series (Orioles) 4–11984 Chicago Cubs (1)96–65.596Lost NLCS (Padres) 3–21985 St. Louis Cardinals (2)101–61.623 Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2Lost World Series (Royals) 4–31986 New York Mets (3)108–54.667 Won NLCS (Astros) 4–2Won World Series (Red Sox) 4–31987 St. Louis Cardinals (3)95–67.586 Won NLCS (Giants) 4–3Lost World Series (Twins) 4–31988 New York Mets (4)100–60.625Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–31989 Chicago Cubs (2)93–69.574Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–11990 Pittsburgh Pirates (7)95–67.586Lost NLCS (Reds) 4–21991 Pittsburgh Pirates (8)98–64.605Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–31992 Pittsburgh Pirates (9)96–66.593Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–31993 Philadelphia Phillies (6)97–65.599 Won NLCS (Braves) 4–2Lost World Series (Blue Jays) 4–2§No playoffs due to 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike1995 Atlanta Braves (1)90–54.625 Won NLDS (Rockies) 3–1Won NLCS (Reds) 4–0Won World Series (Indians) 4–21996 Atlanta Braves (2)96–66.593 Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–3Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–21997 Atlanta Braves (3)101–61.623Won NLDS (Astros) 3–0Lost NLCS (Marlins) 4–21998 Atlanta Braves (4)106–56.654Won NLDS (Cubs) 3–0Lost NLCS (Padres) 4–21999 Atlanta Braves (5)103–59.636 Won NLDS (Astros) 3–1Won NLCS (Mets) 4–2Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–02000 Atlanta Braves (6)95–67.586Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–02001 Atlanta Braves (7)88–74.543Won NLDS (Astros) 3–0Lost NLCS (Diamondbacks) 4–12002 Atlanta Braves (8)101–59.631Lost NLDS (Giants) 3–22003 Atlanta Braves (9)101–61.623Lost NLDS (Cubs) 3–22004 Atlanta Braves (10)96–66.593Lost NLDS (Astros) 3–22005 Atlanta Braves (11)90–72.556Lost NLDS (Astros) 3–12006 New York Mets (5)97–65.599Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0Lost NLCS (Cardinals) 4–32007 Philadelphia Phillies (7)89–73.549Lost NLDS (Rockies) 3–02008 Philadelphia Phillies (8)92–70.568 Won NLDS (Brewers) 3–1Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–1Won World Series (Rays) 4–12009 Philadelphia Phillies (9)93–69.574 Won NLDS (Rockies) 3–1Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–1Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–22010 Philadelphia Phillies (10)97–65.599Won NLDS (Reds) 3–0Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–22011 Philadelphia Phillies (11)102–60.630Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–22012 Washington Nationals (2)98–64.605Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–22013 Atlanta Braves (12)96–66.593Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–12014 Washington Nationals (3)96–66.593Lost NLDS (Giants) 3–12015 New York Mets (6)90–72.556 Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–2Won NLCS (Cubs) 4–0Lost World Series (Royals) 4–12016 Washington Nationals (4)95–67.586Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–22017 Washington Nationals (5)97–65.599Lost NLDS (Cubs) 3–22018 Atlanta Braves (13)90–72.556Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–12019 Atlanta Braves (14)97–65.599Lost NLDS (Cardinals) 3–22020†† Atlanta Braves (15)35–25.583Won NLWC (Reds) 2–0 Won NLDS (Marlins) 3–0 Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–32021 Atlanta Braves (16) 88–73.547 Won NLDS (Brewers) 3–1Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2Won World Series (Astros) 4–22022 Atlanta Braves (17)††† 101–61.623 Lost NLDS (Phillies) 3–12023 Atlanta Braves (18) 104–58.642 Lost NLDS (Phillies) 3–12024 Philadelphia Phillies (12) 95–67 Lost NLDS (Mets) 3–12025 Philadelphia Phillies (13) 96–66 Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–12026 Atlanta Braves (19) 94–68 Won NLWC (Phillies) 2–1 NLDS (Dodgers) † – Due to the 1981 Major League Baseball strike, the season was split. Montreal won the second half and defeated first-half champion Philadelphia (59–48) in the postseason. § – Due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike starting August 12, no official winner was awarded. Montreal was leading at the strike. †† – Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was shortened to 60 games. By virtue of the eight-team postseason format used for that season, division runner-up Miami (30–29, .508) also qualified for the playoffs. ††† – The Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical records. The Braves were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the wild card berth.

Other postseason teams

YearWinnerRecord%GBPlayoff Results1997 Florida Marlins92–70.5689 Won NLDS (Giants) 3–0Won NLCS (Braves) 4–2Won World Series (Indians) 4–31999 New York Mets*97–66.5956.5Won NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–1Lost NLCS (Braves) 4–22000 New York Mets94–68.5801 Won NLDS (Giants) 3–1Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–1Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–12003 Florida Marlins91–71.56210 Won NLDS (Giants) 3–1Won NLCS (Cubs) 4–3Won World Series (Yankees) 4–22010 Atlanta Braves91–71.5626Lost NLDS (Giants) 3–12012 Atlanta Braves**94–68.5804Lost NLWC (Cardinals)2016 New York Mets**87–75.5378Lost NLWC (Giants)2019 Washington Nationals**93–69.5744 Won NLWC (Brewers)Won NLDS (Dodgers) 3–2Won NLCS (Cardinals) 4–0Won World Series (Astros) 4–32020 Miami Marlins**31–29.5174 Won NLWC (Cubs) 2–0Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–02022 New York Mets**†††101–61.6230 Lost NLWC (Padres) 2–1 Philadelphia Phillies**87–75.53714 Won NLWC (Cardinals) 2–0Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1Won NLCS (Padres) 4–1Lost World Series (Astros) 4–22023 Philadelphia Phillies**90–72.55614Won NLWC (Marlins) 2–0Won NLDS (Braves) 3–1Lost NLCS (Diamondbacks) 4–3 Miami Marlins**84–78.51920Lost NLWC (Phillies) 2–02024 Atlanta Braves**††††89–73.5496Lost NLWC (Padres) 2–0 New York Mets**††††89–73.5496Won NLWC (Brewers) 2–1Won NLDS (Phillies) 3–1Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–22026 Philadelphia Phillies**88–74.5436Lost NLWC (Braves) 2–1

* – Defeated the Cincinnati Reds in a one-game playoff for the Wild Card, 5–0.

** – From 2012 to 2019, and in 2021, the Wild Card was expanded to two teams. Those teams faced each other in the Wild Card Game to determine the final participant in the National League Division Series. In 2020 only, eight teams, including the three division winners, played in a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with the winners advancing to the Division Series. Starting in 2022, the Wild Card field was increased to three teams, and along with the lowest-ranked division winner, qualified for the best-of-three Wild Card Series to determine the remaining two slots in the Division Series.

††† – In 2022, the Braves and Mets finished tied for first place with identical 101–61 records. The Braves were declared division winners, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the wild card berth.

†††† – In 2024, the Braves and Mets finished tied for the second wild card berth with identical 89–73 records. The Braves won the second wild card berth, due to having won the season series against the Mets, and the Mets received the third wild card berth.

Season results (#) Denotes team that won the World Series (#) Denotes team that won the National League pennant, but lost World Series (#) Denotes team that qualified for the MLB postseason Season Team (record) 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th