Home, road
56%Holders defend at home
49%Holders defend on the road
5,238Title changes on the road
Road warriors
Took the belt in the holder’s building
| Detroit Tigers | 308 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 296 |
| New York Yankees | 295 |
| Chicago White Sox | 291 |
| San Francisco Giants | 282 |
| Boston Red Sox | 282 |
| Chicago Cubs | 280 |
| Minnesota Twins | 273 |
| Atlanta Braves | 259 |
| Athletics | 253 |
Home fortresses
Most successful home defenses
| New York Yankees | 433 |
| Chicago Cubs | 416 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 409 |
| Boston Red Sox | 392 |
| Detroit Tigers | 387 |
| Atlanta Braves | 376 |
| Chicago White Sox | 334 |
| San Francisco Giants | 330 |
| Minnesota Twins | 315 |
| Athletics | 310 |
Took it at home
| Cleveland Guardians | 333 |
| Detroit Tigers | 329 |
| Boston Red Sox | 306 |
| Chicago White Sox | 299 |
| New York Yankees | 298 |
| Athletics | 293 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 271 |
| Atlanta Braves | 266 |
| Chicago Cubs | 265 |
| Minnesota Twins | 265 |
Defended on the road
| New York Yankees | 424 |
| Cleveland Guardians | 350 |
| Chicago Cubs | 331 |
| San Francisco Giants | 318 |
| Chicago White Sox | 293 |
| Detroit Tigers | 287 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 267 |
| Atlanta Braves | 257 |
| Boston Red Sox | 249 |
| Athletics | 243 |