2024 NPB season | |
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League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
Sport | Baseball |
Duration | March 29 – October 4 |
Number of games | 143 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Central League Pennant | |
Pacific League Pennant | |
Climax Series | |
Japan Series |
The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 75th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950. There are 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.
Current through July 21.
Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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1 | Yomiuri Giants | 89 | 46 | 38 | 5 | .548 | — | 24–20–1 | 22–18–4 |
2 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 84 | 43 | 37 | 4 | .538 | 1 | 23–15–3 | 20–22–1 |
3 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 88 | 45 | 42 | 1 | .517 | 2½ | 18–24–1 | 27–18–0 |
4 | Hanshin Tigers | 90 | 43 | 42 | 5 | .506 | 3½ | 23–20–2 | 20–22–3 |
5 | Chunichi Dragons | 90 | 38 | 46 | 6 | .452 | 8 | 22–23–2 | 16–23–4 |
6 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 87 | 36 | 47 | 4 | .434 | 9½ | 19–20–4 | 17–27–0 |
Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
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1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 87 | 55 | 29 | 3 | .655 | — | 30–10–2 | 25–19–1 |
2 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 88 | 44 | 38 | 6 | .537 | 10 | 24–19–1 | 20–19–5 |
3 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 87 | 43 | 39 | 5 | .524 | 11 | 24–18–3 | 19–21–2 |
4 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 86 | 43 | 41 | 2 | .512 | 12 | 19–20–1 | 24–21–1 |
5 | Orix Buffaloes | 87 | 40 | 45 | 2 | .471 | 15½ | 21–22–1 | 19–23–1 |
6 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 87 | 27 | 59 | 1 | .314 | 29 | 16–29–1 | 11–30–0 |
Team | G | W | L | T | Win% | GB | Home | Away |
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Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | .722 | — | 6–3 | 7–2 |
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 7–2 | 5–4 |
Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | .611 | 2 | 3–6 | 8–1 |
Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | .563 | 3 | 5–2−2 | 4–5 |
Orix Buffaloes | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 4–5 | 6–3 |
Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 3 | 6–3 | 4–5 |
Yomiuri Giants | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | .471 | 4½ | 4–5 | 4–4–1 |
Chiba Lotte Marines | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .438 | 5 | 4–5 | 3–4−2 |
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | .412 | 5½ | 3–5–1 | 4–5 |
Hanshin Tigers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .388 | 6 | 4–5 | 3–6 |
Chunichi Dragons | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .388 | 6 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
Saitama Seibu Lions | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 9 | 3–6 | 2–7 |
Overall, the Pacific League won 53 games and lost 52 against the Central League, with 3 ties.
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