2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| 2024 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| 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.
Regular season standings
[edit]Current through September 15.
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yomiuri Giants | 130 | 69 | 55 | 6 | .556 | — | 35–30–2 | 34–25–4 |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | 132 | 68 | 58 | 6 | .540 | 2 | 40–25–2 | 28–33–4 |
| 3 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 127 | 64 | 58 | 5 | .525 | 4 | 36–23–3 | 28–35–2 |
| 4 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 126 | 63 | 61 | 2 | .508 | 6 | 30–33–1 | 33–28–1 |
| 5 | Chunichi Dragons | 132 | 54 | 70 | 8 | .435 | 15 | 32–29–4 | 22–41–4 |
| 6 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 129 | 54 | 71 | 4 | .432 | 15½ | 29–30–4 | 25–41–0 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 128 | 80 | 45 | 3 | .640 | — | 41–18–2 | 39–27–1 |
| 2 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 127 | 67 | 52 | 8 | .563 | 10 | 38–23–6 | 29–29–2 |
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 130 | 65 | 59 | 6 | .524 | 14½ | 35–30–1 | 30–29–5 |
| 4 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 125 | 61 | 61 | 3 | .500 | 17½ | 26–33–1 | 35–28–2 |
| 5 | Orix Buffaloes | 130 | 58 | 69 | 3 | .457 | 23 | 33–22–1 | 25–37–2 |
| 6 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 130 | 42 | 86 | 2 | .328 | 39½ | 26–38–1 | 16–48–1 |
Interleague
[edit]| Team | G | W | L | T | Win% | GB | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
See also
[edit]- 2024 Major League Baseball season
- 2024 KBO League season
- 2024 Mexican League season
- 2024 Chinese Professional Baseball League season
- 2024 Frontier League season
- 2024 Pioneer League season
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Central League Standings". Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ^ "2024年度 交流戦" [2024 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
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