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.
| 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 | |
Regular season standings
editCurrent through June 16.
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 61 | 32 | 25 | 4 | .561 | — | 17–12–3 | 15–13–1 |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | 65 | 31 | 30 | 4 | .508 | 3 | 15–15–1 | 16–15–3 |
| 3 | Yomiuri Giants | 66 | 31 | 30 | 5 | .508 | 3 | 16–14–1 | 15–16–4 |
| 4 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 64 | 32 | 31 | 1 | .508 | 3 | 11–21–1 | 21–10–0 |
| 5 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 64 | 27 | 33 | 4 | .450 | 6½ | 13–16–4 | 14–17–0 |
| 6 | Chunichi Dragons | 65 | 27 | 33 | 5 | .450 | 6½ | 13–17–2 | 14–16–3 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 62 | 41 | 19 | 2 | .683 | — | 24–6–1 | 17–13–1 |
| 2 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 62 | 32 | 27 | 3 | .542 | 8½ | 18–10–2 | 14–17–1 |
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 63 | 31 | 27 | 5 | .534 | 9 | 17–13–1 | 14–14–4 |
| 4 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 63 | 31 | 31 | 1 | .500 | 11 | 15–17–1 | 16–14–0 |
| 5 | Orix Buffaloes | 64 | 29 | 33 | 2 | .468 | 13 | 14–16–1 | 15–17–1 |
| 6 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 63 | 19 | 44 | 0 | .302 | 23½ | 12–21–0 | 7–23–0 |
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 |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 17 | 7 | 9 | 1 | .438 | 5 | 3–5–1 | 4–4 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | .438 | 5 | 4–5 | 3–4−2 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | .388 | 6 | 3–6 | 4–5 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 17 | 6 | 11 | 0 | .352 | 6½ | 3–5 | 3–6 |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | .222 | 9 | 3–6 | 2–7 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "2024 Central League Standings". Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- ^ "2024年度 交流戦" [2024 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
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