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 April 28.
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanshin Tigers | 26 | 14 | 9 | 3 | .609 | — | 9–5–1 | 5–4–2 |
| 2 | Yomiuri Giants | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | .565 | 1 | 8–4–0 | 5–6–3 |
| 3 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 23 | 10 | 10 | 3 | .500 | 2½ | 5–3–2 | 5–7–1 |
| 4 | Chunichi Dragons | 25 | 11 | 11 | 3 | .500 | 2½ | 5–4–2 | 6–7–1 |
| 5 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | .435 | 4 | 4–8–1 | 6–5–0 |
| 6 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 24 | 9 | 14 | 1 | .391 | 5 | 5–7–1 | 4–7–0 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 24 | 16 | 6 | 2 | .727 | — | 6–3–1 | 10–3–1 |
| 2 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 22 | 12 | 9 | 1 | .571 | 3½ | 7–4–1 | 5–5–0 |
| 3 | Orix Buffaloes | 26 | 13 | 12 | 1 | .520 | 4½ | 7–5–0 | 6–7–1 |
| 4 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | .435 | 6½ | 6–7–0 | 4–6–1 |
| 5 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 24 | 10 | 13 | 1 | .435 | 6½ | 5–8–1 | 5–5–0 |
| 6 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | .333 | 9 | 3–8–0 | 5–8–0 |
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 April 28, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved April 28, 2024.
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