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 June 9.
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 55 | 28 | 23 | 4 | .549 | — | 17–12–3 | 11–11–1 |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | 59 | 29 | 26 | 4 | .527 | 1 | 15–15–1 | 14–11–3 |
| 3 | Yomiuri Giants | 60 | 29 | 27 | 4 | .518 | 1½ | 16–14–1 | 13–13–3 |
| 4 | Chunichi Dragons | 59 | 25 | 29 | 5 | .463 | 4½ | 13–17–2 | 12–12–3 |
| 5 | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 58 | 26 | 31 | 1 | .456 | 5 | 11–21–1 | 15–10–0 |
| 6 | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 58 | 24 | 30 | 4 | .444 | 5½ | 13–16–4 | 11–14–0 |
| Rank | Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 56 | 37 | 17 | 2 | .685 | — | 20–4–1 | 17–13–1 |
| 2 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 57 | 29 | 23 | 5 | .558 | 7 | 15–9–1 | 14–14–4 |
| 3 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 56 | 30 | 24 | 2 | .556 | 7 | 16–7–1 | 14–17–1 |
| 4 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 57 | 27 | 29 | 1 | .482 | 11 | 11–15–1 | 16–14–0 |
| 5 | Orix Buffaloes | 58 | 26 | 30 | 2 | .464 | 12 | 11–13–1 | 15–17–1 |
| 6 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 57 | 18 | 39 | 0 | .316 | 20½ | 11–16–0 | 7–23–0 |
Interleague[edit]
| Team | G | W | L | T | Win% | GB | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | — | 2–1 | 7–2 |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 1 | 3–0 | 5–4 |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .600 | 2 | 5–2−2 | 1–2 |
| Orix Buffaloes | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 2 | 1–2 | 6–3 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 4–5 | 2–1 |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3 | 6–3 | 0–3 |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .500 | 3 | 2–1 | 3–4−2 |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 3½ | 1–2 | 4–4 |
| Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4 | 3–6 | 2–1 |
| Chunichi Dragons | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4 | 3–6 | 2–1 |
| Hanshin Tigers | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 4½ | 3–5 | 1–2 |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 6 | 1–2 | 2–7 |
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 June 9, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "2023年度 交流戦" [2024 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
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