2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season

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2024 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 29 – October 4
Number of games143
Number of teams12
Central League Pennant
Pacific League Pennant
Climax Series
Japan Series
NPB seasons
2025 →

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 5.

Central League regular season standings[1]
Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Yomiuri Giants 56 28 24 4 .538 15–11–1 13–13–3
2 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 51 25 22 4 .532 ½ 14–11–3 11–11–1
3 Hanshin Tigers 55 26 25 4 .510 12–14–1 14–11–3
4 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 54 25 28 1 .472 10–18–1 15–10–0
5 Chunichi Dragons 55 23 27 5 .460 4 11–15–2 12–12–3
6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 54 21 29 4 .420 6 10–15–4 11–14–0
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Rank Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 52 35 15 2 .700 20–4–1 15–11–1
2 Chiba Lotte Marines 53 28 20 5 .583 6 15–9–1 13–11–4
3 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 52 29 21 2 .580 6 16–7–1 13–14–1
4 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 53 24 28 1 .462 12 11–15–1 13–13–0
5 Orix Buffaloes 54 22 30 2 .423 14 11–13–1 11–17–1
6 Saitama Seibu Lions 53 18 35 0 .340 18½ 11–16–0 7–19–0

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 Central League Standings". Retrieved June 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved June 5, 2024.