Tier Descriptions Tier 1: Elite AcesConsistently dominant with the highest peaks. Tier 2: Star PitchersGood enough to be the ace on most…
Central League
# | Team | G | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RS | RA | Diff | XPCT | Home | Road | vs G | vs DB | vs T | vs D | vs C | vs S |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yomiuri Giants | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | — | 25 | 8 | 17 | 0.889 | 3-0 | 1-1 | — | — | — | 1-1 | — | 3-0 | |
DeNA BayStars | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0.750 | 0.5 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.812 | 2-1 | 1-0(1) | — | — | 1-0(1) | 2-1 | — | — | |
Hanshin Tigers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.500 | 1.5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 0.412 | 0-1(1) | 2-1 | — | 0-1(1) | — | — | 2-1 | — | |
Chunichi Dragons | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0.400 | 2.0 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 0.191 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 | — | — | — | — | |
Hiroshima Carp | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | 2.5 | 8 | 12 | -4 | 0.323 | 1-2 | 0-1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | — | 0-1 | |
Yakult Swallows | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.250 | 2.5 | 10 | 25 | -15 | 0.158 | 1-0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | — | — | — | 1-0 | — |
Pacific League
# | Team | G | W | L | T | PCT | GB | RS | RA | Diff | XPCT | Home | Road | vs F | vs M | vs B | vs E | vs H | vs L |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nipponham Fighters | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.800 | — | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0.594 | 1-1 | 3-0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 | 3-0 | |
Lotte Marines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | 0.5 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.724 | 0-1 | 3-0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 3-0 | — | |
ORIX Buffaloes | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.750 | 0.5 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0.703 | 2-1 | 1-0 | — | 1-0 | — | 2-1 | — | — | |
Rakuten Eagles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 2.0 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 0.291 | — | 1-2 | — | — | 1-2 | — | — | — | |
SoftBank Hawks | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.200 | 3.0 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 0.323 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-3 | — | — | — | — | |
Seibu Lions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 3.0 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 0.272 | 0-3 | — | 0-3 | — | — | — | — | — |
NPB Team Summary
# | Team | W | L | PCT | Diff | HR | SB | OPS+ | ERA+ | FIP- | K-BB% |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yomiuri Giants | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 147 | 241 | 75 | 14.6% | |
Nipponham Fighters | 4 | 1 | 0.800 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 85 | 140 | 101 | 8.6% | |
DeNA BayStars | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 93 | 176 | 73 | 12.8% | |
ORIX Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 149 | 131 | 86 | 7.7% | |
Lotte Marines | 3 | 1 | 0.750 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 123 | 137 | 82 | 19.1% | |
Hanshin Tigers | 2 | 2 | 0.500 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 89 | 87 | 81 | 12.1% | |
Chunichi Dragons | 2 | 3 | 0.400 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 118 | 97 | 17.1% | |
Rakuten Eagles | 1 | 2 | 0.333 | -5 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 65 | 115 | 12.0% | |
Yakult Swallows | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | -15 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 57 | 141 | 4.7% | |
Hiroshima Carp | 1 | 3 | 0.250 | -4 | 2 | 0 | 92 | 99 | 101 | 10.1% | |
SoftBank Hawks | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | -8 | 4 | 4 | 103 | 65 | 133 | 8.7% | |
Seibu Lions | 0 | 3 | 0.000 | -5 | 1 | 3 | 64 | 75 | 135 | 9.7% |
Last Updated: April 3, 2025
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