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NPB 2008 Final Standings - Central League champion Yomiuri GiantsPacific League champion Saitama Seibu Lions

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 5th-placed Yakult, who came out 3rd in the league, while below it was 3rd-placed Chunichi, who came out 4th. Yomiuri clinched on Oct 10, 2008 with 1 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 5th-placed Rakuten, who came out 3rd in the league, while below it was 3rd-placed Nippon-Ham, who came out 5th. Seibu clinched on Sep 26, 2008 with 5 games left.

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The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriHanshinChunichiHiroshimaYakultYokohama2008 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriHanshinChunichiHiroshimaYakultYokohama2008 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SeibuORIXNippon-HamLotteRakutenSoftBank2008 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SeibuORIXNippon-HamLotteRakutenSoftBank2008 seasonnpbc.media

The order by runs is the order by the record implied by run differential.

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Final standings (official)

Central League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri Champion14484573.596—1st (0)
2Hanshin TigersHanshin14482593.5822.02nd (0)
3Chunichi DragonsChunichi14471685.51112.04th (-1)
4Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14469705.49614.05th (-1)
5Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14466744.47117.53rd (+2)
6Yokohama BayStarsYokohama14448942.33836.56th (0)
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Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu Champion14476644.543—1st (0)
2ORIX BuffaloesORIX14475681.5242.52nd (0)
3Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14473692.5144.05th (-2)
4Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14473701.5104.54th (0)
5Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14465763.46111.53rd (+2)
6Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank14464773.45412.56th (0)
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Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Yomiuri Giants, 12 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hanshin Tigers at +29 Days in first place: Hanshin Tigers (172 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Yomiuri Giants stood at 5.2%.

Eventual champion Yomiuri Giants bottomed out at 0.1% (as of Jul 8, 2008).

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Pacific League Longest win streak: ORIX Buffaloes, 7 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Saitama Seibu Lions at +19 Days in first place: Saitama Seibu Lions (163 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Saitama Seibu Lions stood at 99%.

Eventual champion Saitama Seibu Lions bottomed out at 7.5% (as of Mar 25, 2008).

Days in first place are counted per day with games played.

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Games over .500

Balance = wins minus losses. The horizontal zero line is the .500 mark. The ▼ marks along the top of the plot show the days the lead changed hands, colored for the new leader.

Central League Games over .5002008 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctG +27T +23D +3C −1S −8DB −46T best balance +29G

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Central League Games over .5002008 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20MarMayJulSepG +27T +23D +3C −1S −8DB −46T best balance +29G
Pacific League Games over .5002008 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−10±0+10+20MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctL +12B +7F +4M +3E −11H −13L best balance +19EL

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Pacific League Games over .5002008 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−10±0+10+20MarMayJulSepL +12B +7F +4M +3E −11H −13L best balance +19EL
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Standings over time

Daily standings ordered by winning percentage (wins over decisions) at the end of each day. Teams tied on percentage share the same rank, so lines can overlap. Official tiebreakers such as head-to-head records are not applied to the daily series.

Central League Standings over time2008 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1T #2D #3C #4S #5DB #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2008 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1T #2D #3C #4S #5DB #6
Pacific League Standings over time2008 seasonnpbc.media123456MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctL #1B #2F #3M #4E #5H #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2008 seasonnpbc.media123456MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctL #1B #2F #3M #4E #5H #6
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Win-loss calendar

A tall dark cell is a win, a short light cell a loss, and a thin line a tie - the heights keep the chart readable even without color. Doubleheaders split the day's cell vertically.

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Central League Win-loss calendar2008 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieYomiuri Giants84 - 57 (3)Hanshin Tigers82 - 59 (3)Chunichi Dragons71 - 68 (5)Hiroshima Toyo Carp69 - 70 (5)Tokyo Yakult Swallows66 - 74 (4)Yokohama BayStars48 - 94 (2)MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2008 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieSaitama Seibu Lions76 - 64 (4)ORIX Buffaloes75 - 68 (1)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters73 - 69 (2)Chiba Lotte Marines73 - 70 (1)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles65 - 76 (3)Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks64 - 77 (3)MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct
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Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2008 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2008 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%MarMayJulSepG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2008 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctL 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%H 0%M 0%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2008 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%MarMayJulSepL 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%H 0%M 0%
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Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14 - 10
Hanshin TigersHanshin15 - 9
Chunichi DragonsChunichi12 - 12
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima13 - 11
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult11 - 13
Yokohama BayStarsYokohama6 - 18

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu10 - 14
ORIX BuffaloesORIX11 - 13
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14 - 10
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte10 - 14
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten13 - 11
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank15 - 9
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Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2008-07-31 to 2008-08-01). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "パ CS 第1S" (Pacific League Climax Series First Stage) was held this season (2 games, 2008-10-11 to 2008-10-12). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "パ CS 第2S" (Pacific League Climax Series Second Stage) was held this season (5 games, 2008-10-17 to 2008-10-22). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "セ CS 第1S" (Central League Climax Series First Stage) was held this season (3 games, 2008-10-18 to 2008-10-20). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "セ CS 第2S" (Central League Climax Series Second Stage) was held this season (4 games, 2008-10-22 to 2008-10-25). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "日本シリーズ" (Japan Series) was held this season (7 games, 2008-11-01 to 2008-11-09). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "アジアシリーズ" (Asia Series) was held this season (7 games, 2008-11-13 to 2008-11-16). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.

The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.

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