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NPB 2009 Final Standings - Central League champion Yomiuri GiantsPacific League champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed Hanshin, who came out 3rd in the league, while below it was 3rd-placed Yakult, who came out 5th. Yomiuri clinched on Sep 23, 2009 with 11 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed Seibu, who came out 2nd in the league, while below it was 2nd-placed Rakuten, who came out 4th. Nippon-Ham clinched on Oct 6, 2009 with 3 games left.

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The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriChunichiYakultHanshinHiroshimaYokohama2009 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriChunichiYakultHanshinHiroshimaYokohama2009 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566Nippon-HamRakutenSoftBankSeibuLotteORIX2009 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566Nippon-HamRakutenSoftBankSeibuLotteORIX2009 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 Champion14489469.659—1st (0)
2Chunichi DragonsChunichi14481621.56612.02nd (0)
3Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14471721.49722.05th (-2)
4Hanshin TigersHanshin14467734.47924.53rd (+1)
5Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14465754.46426.54th (+1)
6Yokohama BayStarsYokohama14451930.35442.56th (0)
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Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham Champion14482602.577—1st (0)
2Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14477661.5385.54th (-2)
3Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank14474655.5326.53rd (0)
4Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14470704.50011.02nd (+2)
5Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14462775.44618.55th (0)
6ORIX BuffaloesORIX14456862.39426.06th (0)
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Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Yomiuri Giants, 10 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Yomiuri Giants at +45 Days in first place: Yomiuri Giants (155 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Yomiuri Giants stood at 89.9%.

Eventual champion Yomiuri Giants bottomed out at 8.5% (as of Apr 4, 2009).

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Pacific League Longest win streak: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 9 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at +26 Days in first place: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (128 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters stood at 94.8%.

Eventual champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters bottomed out at 6.9% (as of Apr 5, 2009).

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 .5002009 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague±0+50AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG +43D +19S −1T −6C −10DB −42G best balance +45G

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Central League Games over .5002009 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague±0+50AprJunAugOctG +43D +19S −1T −6C −10DB −42G best balance +45G
Pacific League Games over .5002009 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF +22E +11H +9L ±0M −15B −30F best balance +26LFEFEFHF

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Pacific League Games over .5002009 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctF +22E +11H +9L ±0M −15B −30F best balance +26LFEFHF
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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 time2009 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1D #2S #3T #4C #5DB #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2009 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1D #2S #3T #4C #5DB #6
Pacific League Standings over time2009 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF #1E #2H #3L #4M #5B #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2009 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF #1E #2H #3L #4M #5B #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 calendar2009 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieYomiuri Giants89 - 46 (9)Chunichi Dragons81 - 62 (1)Tokyo Yakult Swallows71 - 72 (1)Hanshin Tigers67 - 73 (4)Hiroshima Toyo Carp65 - 75 (4)Yokohama BayStars51 - 93AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2009 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters82 - 60 (2)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles77 - 66 (1)Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks74 - 65 (5)Saitama Seibu Lions70 - 70 (4)Chiba Lotte Marines62 - 77 (5)ORIX Buffaloes56 - 86 (2)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
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Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2009 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2009 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2009 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF 100%B 0%E 0%H 0%L 0%M 0%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2009 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctF 100%B 0%E 0%H 0%L 0%M 0%
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Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri12 - 9 (3)
Chunichi DragonsChunichi14 - 9 (1)
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult15 - 9
Hanshin TigersHanshin9 - 13 (2)
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14 - 9 (1)
Yokohama BayStarsYokohama6 - 18

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham12 - 11 (1)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten9 - 15
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank18 - 5 (1)
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu11 - 11 (2)
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte9 - 12 (3)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX8 - 16
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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, 2009-07-24 to 2009-07-25). 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, 2009-10-16 to 2009-10-17). 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, 2009-10-17 to 2009-10-19). 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, 2009-10-21 to 2009-10-24). 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 (4 games, 2009-10-21 to 2009-10-24). 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 (6 games, 2009-10-31 to 2009-11-07). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "日韓クラブCS" (Japan-Korea Club Championship) was held this season (1 games, 2009-11-14 to 2009-11-14). 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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