NPB 2010 Final Standings - Central League champion Chunichi DragonsPacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 2nd-placed Hanshin, who came out 1st in the league, while below it was 1st-placed Chunichi, who came out 3rd. Chunichi clinched on Oct 1, 2010 with 1 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed Nippon-Ham, who came out 1st in the league, while below it was 1st-placed SoftBank, who came out 4th. SoftBank clinched on Sep 26, 2010 with 0 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566ChunichiHanshinYomiuriYakultHiroshimaYokohama2010 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566ChunichiHanshinYomiuriYakultHiroshimaYokohama2010 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankSeibuLotteNippon-HamORIXRakuten2010 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankSeibuLotteNippon-HamORIXRakuten2010 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
1Chunichi DragonsChunichi Champion14479623.560—3rd (-2)
2Hanshin TigersHanshin14478633.5531.01st (+1)
3Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14479641.5521.02nd (+1)
4Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14472684.5146.54th (0)
5Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14458842.40821.55th (0)
6Yokohama BayStarsYokohama14448951.33632.06th (0)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Champion14476635.547—4th (-3)
2Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14478651.5450.03rd (-1)
3Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14475672.5282.52nd (+1)
4Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14474673.5253.01st (+3)
5ORIX BuffaloesORIX14469714.4937.55th (0)
6Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14462793.44015.06th (0)

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 10 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Chunichi Dragons at +19 Days in first place: Yomiuri Giants (102 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Chunichi Dragons stood at 11.6%.

Eventual champion Chunichi Dragons bottomed out at 0.8% (as of Jul 1, 2010).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 9 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Saitama Seibu Lions at +17 Days in first place: Saitama Seibu Lions (91 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stood at 55.7%.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 4.1% (as of Mar 31, 2010).

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 .5002010 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctD +17G +15T +15S +4C −26DB −47D best balance +19SDGTGTGTTGGTD

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Central League Games over .5002010 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20MarMayJulSepD +17G +15T +15S +4C −26DB −47D best balance +19SDTGTGTGTD
Pacific League Games over .5002010 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20−10±0+10+20MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctH +13L +13M +8F +7B −2E −17L best balance +17MLMLMMLMLHLHLH

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Pacific League Games over .5002010 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20−10±0+10+20MarMayJulSepH +13L +13M +8F +7B −2E −17L best balance +17MLMMLMLHLHLH

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 time2010 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD #1T #2G #3S #4C #5DB #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2010 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD #1T #2G #3S #4C #5DB #6
Pacific League Standings over time2010 seasonnpbc.media123456MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1L #2M #3F #4B #5E #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2010 seasonnpbc.media123456MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1L #2M #3F #4B #5E #6

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 calendar2010 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieChunichi Dragons79 - 62 (3)Hanshin Tigers78 - 63 (3)Yomiuri Giants79 - 64 (1)Tokyo Yakult Swallows72 - 68 (4)Hiroshima Toyo Carp58 - 84 (2)Yokohama BayStars48 - 95 (1)MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2010 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieFukuoka SoftBank Hawks76 - 63 (5)Saitama Seibu Lions78 - 65 (1)Chiba Lotte Marines75 - 67 (2)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters74 - 67 (3)ORIX Buffaloes69 - 71 (4)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles62 - 79 (3)MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2010 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctD 100%C 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2010 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%MarMayJulSepD 100%C 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2010 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2010 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%MarMayJulSepH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Chunichi DragonsChunichi11 - 13
Hanshin TigersHanshin11 - 12 (1)
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri12 - 12
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult9 - 14 (1)
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima10 - 12 (2)
Yokohama BayStarsYokohama6 - 18

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank13 - 10 (1)
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14 - 10
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte13 - 10 (1)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham12 - 11 (1)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX16 - 8
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten13 - 10 (1)

Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2010-07-23 to 2010-07-24). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "CS ファーストS" (Climax Series First Stage) was held this season (4 games, 2010-10-09 to 2010-10-17). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
  • Beyond the league schedule, "CS ファイナルS" (Climax Series Final Stage) was held this season (10 games, 2010-10-14 to 2010-10-23). 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, 2010-10-30 to 2010-11-07). 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, 2010-11-13 to 2010-11-13). 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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