NPB 2011 Final Standings - Central League champion Chunichi DragonsPacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 3rd-placed Yomiuri, who came out 1st in the league, while below it was 1st-placed Chunichi, who came out 3rd. Chunichi clinched on Oct 18, 2011 with 2 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 5th-placed Rakuten, who came out 4th in the league, while below it was 4th-placed ORIX, who came out 5th. SoftBank clinched on Oct 1, 2011 with 11 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566ChunichiYakultYomiuriHanshinHiroshimaYokohama2011 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566ChunichiYakultYomiuriHanshinHiroshimaYokohama2011 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankNippon-HamSeibuORIXRakutenLotte2011 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankNippon-HamSeibuORIXRakutenLotte2011 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 Champion144755910.560—3rd (-2)
2Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult144705915.5432.54th (-2)
3Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri144716211.5343.51st (+2)
4Hanshin TigersHanshin14468706.4939.02nd (+2)
5Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14460768.44116.05th (0)
6Yokohama BayStarsYokohama144478611.35327.56th (0)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Champion144884610.657—1st (0)
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14472657.52617.52nd (0)
3Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14468679.503720.53rd (0)
4ORIX BuffaloesORIX14469687.503620.55th (-1)
5Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14466717.48223.54th (+1)
6Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte144547911.40633.56th (0)

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 9 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Chunichi Dragons at +19 Days in first place: Tokyo Yakult Swallows (138 days)

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

Eventual champion Chunichi Dragons bottomed out at 1.2% (as of Aug 3, 2011).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 10 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at +43 Days in first place: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (153 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stood at 83.2%.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 12.2% (as of Apr 13, 2011).

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 .5002011 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD +16S +11G +9T −2C −16DB −39D best balance +19CSDSD

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Central League Games over .5002011 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20AprJunAugOctD +16S +11G +9T −2C −16DB −39D best balance +19CSDSD
Pacific League Games over .5002011 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH +42F +7B +1L +1E −5M −25H best balance +43EFHFHHFHFH

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Pacific League Games over .5002011 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprJunAugOctH +42F +7B +1L +1E −5M −25H best balance +43EFHFFH

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 time2011 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD #1S #2G #3T #4C #5DB #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2011 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD #1S #2G #3T #4C #5DB #6
Pacific League Standings over time2011 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2L #3B #4E #5M #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2011 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2L #3B #4E #5M #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 calendar2011 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieChunichi Dragons75 - 59 (10)Tokyo Yakult Swallows70 - 59 (15)Yomiuri Giants71 - 62 (11)Hanshin Tigers68 - 70 (6)Hiroshima Toyo Carp60 - 76 (8)Yokohama BayStars47 - 86 (11)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2011 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieFukuoka SoftBank Hawks88 - 46 (10)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters72 - 65 (7)Saitama Seibu Lions68 - 67 (9)ORIX Buffaloes69 - 68 (7)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles66 - 71 (7)Chiba Lotte Marines54 - 79 (11)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2011 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctD 100%C 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2011 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctD 100%C 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2011 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2011 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Chunichi DragonsChunichi14 - 10
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult10 - 12 (2)
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri10 - 13 (1)
Hanshin TigersHanshin10 - 14
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima6 - 16 (2)
Yokohama BayStarsYokohama7 - 13 (4)

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank18 - 4 (2)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham16 - 8
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu12 - 11 (1)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX15 - 7 (2)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten9 - 13 (2)
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte8 - 14 (2)

Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (3 games, 2011-07-22 to 2011-07-24). 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 (5 games, 2011-10-29 to 2011-10-31). 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 (8 games, 2011-11-02 to 2011-11-06). 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, 2011-11-12 to 2011-11-20). 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, 2011-11-25 to 2011-11-29). 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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