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NPB 2012 Final Standings - Central League champion Yomiuri GiantsPacific League champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Central League: the table order and the order by runs ended the same. Yomiuri clinched on Sep 21, 2012 with 11 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 3rd-placed SoftBank, who came out 2nd in the league, while below it was 2nd-placed Seibu, who came out 4th. Nippon-Ham clinched on Oct 2, 2012 with 3 games left.

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The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriChunichiYakultHiroshimaHanshinDeNA2012 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriChunichiYakultHiroshimaHanshinDeNA2012 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566Nippon-HamSeibuSoftBankRakutenLotteORIX2012 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566Nippon-HamSeibuSoftBankRakutenLotteORIX2012 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 Champion144864315.667—1st (0)
2Chunichi DragonsChunichi144755316.58610.52nd (0)
3Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult144686511.51120.03rd (0)
4Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima144617112.46226.54th (0)
5Hanshin TigersHanshin144557514.42331.55th (0)
6Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA144468513.35141.06th (0)
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Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham Champion144745911.556—1st (0)
2Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14472639.5333.04th (-2)
3Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank144676512.5086.52nd (+1)
4Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten144676710.5007.53rd (+1)
5Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte144626715.48110.05th (0)
6ORIX BuffaloesORIX144577710.42517.56th (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 +44 Days in first place: Yomiuri Giants (89 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Yomiuri Giants stood at 98.5%.

Eventual champion Yomiuri Giants bottomed out at 1.1% (as of Apr 7, 2012).

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Pacific League Longest win streak: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 7 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at +17 Days in first place: Chiba Lotte Marines (73 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters stood at 29.9%.

Eventual champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters bottomed out at 13% (as of Apr 4, 2012).

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 .5002012 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG +43D +22S +3C −10T −20DB −39G best balance +44CTDSDSDGDG

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Central League Games over .5002012 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−40−20±0+20+40AprJunAugOctG +43D +22S +3C −10T −20DB −39G best balance +44CTSDGDG
Pacific League Games over .5002012 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF +15L +9H +2E ±0M −5B −20F best balance +17HMFMFMFMFLFLFLF

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Pacific League Games over .5002012 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctF +15L +9H +2E ±0M −5B −20F best balance +17HMMMMFLFFL
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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 time2012 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1D #2S #3C #4T #5DB #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2012 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1D #2S #3C #4T #5DB #6
Pacific League Standings over time2012 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF #1L #2H #3E #4M #5B #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2012 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF #1L #2H #3E #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 calendar2012 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieYomiuri Giants86 - 43 (15)Chunichi Dragons75 - 53 (16)Tokyo Yakult Swallows68 - 65 (11)Hiroshima Toyo Carp61 - 71 (12)Hanshin Tigers55 - 75 (14)Yokohama DeNA BayStars46 - 85 (13)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2012 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters74 - 59 (11)Saitama Seibu Lions72 - 63 (9)Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks67 - 65 (12)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles67 - 67 (10)Chiba Lotte Marines62 - 67 (15)ORIX Buffaloes57 - 77 (10)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
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Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2012 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 time2012 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2012 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 time2012 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 GiantsYomiuri17 - 7
Chunichi DragonsChunichi12 - 8 (4)
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult9 - 15
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima10 - 11 (3)
Hanshin TigersHanshin9 - 12 (3)
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA9 - 14 (1)

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14 - 8 (2)
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu13 - 11
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank8 - 13 (3)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten10 - 14
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte12 - 7 (5)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX10 - 13 (1)
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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 (3 games, 2012-07-20 to 2012-07-23). 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 (6 games, 2012-10-13 to 2012-10-15). 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 (9 games, 2012-10-17 to 2012-10-22). 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, 2012-10-27 to 2012-11-03). 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, 2012-11-08 to 2012-11-11). 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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