The 2013 Pennant Race

Central League

Champion Yomiuri Giants

Pacific League

Champion Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles

A season archive covering the standings and game results. Rows follow the official final standings.

Final standings (official)

Central League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGB
1Yomiuri Giants Champion14484537.613—
2Hanshin Tigers14473674.52112.5
3Hiroshima Toyo Carp14469723.48917.0
4Chunichi Dragons14464773.45422.0
5Yokohama DeNA BayStars14464791.44823.0
6Tokyo Yakult Swallows14457834.40728.5

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGB
1Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles Champion14482593.582—
2Saitama Seibu Lions14474664.5297.5
3Chiba Lotte Marines14474682.5218.5
4Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks14473692.5149.5
5ORIX Buffaloes14466735.47515.0
6Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters14464782.45118.5

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Yomiuri Giants, 7 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Yomiuri Giants at +34 Days in first place: Yomiuri Giants (163 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Yomiuri Giants stood at 99.4% in this model.

Eventual champion Yomiuri Giants bottomed out at 22.1% in this model (as of Mar 29, 2013).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Saitama Seibu Lions, 8 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles at +27 Days in first place: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (89 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles stood at 90.6% in this model.

Eventual champion Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles bottomed out at 0.7% in this model (as of May 3, 2013).

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

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 .5002013 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG +31T +6C −3D −13DB −15S −26G best balance +34TGTG
Central League Games over .5002013 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG +31T +6C −3D −13DB −15S −26G best balance +34TGG
Pacific League Games over .5002013 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−10±0+10+20+30AprMayJunJulAugSepOctE +23L +8M +6H +4B −7F −14E best balance +27LELME
Pacific League Games over .5002013 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−10±0+10+20+30AprMayJunJulAugSepOctE +23L +8M +6H +4B −7F −14E best balance +27LEME

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 time2013 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1T #2C #3D #4DB #5S #6
Central League Standings over time2013 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1T #2C #3D #4DB #5S #6
Pacific League Standings over time2013 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctE #1L #2M #3H #4B #5F #6
Pacific League Standings over time2013 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctE #1L #2M #3H #4B #5F #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 calendar2013 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieYomiuri Giants84 - 53 - 7Hanshin Tigers73 - 67 - 4Hiroshima Toyo Carp69 - 72 - 3Chunichi Dragons64 - 77 - 3Yokohama DeNA BayStars64 - 79 - 1Tokyo Yakult Swallows57 - 83 - 4AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2013 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles82 - 59 - 3Saitama Seibu Lions74 - 66 - 4Chiba Lotte Marines74 - 68 - 2Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks73 - 69 - 2ORIX Buffaloes66 - 73 - 5Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters64 - 78 - 2AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Estimates from re-running the current board's model on each day's data. Probabilities do not guarantee outcomes.

Central League Pennant odds over time2013 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%
Central League Pennant odds over time2013 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2013 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctE 100%B 0%F 0%H 0%L 0%M 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2013 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctE 100%B 0%F 0%H 0%L 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Interleague results only (rows in league and official-standings order, not by winning percentage).

Central League

TeamW - L - T
Yomiuri Giants13 - 10 - 1
Hanshin Tigers12 - 11 - 1
Hiroshima Toyo Carp11 - 13 - 0
Chunichi Dragons10 - 13 - 1
Yokohama DeNA BayStars7 - 17 - 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows7 - 16 - 1

Pacific League

TeamW - L - T
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles15 - 9 - 0
Saitama Seibu Lions11 - 13 - 0
Chiba Lotte Marines13 - 10 - 1
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks15 - 8 - 1
ORIX Buffaloes13 - 10 - 1
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters13 - 10 - 1

Season rules and notes

  • Rows follow the official final standings (not necessarily in order of winning percentage).
  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (3 games, 2013-07-19 to 2013-07-22). 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, 2013-10-12 to 2013-10-14). 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, 2013-10-16 to 2013-10-21). 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, 2013-10-26 to 2013-11-03). 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 (9 games, 2013-11-15 to 2013-11-20). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.

This page is reference material. Where it differs from the official records, the official records take precedence.