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NPB 2014 Final Standings - Central League champion Yomiuri GiantsPacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 3rd-placed Hiroshima, who came out 2nd in the league, while below it was 2nd-placed Hanshin, who came out 3rd. Yomiuri clinched on Sep 26, 2014 with 7 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 2nd-placed ORIX, who came out 1st in the league, while below it was 4th-placed Lotte, who came out 6th. Champion SoftBank comes out 2nd in the league on runs. SoftBank clinched on Oct 2, 2014 with 0 games left.

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The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriHanshinHiroshimaChunichiDeNAYakult2014 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriHanshinHiroshimaChunichiDeNAYakult2014 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankORIXNippon-HamLotteSeibuRakuten2014 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankORIXNippon-HamLotteSeibuRakuten2014 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 Champion14482611.573—1st (0)
2Hanshin TigersHanshin14475681.5247.03rd (-1)
3Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14474682.5217.52nd (+1)
4Chunichi DragonsChunichi14467734.47913.54th (0)
5Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14467752.47214.56th (-1)
6Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14460813.42621.05th (+1)
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Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Champion14478606.565—2nd (-1)
2ORIX BuffaloesORIX14480622.5630.01st (+1)
3Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14473683.5186.53rd (0)
4Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14466762.46514.06th (-2)
5Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14463774.45016.04th (+1)
6Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14464800.44417.05th (+1)
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Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Hanshin Tigers, 8 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Yomiuri Giants at +22 Days in first place: Yomiuri Giants (117 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Yomiuri Giants stood at 43%.

Eventual champion Yomiuri Giants bottomed out at 9.8% (as of May 18, 2014).

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Pacific League Longest win streak: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 9 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at +27 Days in first place: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (102 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stood at 69.5%.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 16.4% (as of Apr 4, 2014).

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 .5002014 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG +21T +7C +6D −6DB −8S −21G best balance +22GCGCG

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Central League Games over .5002014 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctG +21T +7C +6D −6DB −8S −21G best balance +22GCG
Pacific League Games over .5002014 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB +18H +18F +5M −10L −14E −16H best balance +27BHBHBHBBBH

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Pacific League Games over .5002014 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctB +18H +18F +5M −10L −14E −16H best balance +27BHBHBHBH
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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 time2014 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1T #2C #3D #4DB #5S #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2014 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1T #2C #3D #4DB #5S #6
Pacific League Standings over time2014 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1B #2F #3M #4L #5E #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2014 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1B #2F #3M #4L #5E #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 calendar2014 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieYomiuri Giants82 - 61 (1)Hanshin Tigers75 - 68 (1)Hiroshima Toyo Carp74 - 68 (2)Chunichi Dragons67 - 73 (4)Yokohama DeNA BayStars67 - 75 (2)Tokyo Yakult Swallows60 - 81 (3)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2014 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieFukuoka SoftBank Hawks78 - 60 (6)ORIX Buffaloes80 - 62 (2)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters73 - 68 (3)Chiba Lotte Marines66 - 76 (2)Saitama Seibu Lions63 - 77 (4)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles64 - 80AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
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Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2014 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 time2014 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2014 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 time2014 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%
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Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri16 - 8
Hanshin TigersHanshin9 - 15
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima9 - 15
Chunichi DragonsChunichi13 - 10 (1)
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA13 - 11
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult10 - 12 (2)

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank14 - 8 (2)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX14 - 10
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham11 - 12 (1)
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte12 - 12
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu11 - 13
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten9 - 15
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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, 2014-07-18 to 2014-07-19). 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, 2014-10-11 to 2014-10-14). 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 (10 games, 2014-10-15 to 2014-10-20). 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 (5 games, 2014-10-25 to 2014-10-30). 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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