NPB 2015 Final Standings - Central League champion Tokyo Yakult SwallowsPacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed Hiroshima, who came out 3rd in the league, while below it was 3rd-placed Hanshin, who came out 6th. Yakult clinched on Oct 2, 2015 with 2 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed Seibu, who came out 2nd in the league, while below it was 2nd-placed Nippon-Ham, who came out 3rd. SoftBank clinched on Sep 17, 2015 with 16 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

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StandingsBy runs112233445566YakultYomiuriHanshinHiroshimaChunichiDeNA2015 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankNippon-HamLotteSeibuORIXRakuten2015 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankNippon-HamLotteSeibuORIXRakuten2015 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
1Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult Champion14376652.539—1st (0)
2Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14375671.5281.52nd (0)
3Hanshin TigersHanshin14370712.4966.06th (-3)
4Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14369713.4936.53rd (+1)
5Chunichi DragonsChunichi14362774.44613.04th (+1)
6Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14362801.43714.55th (+1)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Champion14390494.647—1st (0)
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14379622.56012.03rd (-1)
3Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14373691.51418.54th (-1)
4Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14369695.50020.52nd (+2)
5ORIX BuffaloesORIX14361802.43330.05th (0)
6Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14357833.40733.56th (0)

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 7 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Tokyo Yakult Swallows at +12 Days in first place: Hanshin Tigers (59 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows stood at 31%.

Eventual champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows bottomed out at 2.1% (as of May 16, 2015).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 8 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at +49 Days in first place: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (108 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stood at 99.8%.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 10.4% (as of Apr 12, 2015).

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 .5002015 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20−10±0+10AprMayJunJulAugSepOctS +11G +8T −1C −2D −15DB −18S best balance +12DDBDSGDBGTSTGDBGSTGGTS

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Central League Games over .5002015 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20−10±0+10AprJunAugOctS +11G +8T −1C −2D −15DB −18S best balance +12DDBGDBGTSGGSGTS
Pacific League Games over .5002015 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH +41F +17M +4L ±0B −19E −26H best balance +49FLHLFHFHFH

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Pacific League Games over .5002015 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprJunAugOctH +41F +17M +4L ±0B −19E −26H best balance +49FLHHHF

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 time2015 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctS #1G #2T #3C #4D #5DB #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2015 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctS #1G #2T #3C #4D #5DB #6
Pacific League Standings over time2015 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2M #3L #4B #5E #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2015 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2M #3L #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 calendar2015 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieTokyo Yakult Swallows76 - 65 (2)Yomiuri Giants75 - 67 (1)Hanshin Tigers70 - 71 (2)Hiroshima Toyo Carp69 - 71 (3)Chunichi Dragons62 - 77 (4)Yokohama DeNA BayStars62 - 80 (1)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2015 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieFukuoka SoftBank Hawks90 - 49 (4)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters79 - 62 (2)Chiba Lotte Marines73 - 69 (1)Saitama Seibu Lions69 - 69 (5)ORIX Buffaloes61 - 80 (2)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles57 - 83 (3)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2015 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctS 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2015 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctS 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2015 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 time2015 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)
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult8 - 9 (1)
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri7 - 11
Hanshin TigersHanshin10 - 8
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima9 - 9
Chunichi DragonsChunichi7 - 10 (1)
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA3 - 14 (1)

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank12 - 6
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham11 - 6 (1)
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte10 - 8
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu10 - 6 (2)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX8 - 10
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten10 - 8

Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2015-07-17 to 2015-07-18). 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, 2015-10-10 to 2015-10-12). 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 (7 games, 2015-10-14 to 2015-10-17). 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, 2015-10-24 to 2015-10-29). 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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