NPB 2016 Final Standings - Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo CarpPacific League champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 3rd-placed DeNA, who came out 2nd in the league, while below it was 2nd-placed Yomiuri, who came out 3rd. Hiroshima clinched on Sep 10, 2016 with 12 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 2nd-placed SoftBank, who came out 1st in the league, while below it was 1st-placed Nippon-Ham, who came out 2nd. Nippon-Ham clinched on Sep 28, 2016 with 1 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566HiroshimaYomiuriDeNAHanshinYakultChunichi2016 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566HiroshimaYomiuriDeNAHanshinYakultChunichi2016 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566Nippon-HamSoftBankLotteSeibuRakutenORIX2016 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566Nippon-HamSoftBankLotteSeibuRakutenORIX2016 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
1Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima Champion14389522.631—1st (0)
2Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14371693.50717.53rd (-1)
3Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14369713.49319.52nd (+1)
4Hanshin TigersHanshin14364763.45724.54th (0)
5Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14364781.45125.56th (-1)
6Chunichi DragonsChunichi14358823.41430.55th (+1)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham Champion14387533.621—2nd (-1)
2Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank14383546.6062.51st (+1)
3Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14372683.51415.03rd (0)
4Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14364763.45723.04th (0)
5Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14362783.44325.05th (0)
6ORIX BuffaloesORIX14357833.40730.06th (0)

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Hiroshima Toyo Carp, 11 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hiroshima Toyo Carp at +38 Days in first place: Hiroshima Toyo Carp (121 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp stood at 100%.

Eventual champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp bottomed out at 11% (as of Mar 25, 2016).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, 15 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters at +34 Days in first place: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (125 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters stood at 40.9%.

Eventual champion Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters bottomed out at 0.4% (as of Jun 18, 2016).

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 .5002016 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC +37G +2DB −2T −12S −14D −24C best balance +38TGCGCGGCGCGC

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Central League Games over .5002016 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprJunAugOctC +37G +2DB −2T −12S −14D −24C best balance +38TGCGCGC
Pacific League Games over .5002016 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF +34H +29M +4L −12E −16B −26F best balance +34ELMHFHFHF

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Pacific League Games over .5002016 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctF +34H +29M +4L −12E −16B −26F best balance +34ELFHFH

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 time2016 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC #1G #2DB #3T #4S #5D #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2016 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC #1G #2DB #3T #4S #5D #6
Pacific League Standings over time2016 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF #1H #2M #3L #4E #5B #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2016 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctF #1H #2M #3L #4E #5B #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 calendar2016 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHiroshima Toyo Carp89 - 52 (2)Yomiuri Giants71 - 69 (3)Yokohama DeNA BayStars69 - 71 (3)Hanshin Tigers64 - 76 (3)Tokyo Yakult Swallows64 - 78 (1)Chunichi Dragons58 - 82 (3)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2016 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters87 - 53 (3)Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks83 - 54 (6)Chiba Lotte Marines72 - 68 (3)Saitama Seibu Lions64 - 76 (3)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles62 - 78 (3)ORIX Buffaloes57 - 83 (3)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2016 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC 100%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2016 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctC 100%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2016 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 time2016 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctF 100%B 0%E 0%H 0%L 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima11 - 6 (1)
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri9 - 9
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA7 - 11
Hanshin TigersHanshin7 - 11
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult6 - 12
Chunichi DragonsChunichi7 - 11

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham10 - 8
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank13 - 4 (1)
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte12 - 6
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu9 - 9
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten11 - 7
ORIX BuffaloesORIX5 - 13

Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2016-07-15 to 2016-07-16). 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, 2016-10-08 to 2016-10-10). 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, 2016-10-12 to 2016-10-16). 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, 2016-10-22 to 2016-10-29). 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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