The 2017 Pennant Race

Central League

Champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Pacific League

Champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

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
1Hiroshima Toyo Carp Champion14388514.633—
2Hanshin Tigers14378614.56110.0
3Yokohama DeNA BayStars14373655.52914.5
4Yomiuri Giants14372683.51416.5
5Chunichi Dragons14359795.42828.5
6Tokyo Yakult Swallows14345962.31944.0

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGB
1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Champion14394490.657—
2Saitama Seibu Lions14379613.56413.5
3Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles14377633.55015.5
4ORIX Buffaloes14363791.44430.5
5Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters14360830.42034.0
6Chiba Lotte Marines14354872.38339.0

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Hiroshima Toyo Carp, 10 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hiroshima Toyo Carp at +38 Days in first place: Hiroshima Toyo Carp (143 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp stood at 97.1% in this model.

Eventual champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp bottomed out at 10% in this model (as of Mar 31, 2017).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Saitama Seibu Lions, 13 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at +48 Days in first place: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (107 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stood at 99.5% in this model.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 1.8% in this model (as of Apr 23, 2017).

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 .5002017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−50±0AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC +37T +17DB +8G +4D −20S −51C best balance +38CTC
Central League Games over .5002017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−50±0AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC +37T +17DB +8G +4D −20S −51C best balance +38CTC
Pacific League Games over .5002017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague±0+50AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH +45L +18E +14B −16F −23M −33H best balance +48HEHEHEH
Pacific League Games over .5002017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague±0+50AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH +45L +18E +14B −16F −23M −33H best balance +48HEHEE

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 time2017 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC #1T #2DB #3G #4D #5S #6
Central League Standings over time2017 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC #1T #2DB #3G #4D #5S #6
Pacific League Standings over time2017 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1L #2E #3B #4F #5M #6
Pacific League Standings over time2017 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1L #2E #3B #4F #5M #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 calendar2017 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHiroshima Toyo Carp88 - 51 - 4Hanshin Tigers78 - 61 - 4Yokohama DeNA BayStars73 - 65 - 5Yomiuri Giants72 - 68 - 3Chunichi Dragons59 - 79 - 5Tokyo Yakult Swallows45 - 96 - 2AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2017 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieFukuoka SoftBank Hawks94 - 49 - 0Saitama Seibu Lions79 - 61 - 3Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles77 - 63 - 3ORIX Buffaloes63 - 79 - 1Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters60 - 83 - 0Chiba Lotte Marines54 - 87 - 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 time2017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC 100%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%
Central League Pennant odds over time2017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC 100%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 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
Hiroshima Toyo Carp12 - 6 - 0
Hanshin Tigers10 - 8 - 0
Yokohama DeNA BayStars9 - 9 - 0
Yomiuri Giants6 - 12 - 0
Chunichi Dragons9 - 9 - 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows5 - 12 - 1

Pacific League

TeamW - L - T
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks12 - 6 - 0
Saitama Seibu Lions10 - 7 - 1
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles10 - 8 - 0
ORIX Buffaloes10 - 8 - 0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters8 - 10 - 0
Chiba Lotte Marines6 - 12 - 0

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 (2 games, 2017-07-14 to 2017-07-15). 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 (7 games, 2017-10-14 to 2017-10-17). 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 (12 games, 2017-10-18 to 2017-10-24). 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, 2017-10-28 to 2017-11-04). 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.