NPB 2017 Final Standings - Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo CarpPacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed Yomiuri, who came out 3rd in the league, while below it was 3rd-placed DeNA, who came out 4th. Hiroshima clinched on Sep 18, 2017 with 7 games left.

Pacific League: the table order and the order by runs ended the same. SoftBank clinched on Sep 16, 2017 with 13 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566HiroshimaHanshinDeNAYomiuriChunichiYakult2017 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566HiroshimaHanshinDeNAYomiuriChunichiYakult2017 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankSeibuRakutenORIXNippon-HamLotte2017 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankSeibuRakutenORIXNippon-HamLotte2017 seasonnpbc.media

The order by runs is the order by the record implied by run differential.

Advertisements

Final standings (official)

Central League

Scroll right for more

RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima Champion14388514.633—1st (0)
2Hanshin TigersHanshin14378614.56110.02nd (0)
3Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14373655.52914.54th (-1)
4Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14372683.51416.53rd (+1)
5Chunichi DragonsChunichi14359795.42828.55th (0)
6Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14345962.31944.06th (0)

Pacific League

Scroll right for more

RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Champion14394490.657—1st (0)
2Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14379613.56413.52nd (0)
3Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14377633.55015.53rd (0)
4ORIX BuffaloesORIX14363791.44430.54th (0)
5Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14360830.42034.05th (0)
6Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14354872.38339.06th (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 96.1%.

Eventual champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp bottomed out at 12.2% (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%.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 4.4% (as of Apr 23, 2017).

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

Advertisements

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

Scroll right to see the full chart

Central League Games over .5002017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−50±0AprJunAugOctC +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

Scroll right to see the full chart

Pacific League Games over .5002017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague±0+50AprJunAugOctH +45L +18E +14B −16F −23M −33H best balance +48HEHE

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

Scroll right to see the full chart

Central LeagueStandings over time2017 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC #1T #2DB #3G #4D #5S #6
Pacific League Standings over time2017 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1L #2E #3B #4F #5M #6

Scroll right to see the full chart

Pacific LeagueStandings 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.

Scroll right for more

Central League Win-loss calendar2017 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHiroshima Toyo Carp88 - 51 (4)Hanshin Tigers78 - 61 (4)Yokohama DeNA BayStars73 - 65 (5)Yomiuri Giants72 - 68 (3)Chunichi Dragons59 - 79 (5)Tokyo Yakult Swallows45 - 96 (2)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Scroll right for more

Pacific League Win-loss calendar2017 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieFukuoka SoftBank Hawks94 - 49Saitama Seibu Lions79 - 61 (3)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles77 - 63 (3)ORIX Buffaloes63 - 79 (1)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters60 - 83Chiba Lotte Marines54 - 87 (2)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

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%

Scroll right to see the full chart

Central LeaguePennant odds over time2017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctC 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%

Scroll right to see the full chart

Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2017 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Central League

Scroll right for more

TeamW - L (T)
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima12 - 6
Hanshin TigersHanshin10 - 8
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA9 - 9
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri6 - 12
Chunichi DragonsChunichi9 - 9
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult5 - 12 (1)

Pacific League

Scroll right for more

TeamW - L (T)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank12 - 6
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu10 - 7 (1)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten10 - 8
ORIX BuffaloesORIX10 - 8
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham8 - 10
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte6 - 12

Season rules and notes

  • 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.

The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.

Advertisements