NPB 2018 Final Standings - Central League champion Hiroshima Toyo CarpPacific League champion Saitama Seibu Lions

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 6th-placed Hanshin, who came out 4th in the league, while below it was 4th-placed DeNA, who came out 6th. Hiroshima clinched on Sep 26, 2018 with 8 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 6th-placed Rakuten, who came out 5th in the league, while below it was 5th-placed Lotte, who came out 6th. Seibu clinched on Sep 30, 2018 with 5 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566HiroshimaYakultYomiuriDeNAChunichiHanshin2018 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566HiroshimaYakultYomiuriDeNAChunichiHanshin2018 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SeibuSoftBankNippon-HamORIXLotteRakuten2018 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SeibuSoftBankNippon-HamORIXLotteRakuten2018 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 Champion14382592.582—1st (0)
2Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14375662.5327.03rd (-1)
3Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14367715.48613.52nd (+1)
4Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14367742.47515.06th (-2)
5Chunichi DragonsChunichi14363782.44719.05th (0)
6Hanshin TigersHanshin14362792.44020.04th (+2)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu Champion14388532.624—1st (0)
2Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank14382601.5776.52nd (0)
3Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14374663.52913.53rd (0)
4ORIX BuffaloesORIX14365735.47121.54th (0)
5Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14359813.42128.56th (-1)
6Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14358823.41429.55th (+1)

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Yomiuri Giants, 8 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hiroshima Toyo Carp at +28 Days in first place: Hiroshima Toyo Carp (164 days)

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

Eventual champion Hiroshima Toyo Carp bottomed out at 21% (as of Apr 13, 2018).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Saitama Seibu Lions, 12 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Saitama Seibu Lions at +36 Days in first place: Saitama Seibu Lions (170 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Saitama Seibu Lions stood at 90.5%.

Eventual champion Saitama Seibu Lions bottomed out at 21.7% (as of Mar 30, 2018).

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 .5002018 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC +23S +9G −4DB −7D −15T −17C best balance +28TCCDBC

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Central League Games over .5002018 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctC +23S +9G −4DB −7D −15T −17C best balance +28TC
Pacific League Games over .5002018 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctL +35H +22F +8B −8M −22E −24L best balance +36

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Pacific League Games over .5002018 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprJunAugOctL +35H +22F +8B −8M −22E −24L best balance +36

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 time2018 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC #1S #2G #3DB #4D #5T #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2018 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctC #1S #2G #3DB #4D #5T #6
Pacific League Standings over time2018 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctL #1H #2F #3B #4M #5E #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2018 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctL #1H #2F #3B #4M #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 calendar2018 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHiroshima Toyo Carp82 - 59 (2)Tokyo Yakult Swallows75 - 66 (2)Yomiuri Giants67 - 71 (5)Yokohama DeNA BayStars67 - 74 (2)Chunichi Dragons63 - 78 (2)Hanshin Tigers62 - 79 (2)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2018 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieSaitama Seibu Lions88 - 53 (2)Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks82 - 60 (1)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters74 - 66 (3)ORIX Buffaloes65 - 73 (5)Chiba Lotte Marines59 - 81 (3)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles58 - 82 (3)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2018 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 time2018 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctC 100%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2018 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctL 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%H 0%M 0%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2018 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctL 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%H 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima7 - 11
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult12 - 6
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri8 - 10
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA8 - 10
Chunichi DragonsChunichi7 - 11
Hanshin TigersHanshin6 - 11 (1)

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu10 - 8
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank11 - 7
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham10 - 8
ORIX BuffaloesORIX11 - 6 (1)
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte11 - 7
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten6 - 12

Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2018-07-13 to 2018-07-14). 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, 2018-10-13 to 2018-10-15). 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 (8 games, 2018-10-17 to 2018-10-21). 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, 2018-10-27 to 2018-11-03). 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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