NPB 2020 Final Standings - Central League champion Yomiuri GiantsPacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed DeNA, who came out 2nd in the league, while below it was 3rd-placed Chunichi, who came out 5th. Yomiuri clinched on Oct 30, 2020 with 9 games left.
Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed Rakuten, who came out 2nd in the league, while below it was 3rd-placed Seibu, who came out 5th. SoftBank clinched on Oct 27, 2020 with 9 games left.
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The table order and the order by runs
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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Rank
Team
G
W
L
T
PCT
GB
By runs
1
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuriChampion
120
67
45
8
.598
—
1st (0)
2
Hanshin TigersHanshin
120
60
53
7
.531
7.5
3rd (-1)
3
Chunichi DragonsChunichi
120
60
55
5
.522
8.5
5th (-2)
4
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA
120
56
58
6
.491
12.0
2nd (+2)
5
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima
120
52
56
12
.481
13.0
4th (+1)
6
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult
120
41
69
10
.373
25.0
6th (0)
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Pacific League
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Rank
Team
G
W
L
T
PCT
GB
By runs
1
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBankChampion
120
73
42
5
.635
—
1st (0)
2
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte
120
60
57
3
.513
14.0
3rd (-1)
3
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu
120
58
58
4
.500
15.5
5th (-2)
4
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten
120
55
57
8
.491
16.5
2nd (+2)
5
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham
120
53
62
5
.461
20.0
4th (+1)
6
ORIX BuffaloesORIX
120
45
68
7
.398
27.0
6th (0)
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Season highlights
Central LeagueLongest win streak: Yomiuri Giants, 9 in a rowBest games over .500 (in-season peak): Yomiuri Giants at +30Days in first place: Yomiuri Giants (135 days)
At the end of August, eventual champion Yomiuri Giants stood at 87.1%.
Eventual champion Yomiuri Giants bottomed out at 20.2% (as of Jun 19, 2020).
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Pacific LeagueLongest win streak: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 12 in a rowBest games over .500 (in-season peak): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at +31Days in first place: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (106 days)
At the end of August, eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stood at 70.9%.
Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 3.7% (as of Jun 28, 2020).
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.
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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.
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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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Pennant odds over time
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Season rules and notes
Beyond the league schedule, "クライマックスS" (Climax Series) was held this season (2 games, 2020-11-14 to 2020-11-15). 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 (4 games, 2020-11-21 to 2020-11-25). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.
There is no interleague record for this season.
The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.