NPB 2021 Final Standings - Central League champion Tokyo Yakult SwallowsPacific League champion ORIX Buffaloes

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 6th-placed DeNA, who came out 5th in the league, while below it was 5th-placed Chunichi, who came out 6th. Yakult clinched on Oct 26, 2021 with 2 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 4th-placed SoftBank, who came out 1st in the league, while below it was 2nd-placed Lotte, who came out 4th. Champion ORIX comes out 2nd in the league on runs. ORIX clinched on Oct 27, 2021 with 0 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566YakultHanshinYomiuriHiroshimaChunichiDeNA2021 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566YakultHanshinYomiuriHiroshimaChunichiDeNA2021 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566ORIXLotteRakutenSoftBankNippon-HamSeibu2021 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566ORIXLotteRakutenSoftBankNippon-HamSeibu2021 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
1Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult Champion143735218.584—1st (0)
2Hanshin TigersHanshin143775610.5790.02nd (0)
3Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri143616220.49611.03rd (0)
4Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima143636812.48113.04th (0)
5Chunichi DragonsChunichi143557117.43718.56th (-1)
6Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA143547316.42520.05th (+1)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1ORIX BuffaloesORIX Champion143705518.560—2nd (-1)
2Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte143675719.5402.54th (-2)
3Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten143666215.5165.53rd (0)
4Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank143606221.4928.51st (+3)
5Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham143556820.44714.06th (-1)
6Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu143557018.44015.05th (+1)

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 9 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Tokyo Yakult Swallows at +24 Days in first place: Hanshin Tigers (125 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows stood at 28.4%.

Eventual champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows bottomed out at 2.7% (as of May 11, 2021).

Pacific League Longest win streak: ORIX Buffaloes, 11 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): ORIX Buffaloes at +16 Days in first place: ORIX Buffaloes (73 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion ORIX Buffaloes stood at 55.8%.

Eventual champion ORIX Buffaloes bottomed out at 1.9% (as of Apr 18, 2021).

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 .5002021 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovS +21T +21G −1C −5D −16DB −19S best balance +24CGTGTS

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Central League Games over .5002021 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctS +21T +21G −1C −5D −16DB −19S best balance +24CGGTS
Pacific League Games over .5002021 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20−10±0+10AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovB +15M +10E +4H −2F −13L −15B best balance +16LEHEHEHEBMBBMBMB

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Pacific League Games over .5002021 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20−10±0+10AprJunAugOctB +15M +10E +4H −2F −13L −15B best balance +16LEEHEEBMBBMB

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 time2021 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovS #1T #2G #3C #4D #5DB #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2021 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovS #1T #2G #3C #4D #5DB #6
Pacific League Standings over time2021 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB #1M #2E #3H #4F #5L #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2021 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB #1M #2E #3H #4F #5L #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 calendar2021 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieTokyo Yakult Swallows73 - 52 (18)Hanshin Tigers77 - 56 (10)Yomiuri Giants61 - 62 (20)Hiroshima Toyo Carp63 - 68 (12)Chunichi Dragons55 - 71 (17)Yokohama DeNA BayStars54 - 73 (16)AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2021 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieORIX Buffaloes70 - 55 (18)Chiba Lotte Marines67 - 57 (19)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles66 - 62 (15)Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks60 - 62 (21)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters55 - 68 (20)Saitama Seibu Lions55 - 70 (18)AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2021 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovS 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2021 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctS 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2021 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovB 100%E 0%F 0%H 0%L 0%M 0%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2021 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctB 100%E 0%F 0%H 0%L 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult10 - 8
Hanshin TigersHanshin11 - 7
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri7 - 8 (3)
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima3 - 12 (3)
Chunichi DragonsChunichi9 - 7 (2)
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA9 - 6 (3)

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX12 - 5 (1)
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte8 - 9 (1)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten9 - 8 (1)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank5 - 9 (4)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham7 - 11
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu7 - 7 (4)

Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2021-07-16 to 2021-07-17). 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 (4 games, 2021-11-06 to 2021-11-07). 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 (6 games, 2021-11-10 to 2021-11-12). 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, 2021-11-20 to 2021-11-27). 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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