NPB 2022 Final Standings - Central League champion Tokyo Yakult SwallowsPacific League champion ORIX Buffaloes

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 3rd-placed Hanshin, who came out 1st in the league, while below it was 2nd-placed DeNA, who came out 4th. Champion Yakult comes out 2nd in the league on runs. Yakult clinched on Sep 25, 2022 with 6 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 2nd-placed SoftBank, who came out 1st in the league, while below it was 1st-placed ORIX, who came out 2nd. ORIX clinched on Oct 2, 2022 with 0 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566YakultDeNAHanshinYomiuriHiroshimaChunichi2022 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566YakultDeNAHanshinYomiuriHiroshimaChunichi2022 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566ORIXSoftBankSeibuRakutenLotteNippon-Ham2022 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566ORIXSoftBankSeibuRakutenLotteNippon-Ham2022 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 Champion14380594.576—2nd (-1)
2Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14373682.5188.04th (-2)
3Hanshin TigersHanshin14368714.48912.01st (+2)
4Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14368723.48612.55th (-1)
5Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14366743.47114.53rd (+2)
6Chunichi DragonsChunichi14366752.46815.06th (0)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1ORIX BuffaloesORIX Champion14376652.539—2nd (-1)
2Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank14376652.539—1st (+1)
3Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14372683.5143.53rd (0)
4Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14369713.4936.54th (0)
5Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14369731.4867.55th (0)
6Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14359813.42116.56th (0)

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Tokyo Yakult Swallows, 8 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Tokyo Yakult Swallows at +28 Days in first place: Tokyo Yakult Swallows (128 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows stood at 97.8%.

Eventual champion Tokyo Yakult Swallows bottomed out at 3.6% (as of Apr 24, 2022).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, 11 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles at +18 Days in first place: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (96 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion ORIX Buffaloes stood at 14.4%.

Eventual champion ORIX Buffaloes bottomed out at 0% (as of May 11, 2022).

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 .5002022 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctS +21DB +5T −3G −4C −8D −9S best balance +28GCGCGSCSGS

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Central League Games over .5002022 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctS +21DB +5T −3G −4C −8D −9S best balance +28GCGSCS
Pacific League Games over .5002022 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB +11H +11L +4E −2M −4F −22E best balance +18EHEHEHLHLHLHBH

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Pacific League Games over .5002022 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprJunAugOctB +11H +11L +4E −2M −4F −22E best balance +18EHEHLHHLB

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.

In this season, the official final standings, which reflect postseason results and official tiebreakers, differ in part from the win-loss based order. The standings table at the top of the page shows the official order.

Central League Standings over time2022 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctS #1DB #2T #3G #4C #5D #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2022 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctS #1DB #2T #3G #4C #5D #6
Pacific League Standings over time2022 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB #1H #1L #3E #4M #5F #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2022 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB #1H #1L #3E #4M #5F #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 calendar2022 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieTokyo Yakult Swallows80 - 59 (4)Yokohama DeNA BayStars73 - 68 (2)Hanshin Tigers68 - 71 (4)Yomiuri Giants68 - 72 (3)Hiroshima Toyo Carp66 - 74 (3)Chunichi Dragons66 - 75 (2)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2022 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieORIX Buffaloes76 - 65 (2)Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks76 - 65 (2)Saitama Seibu Lions72 - 68 (3)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles69 - 71 (3)Chiba Lotte Marines69 - 73 (1)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters59 - 81 (3)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2022 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctS 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2022 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctS 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2022 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB 100%E 0%F 0%H 0%L 0%M 0%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2022 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 SwallowsYakult14 - 4
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA9 - 9
Hanshin TigersHanshin12 - 6
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri8 - 10
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima5 - 13
Chunichi DragonsChunichi7 - 11

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX8 - 10
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank9 - 9
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu9 - 9
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten9 - 9
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte10 - 8
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham8 - 10

Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2022-07-26 to 2022-07-27). 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, 2022-10-08 to 2022-10-10). 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 (7 games, 2022-10-12 to 2022-10-15). 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 (7 games, 2022-10-22 to 2022-10-30). 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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