NPB 2023 Final Standings - Central League champion Hanshin TigersPacific League champion ORIX Buffaloes

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 3rd-placed DeNA, who came out 2nd in the league, while below it was 2nd-placed Hiroshima, who came out 4th. Hanshin clinched on Sep 14, 2023 with 15 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 6th-placed Nippon-Ham, who came out 4th in the league, while below it was 4th-placed Rakuten, who came out 6th. ORIX clinched on Sep 20, 2023 with 13 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566HanshinHiroshimaDeNAYomiuriYakultChunichi2023 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566HanshinHiroshimaDeNAYomiuriYakultChunichi2023 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566ORIXLotteSoftBankRakutenSeibuNippon-Ham2023 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566ORIXLotteSoftBankRakutenSeibuNippon-Ham2023 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
1Hanshin TigersHanshin Champion14385535.616—1st (0)
2Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14374654.53211.54th (-2)
3Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14374663.52912.02nd (+1)
4Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14371702.50415.53rd (+1)
5Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14357833.40729.05th (0)
6Chunichi DragonsChunichi14356825.40629.06th (0)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1ORIX BuffaloesORIX Champion14386534.619—1st (0)
2Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14370685.507215.53rd (-1)
3Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank14371693.507115.52nd (+1)
4Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14370712.49617.06th (-2)
5Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14365771.45822.55th (0)
6Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14360821.42327.54th (+2)

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Hanshin Tigers, 11 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hanshin Tigers at +36 Days in first place: Hanshin Tigers (142 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Hanshin Tigers stood at 95.6%.

Eventual champion Hanshin Tigers bottomed out at 15.2% (as of Apr 26, 2023).

Pacific League Longest win streak: ORIX Buffaloes, 8 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): ORIX Buffaloes at +35 Days in first place: ORIX Buffaloes (112 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion ORIX Buffaloes stood at 99.7%.

Eventual champion ORIX Buffaloes bottomed out at 9.2% (as of Apr 18, 2023).

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 .5002023 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT +32C +9DB +8G +1D −26S −26T best balance +36TCTSTDBTCT

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Central League Games over .5002023 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprJunAugOctT +32C +9DB +8G +1D −26S −26T best balance +36TCTDBTCT
Pacific League Games over .5002023 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB +33H +2M +2E −1L −12F −22B best balance +35HMBMBMBHMBHBB

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Pacific League Games over .5002023 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprJunAugOctB +33H +2M +2E −1L −12F −22B best balance +35HMBMBMBHHB

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 time2023 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT #1C #2DB #3G #4S #5D #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2023 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT #1C #2DB #3G #4S #5D #6
Pacific League Standings over time2023 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB #1M #2H #3E #4L #5F #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2023 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctB #1M #2H #3E #4L #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 calendar2023 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHanshin Tigers85 - 53 (5)Hiroshima Toyo Carp74 - 65 (4)Yokohama DeNA BayStars74 - 66 (3)Yomiuri Giants71 - 70 (2)Tokyo Yakult Swallows57 - 83 (3)Chunichi Dragons56 - 82 (5)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2023 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieORIX Buffaloes86 - 53 (4)Chiba Lotte Marines70 - 68 (5)Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks71 - 69 (3)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles70 - 71 (2)Saitama Seibu Lions65 - 77 (1)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters60 - 82 (1)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2023 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2023 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctT 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2023 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 time2023 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)
Hanshin TigersHanshin7 - 10 (1)
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima9 - 9
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA11 - 7
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri11 - 7
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult7 - 11
Chunichi DragonsChunichi7 - 10 (1)

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
ORIX BuffaloesORIX11 - 7
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte7 - 9 (2)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank11 - 7
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten9 - 9
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu6 - 12
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham10 - 8

Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2023-07-19 to 2023-07-20). 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, 2023-10-14 to 2023-10-16). 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, 2023-10-18 to 2023-10-21). 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 (7 games, 2023-10-28 to 2023-11-05). 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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