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NPB 2024 Final Standings - Central League champion Yomiuri GiantsPacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Central League: the table order and the order by runs ended the same. Yomiuri clinched on Sep 28, 2024 with 2 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 5th-placed ORIX, who came out 4th in the league, while below it was 4th-placed Rakuten, who came out 5th. SoftBank clinched on Sep 23, 2024 with 8 games left.

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The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriHanshinDeNAHiroshimaYakultChunichi2024 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566YomiuriHanshinDeNAHiroshimaYakultChunichi2024 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankNippon-HamLotteRakutenORIXSeibu2024 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankNippon-HamLotteRakutenORIXSeibu2024 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
1Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri Champion14377597.566—1st (0)
2Hanshin TigersHanshin14374636.5403.52nd (0)
3Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14371693.5078.03rd (0)
4Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14368705.49310.04th (0)
5Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14362774.44616.55th (0)
6Chunichi DragonsChunichi14360758.44416.56th (0)
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Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Champion14391493.650—1st (0)
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14375608.55613.52nd (0)
3Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14371666.51818.53rd (0)
4Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14367724.48223.55th (-1)
5ORIX BuffaloesORIX14363773.45028.04th (+1)
6Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14349913.35042.06th (0)
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Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Hanshin Tigers, 8 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Yomiuri Giants at +18 Days in first place: Hiroshima Toyo Carp (62 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Yomiuri Giants stood at 37.4%.

Eventual champion Yomiuri Giants bottomed out at 8% (as of Jun 29, 2024).

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Pacific League Longest win streak: Chiba Lotte Marines, 11 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at +42 Days in first place: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (165 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stood at 99.8%.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 16.5% (as of Mar 30, 2024).

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 .5002024 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20−10±0+10+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG +18T +11DB +2C −2D −15S −15G best balance +18DBSDTGTTCGCGCGCGCG

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Central League Games over .5002024 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20−10±0+10+20AprJunAugOctG +18T +11DB +2C −2D −15S −15G best balance +18DBSTGTCGGCCGC
Pacific League Games over .5002024 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−50±0AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH +42F +15M +5E −5B −14L −42H best balance +42H

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Pacific League Games over .5002024 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−50±0AprJunAugOctH +42F +15M +5E −5B −14L −42H best balance +42H
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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.

Central League Standings over time2024 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1T #2DB #3C #4S #5D #6

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Central LeagueStandings over time2024 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG #1T #2DB #3C #4S #5D #6
Pacific League Standings over time2024 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2M #3E #4B #5L #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings over time2024 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2M #3E #4B #5L #6
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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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Central League Win-loss calendar2024 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieYomiuri Giants77 - 59 (7)Hanshin Tigers74 - 63 (6)Yokohama DeNA BayStars71 - 69 (3)Hiroshima Toyo Carp68 - 70 (5)Tokyo Yakult Swallows62 - 77 (4)Chunichi Dragons60 - 75 (8)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2024 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieFukuoka SoftBank Hawks91 - 49 (3)Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters75 - 60 (8)Chiba Lotte Marines71 - 66 (6)Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles67 - 72 (4)ORIX Buffaloes63 - 77 (3)Saitama Seibu Lions49 - 91 (3)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct
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Pennant odds over time

Central League Pennant odds over time2024 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2024 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctG 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%S 0%T 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2024 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2024 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%
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Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri8 - 9 (1)
Hanshin TigersHanshin7 - 11
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA11 - 7
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima10 - 8
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult9 - 7 (2)
Chunichi DragonsChunichi7 - 11

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank12 - 6
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham7 - 10 (1)
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte7 - 9 (2)
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten13 - 5
ORIX BuffaloesORIX10 - 8
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu4 - 14
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Season rules and notes

  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2024-07-23 to 2024-07-24). 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, 2024-10-12 to 2024-10-14). 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 (9 games, 2024-10-16 to 2024-10-21). 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, 2024-10-26 to 2024-11-03). 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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