The 2025 Pennant Race

Central League

Champion Hanshin Tigers

Pacific League

Champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

A season archive covering the standings and game results. Rows follow the official final standings.

Final standings (official)

Central League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGB
1Hanshin Tigers Champion14385544.612—
2Yokohama DeNA BayStars14371666.51813.0
3Yomiuri Giants14370694.50415.0
4Chunichi Dragons14363782.44723.0
5Hiroshima Toyo Carp14359795.42825.5
6Tokyo Yakult Swallows14357797.41926.5

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGB
1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Champion14387524.626—
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters14383573.5934.5
3ORIX Buffaloes14374663.52913.5
4Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles14367742.47521.0
5Saitama Seibu Lions14363773.45024.5
6Chiba Lotte Marines14356843.40031.5

Season highlights

Central League Longest win streak: Hanshin Tigers, 11 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Hanshin Tigers at +34 Days in first place: Hanshin Tigers (141 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Hanshin Tigers stood at 100% in this model.

Eventual champion Hanshin Tigers bottomed out at 4.8% in this model (as of Apr 3, 2025).

Pacific League Longest win streak: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, 9 in a row Best games over .500 (in-season peak): Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks at +35 Days in first place: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters (67 days)

At the end of August, eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks stood at 57.5% in this model.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 0.7% in this model (as of Apr 5, 2025).

Days in first place are counted per day with games played.

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 .5002025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT +31DB +5G +1D −15C −20S −22T best balance +34TGSTGTCT
Central League Games over .5002025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT +31DB +5G +1D −15C −20S −22T best balance +34TGTGTCT
Pacific League Games over .5002025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH +35F +26B +8E −7L −14M −28H best balance +35FBFBFHF
Pacific League Games over .5002025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH +35F +26B +8E −7L −14M −28H best balance +35FBFBFHF

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 time2025 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT #1DB #2G #3D #4C #5S #6
Central League Standings over time2025 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT #1DB #2G #3D #4C #5S #6
Pacific League Standings over time2025 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2B #3E #4L #5M #6
Pacific League Standings over time2025 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2B #3E #4L #5M #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 calendar2025 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieHanshin Tigers85 - 54 - 4Yokohama DeNA BayStars71 - 66 - 6Yomiuri Giants70 - 69 - 4Chunichi Dragons63 - 78 - 2Hiroshima Toyo Carp59 - 79 - 5Tokyo Yakult Swallows57 - 79 - 7AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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Pacific League Win-loss calendar2025 seasonnpbc.mediaWinLossTieFukuoka SoftBank Hawks87 - 52 - 4Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters83 - 57 - 3ORIX Buffaloes74 - 66 - 3Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles67 - 74 - 2Saitama Seibu Lions63 - 77 - 3Chiba Lotte Marines56 - 84 - 3AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

Pennant odds over time

Estimates from re-running the current board's model on each day's data. Probabilities do not guarantee outcomes.

Central League Pennant odds over time2025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%
Central League Pennant odds over time2025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT 100%C 0%D 0%DB 0%G 0%S 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%
Pacific League Pennant odds over time2025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Interleague results only (rows in league and official-standings order, not by winning percentage).

Central League

TeamW - L - T
Hanshin Tigers8 - 10 - 0
Yokohama DeNA BayStars7 - 11 - 0
Yomiuri Giants6 - 11 - 1
Chunichi Dragons8 - 10 - 0
Hiroshima Toyo Carp9 - 9 - 0
Tokyo Yakult Swallows5 - 12 - 1

Pacific League

TeamW - L - T
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks12 - 5 - 1
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters11 - 7 - 0
ORIX Buffaloes11 - 7 - 0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles9 - 8 - 1
Saitama Seibu Lions10 - 8 - 0
Chiba Lotte Marines10 - 8 - 0

Season rules and notes

  • Rows follow the official final standings (not necessarily in order of winning percentage).
  • Beyond the league schedule, "オールスター" (All-Star Series) was held this season (2 games, 2025-07-23 to 2025-07-24). 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 (4 games, 2025-10-11 to 2025-10-12). 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, 2025-10-15 to 2025-10-20). 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 (5 games, 2025-10-25 to 2025-10-30). The standings and charts on this page cover the league schedule only.

This page is reference material. Where it differs from the official records, the official records take precedence.