NPB 2025 Final Standings - Central League champion Hanshin TigersPacific League champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks

Central League: the club standing above its place on runs was 5th-placed Hiroshima, who came out 4th in the league, while below it was 4th-placed Chunichi, who came out 5th. Hanshin clinched on Sep 7, 2025 with 17 games left.

Pacific League: the club standing above its place on runs was 5th-placed Seibu, who came out 4th in the league, while below it was 4th-placed Rakuten, who came out 5th. SoftBank clinched on Sep 27, 2025 with 4 games left.

The table order and the order by runs

StandingsBy runs112233445566HanshinDeNAYomiuriChunichiHiroshimaYakult2025 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566HanshinDeNAYomiuriChunichiHiroshimaYakult2025 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankNippon-HamORIXRakutenSeibuLotte2025 seasonnpbc.media
StandingsBy runs112233445566SoftBankNippon-HamORIXRakutenSeibuLotte2025 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 Champion14385544.612—1st (0)
2Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA14371666.51813.02nd (0)
3Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri14370694.50415.03rd (0)
4Chunichi DragonsChunichi14363782.44723.05th (-1)
5Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima14359795.42825.54th (+1)
6Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult14357797.41926.56th (0)

Pacific League

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RankTeamGWLTPCTGBBy runs
1Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Champion14387524.626—1st (0)
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham14383573.5934.52nd (0)
3ORIX BuffaloesORIX14374663.52913.53rd (0)
4Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten14367742.47521.05th (-1)
5Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu14363773.45024.54th (+1)
6Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte14356843.40031.56th (0)

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%.

Eventual champion Hanshin Tigers bottomed out at 9.8% (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 61.2%.

Eventual champion Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks bottomed out at 2.1% (as of May 1, 2025).

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 .5002025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT +31DB +5G +1D −15C −20S −22T best balance +34TGSTGTCT

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

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Pacific League Games over .5002025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague−20±0+20+40AprJunAugOctH +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

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Central LeagueStandings over time2025 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctT #1DB #2G #3D #4C #5S #6
Pacific League Standings over time2025 seasonnpbc.media123456AprMayJunJulAugSepOctH #1F #2B #3E #4L #5M #6

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Pacific LeagueStandings 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 (4)Yokohama DeNA BayStars71 - 66 (6)Yomiuri Giants70 - 69 (4)Chunichi Dragons63 - 78 (2)Hiroshima Toyo Carp59 - 79 (5)Tokyo Yakult Swallows57 - 79 (7)AprMayJunJulAugSepOct

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

Pennant odds over time

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%

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Central LeaguePennant odds over time2025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctT 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%

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Pacific LeaguePennant odds over time2025 seasonnpbc.mediaInterleague0%20%40%60%80%100%AprJunAugOctH 100%B 0%E 0%F 0%L 0%M 0%

Interleague records

Central League

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TeamW - L (T)
Hanshin TigersHanshin8 - 10
Yokohama DeNA BayStarsDeNA7 - 11
Yomiuri GiantsYomiuri6 - 11 (1)
Chunichi DragonsChunichi8 - 10
Hiroshima Toyo CarpHiroshima9 - 9
Tokyo Yakult SwallowsYakult5 - 12 (1)

Pacific League

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TeamW - L (T)
Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank12 - 5 (1)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham11 - 7
ORIX BuffaloesORIX11 - 7
Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten9 - 8 (1)
Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu10 - 8
Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte10 - 8

Season rules and notes

  • 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.

The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.

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