Pennant Race Archive

A season-by-season archive of the completed Japanese professional baseball (NPB) pennant races.

Current-season pennant odds board

League titles by team (last 50 seasons)

From 1977 to 2025, 13 clubs have won a league title.

05101520 titlesYomiuri5563Seibu6822SoftBank254Yakult1512ORIX323Hiroshima413Chunichi214Nippon-Ham141Hanshin122Kintetsu31Rakuten1Lotte1DeNA11977〜19891990〜20022003〜20152016〜2025

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05101520 titlesYomiuriSeibuSoftBankYakultORIXHiroshimaChunichiNippon-HamHanshinKintetsuRakutenLotteDeNA1977〜19891990〜20022003〜20152016〜2025

Season by season (2006-2025)

2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006

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