Pacific League Magic Numbers, 20 Seasons

Data as of

As of the end of Oct 8, 2026, this season's Pacific League magic number lighting: SoftBank on Aug 5 (Of the last 20 seasons, No. 2 earliest).

Magic number lighting dates, last 20 seasons (2006-2025)

The first game day of each season on which every other club had lost the ability to clinch on its own (= the lighting date).

Historical lighting dates and this season's position (last 20 seasons) end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media Pacific League This season: H lit on Aug 5 Of the last 20 seasons, No. 2 earliest 2024 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Jul 30 (M42) 1 2015 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Aug 5 (M38) 1 2008 result: Saitama Seibu Lions lit on Aug 19 (M28) / 2009 result: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters lit on Aug 28 (M29) / 2013 result: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles lit on Aug 28 (M28) / 2023 result: ORIX Buffaloes lit on Aug 26 (M24) 4 2006 result: Seibu Lions lit on Sep 5 (M14) / 2010 result: Saitama Seibu Lions lit on Sep 11 (M8) / 2016 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 2 (M20) / 2017 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 1 (M16) / 2019 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 12 (M12) / 2022 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 15 (M11) / 2025 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 5 (M18) 7 2007 result: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters lit on Sep 21 (M8) / 2011 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 17 (M17) / 2012 result: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters lit on Sep 28 (M4) / 2014 result: ORIX Buffaloes lit on Sep 25 (M7) / 2018 result: Saitama Seibu Lions lit on Sep 17 (M11) 5 2021 result: Chiba Lotte Marines lit on Oct 14 (M9) 1 2020 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Oct 21 (M8) 1 2024 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Jul 30 2020 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Oct 21 7/1 7/16 8/1 8/16 9/1 9/16 10/1 10/16

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Historical lighting dates and this season's position (last 20 seasons) end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media Pacific League This season: H lit on Aug 5 Of the last 20 seasons, No. 2 earliest 2024 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Jul 30 (M42) 1 2008 result: Saitama Seibu Lions lit on Aug 19 (M28) / 2009 result: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters lit on Aug 28 (M29) / 2013 result: Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles lit on Aug 28 (M28) / 2015 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Aug 5 (M38) / 2023 result: ORIX Buffaloes lit on Aug 26 (M24) 5 2006 result: Seibu Lions lit on Sep 5 (M14) / 2007 result: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters lit on Sep 21 (M8) / 2010 result: Saitama Seibu Lions lit on Sep 11 (M8) / 2011 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 17 (M17) / 2012 result: Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters lit on Sep 28 (M4) / 2014 result: ORIX Buffaloes lit on Sep 25 (M7) / 2016 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 2 (M20) / 2017 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 1 (M16) / 2018 result: Saitama Seibu Lions lit on Sep 17 (M11) / 2019 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 12 (M12) / 2022 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 15 (M11) / 2025 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Sep 5 (M18) 12 2020 result: Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks lit on Oct 21 (M8) / 2021 result: Chiba Lotte Marines lit on Oct 14 (M9) 2 2024 2020 7/1 8/1 9/1 10/1
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Year Team Lit on M at
lighting
2025 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Sep 5 18
2024 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Jul 30 42
2023 ORIX BuffaloesORIX Aug 26 24
2022 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank ※ Sep 15 11
2021 Chiba Lotte MarinesLotte ※ Oct 14 9
2020 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Oct 21 8
2019 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank ※ Sep 12 12
2018 Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu Sep 17 11
2017 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Sep 1 16
2016 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank ※ Sep 2 20
2015 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Aug 5 38
2014 ORIX BuffaloesORIX ※ Sep 25 7
2013 Tohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesRakuten Aug 28 28
2012 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham Sep 28 4
2011 Fukuoka SoftBank HawksSoftBank Sep 17 17
2010 Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu ※ Sep 11 8
2009 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham Aug 28 29
2008 Saitama Seibu LionsSeibu Aug 19 28
2007 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNippon-Ham Sep 21 8
2006 Seibu LionsSeibu ※ Sep 5 14

Years marked ※ are those where the club that lit the magic number differs from the official champion (e.g. it went dark and another club came back).

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