NPB Final Balance, Past 20 Seasons

Data as of Oct 8, 2026

As of the end of Oct 8, 2026, set against the final balances of the past 20 seasons, the Central League leader at +17 ranks No. 21 and the Pacific League leader at +42 ranks No. 2.

Games over .500, past 20 seasons (2006-2025)

Each club's end-of-season balance (wins minus losses). The bold dashed zero line is the .500 mark: above it means more wins than losses, below it more losses. ▲ marks the club's best balance in the window and ▼ its worst, each labeled in the form value (year); ties go to the more recent year. All panels share the same vertical scale, with faint guide lines every 20. Season lengths vary by year.

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Data table

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Year
2025	+31	+1	+5	−20	−22	−15
2024	+11	+18	+2	−2	−15	−15
2023	+32	+1	+8	+9	−26	−26
2022	−3	−4	+5	−8	+21	−9
2021	+21	−1	−19	−5	+21	−16
2020	+7	+22	−2	−4	−28	+5
2019	+1	+13	+2	±0	−23	−5
2018	−17	−4	−7	+23	+9	−15
2017	+17	+4	+8	+37	−51	−20
2016	−12	+2	−2	+37	−14	−24
2015	−1	+8	−18	−2	+11	−15
2014	+7	+21	−8	+6	−21	−6
2013	+6	+31	−15	−3	−26	−13
2012	−20	+43	−39	−10	+3	+22
2011	−2	+9	−39	−16	+11	+16
2010	+15	+15	−47	−26	+4	+17
2009	−6	+43	−42	−10	−1	+19
2008	+23	+27	−46	−1	−8	+3
2007	+8	+17	−1	−22	−24	+14
2006	+26	−14	−26	−17	−3	+33

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Year
2025	+35	−14	+26	+8	−28	−7
2024	+42	−42	+15	−14	+5	−5
2023	+2	−12	−22	+33	+2	−1
2022	+11	+4	−22	+11	−4	−2
2021	−2	−15	−13	+15	+10	+4
2020	+31	±0	−9	−23	+3	−2
2019	+14	+18	−8	−14	−1	+3
2018	+22	+35	+8	−8	−22	−24
2017	+45	+18	−23	−16	−33	+14
2016	+29	−12	+34	−26	+4	−16
2015	+41	±0	+17	−19	+4	−26
2014	+18	−14	+5	+18	−10	−16
2013	+4	+8	−14	−7	+6	+23
2012	+2	+9	+15	−20	−5	±0
2011	+42	+1	+7	+1	−25	−5
2010	+13	+13	+7	−2	+8	−17
2009	+9	±0	+22	−30	−15	+11
2008	−13	+12	+4	+7	+3	−11
2007	+7	−10	+19	−15	+15	−8
2006	+19	+26	+28	−29	−5	−38

Pennant race archive (last 50 seasons)

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

Games over .500, past 20 seasons (2006-2025)

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