Central League
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| Rank | Team | W | L | T | PCT | GB (1st) | Over .500 | By runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HanshinClinched | 79 | 62 | 2 | .560 | — | +17 | 1 (0) |
| 2 | Yomiuri | 76 | 64 | 3 | .543 | 2.5 | +12 | 2 (0) |
| 3 | DeNA | 71 | 69 | 3 | .507 | 7.5 | +2 | 3 (0) |
| 4 | Hiroshima | 61 | 78 | 4 | .439 | 17.0 | -17 | 5 (-1) |
| 5 | Yakult | 61 | 80 | 2 | .433 | 18.0 | -19 | 6 (-1) |
| 6 | Chunichi | 60 | 81 | 2 | .426 | 19.0 | -21 | 4 (+2) |
Climax Series cut line
The table runs by winning percentage.
The table order and the order by runs
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The order by runs is the order by the record implied by run differential.
Over .500
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See the wins and losses implied by runs
Central League standings over the last 10, 20 and 30 games
See how the games-over-.500 line moved
The estimated figures are worked out by this site and are not official announcements.
How to read the columns
Rows are ordered by winning percentage. Ties are left out of the percentage, so a club with many ties can sit higher or lower than its raw win-loss line suggests. Games over .500 is the win count minus the loss count, and goes negative for clubs with more losses than wins.
Games behind converts the gap to the leader into a number of games. Two clubs with the same figure can still be ordered differently, because they may have played a different number of games. The rule under third place marks the cut for a Climax Series berth.
The order by runs is the order by the record implied by run differential, and the figure in brackets is the gap to the place in the table.
Frequently asked questions
What does games behind mean in the standings?
It converts the swings needed to catch the club above into a number of games. At 1.0 game behind, one win for the club below and one loss for the club above puts them level. Because two clubs may have played a different number of games, the order itself is set by winning percentage, not by games behind.
How do ties affect the standings?
Ties are left out of the winning percentage, which is wins divided by wins plus losses, so a tie neither raises nor lowers it. A club with many ties can therefore sit higher or lower than its raw win-loss line suggests, even after the same number of games. The T column shows how many it has.
Why do the standings order and the order by runs differ?
A club that has won many one-run games sits higher in the standings, while a club that piled up runs in lopsided games sits higher in the order by runs.