NPB Club Batting and Pitching Strength 2026

Data as of

The highest batting overall is Hanshin, and the highest pitching overall is Hanshin. ORIX sits 6 places apart between batting and pitching.

The batting and pitching breakdown, club by club.

Batting overallOct 7, 2026
  1. Hanshin(No. 1 of the 12 clubs)A
  2. SoftBank(No. 2 of the 12 clubs)A−
  3. Nippon-Ham(No. 3 of the 12 clubs)B−
  4. Rakuten(No. 4 of the 12 clubs)C+
  5. ORIX(No. 5 of the 12 clubs)C
  6. DeNA(No. 6 of the 12 clubs)C−
  7. Seibu(No. 7 of the 12 clubs)C−
  8. Chunichi(No. 8 of the 12 clubs)C−
  9. Yomiuri(No. 9 of the 12 clubs)C−
  10. Yakult(No. 10 of the 12 clubs)D+
  11. Lotte(No. 11 of the 12 clubs)D−
  12. Hiroshima(No. 12 of the 12 clubs)E
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Pitching overallOct 7, 2026
  1. Hanshin(No. 1 of the 12 clubs)S−
  2. Seibu(No. 2 of the 12 clubs)B+
  3. Nippon-Ham(No. 3 of the 12 clubs)B−
  4. Chunichi(No. 4 of the 12 clubs)B−
  5. SoftBank(No. 5 of the 12 clubs)C−
  6. Yomiuri(No. 6 of the 12 clubs)C−
  7. Rakuten(No. 7 of the 12 clubs)C−
  8. DeNA(No. 8 of the 12 clubs)D+
  9. Hiroshima(No. 9 of the 12 clubs)D
  10. Yakult(No. 10 of the 12 clubs)E+
  11. ORIX(No. 11 of the 12 clubs)E
  12. Lotte(No. 12 of the 12 clubs)G
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Batting breakdown

Team Contact Power Discipline Baserunning Rank
Hanshin B C A+ B+ 1
SoftBank A− C+ B+ B− 2
Nippon-Ham C− S+ E+ C 3
Rakuten C− E+ C+ A− 4
ORIX C+ C C D− 5
DeNA B+ B D G 6
Seibu C− D+ E− C+ 7
Chunichi E C+ B− E+ 8
Yomiuri C− D− D+ D 9
Yakult D+ G C C+ 10
Lotte E+ D+ E E+ 11
Hiroshima F E− D E 12

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Pitching breakdown

Team Prevention Strikeouts Control Durability Rank
Hanshin B B S B+ 1
Seibu B+ C D A− 2
Nippon-Ham D+ D+ A− B+ 3
Chunichi C C− C+ B 4
SoftBank C+ C− C− D+ 5
Yomiuri B+ B+ D− E 6
Rakuten E+ C B− C 7
DeNA C+ C− D− E+ 8
Hiroshima D E− C C 9
Yakult D D− D D− 10
ORIX E E− C− D− 11
Lotte F− G E D 12

Clubs with the widest spread

At Nippon-Ham, Power ranks No. 1 and Plate discipline ranks No. 10.

At DeNA, Contact ranks No. 2 and Base running ranks No. 12.

At Seibu, Durability ranks No. 1 and Plate discipline ranks No. 12.

Breakdown order against the standings

Chunichi is No. 2 in its league by breakdown and No. 6 in the standings.

Hiroshima is No. 6 in its league by breakdown and No. 4 in the standings.

Rakuten is No. 4 in its league by breakdown and No. 6 in the standings.

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