NPB Qualifying PA and Innings: Central League Progress Board (2026)

Central League

Required PA 357
Required IP 115

As of the league-leading 115 games played

These boards track progress toward the qualifying plate-appearance line (batters) and the qualifying innings line (pitchers) in the Central League. Each line is derived from the player's team games played, so it moves daily and differs between clubs even within the league. Because the average and ERA rankings and titles are contested league by league, the boards are split by league as well. The definitions and a 12-team threshold overview live on the overview page.

Reference data

The table below is reference data compiled by this site, not an official announcement.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026

Legend: Secured (season-end line reached) Reached (at today's line, season-end line not yet) Within 5% More than 5% to go Qualifying line (per team)

Progress toward the PA threshold (batters)

At the full 143 games, the season-end line is 443 PA. A batter who reaches it has secured qualification regardless of the games remaining.

0 Season-end line 443 (143 games)
  • 森下 翔太 (Hanshin) 483 / 344 Secured
  • 細川 成也 (Chunichi) 483 / 357 Secured
  • 佐藤 輝明 (Hanshin) 473 / 344 Secured
  • 大山 悠輔 (Hanshin) 455 / 344 Secured
  • 中野 拓夢 (Hanshin) 444 / 344 Secured
  • ダルベック (Yomiuri) 443 / 350 Secured
  • 村松 開人 (Chunichi) 435 / 357 Reached
  • 坂倉 将吾 (Hiroshima) 429 / 335 Reached
  • 佐野 恵太 (DeNA) 423 / 347 Reached
  • 長岡 秀樹 (Yakult) 405 / 344 Reached
  • 小園 海斗 (Hiroshima) 401 / 335 Reached
  • 浦田 俊輔 (Yomiuri) 396 / 350 Reached
  • 泉口 友汰 (Yomiuri) 395 / 350 Reached
  • 菊池 涼介 (Hiroshima) 395 / 335 Reached
  • サンタナ (Yakult) 375 / 344 Reached
  • 度会 隆輝 (DeNA) 370 / 347 Reached
  • 岩田 幸宏 (Yakult) 363 / 344 Reached
  • キャベッジ (Yomiuri) 348 / 350 2 to go
  • 牧 秀悟 (DeNA) 339 / 347 8 to go
  • 松本 剛 (Yomiuri) 337 / 350 13 to go
  • 増田 珠 (Yakult) 328 / 344 16 to go
  • 勝又 温史 (DeNA) 326 / 347 21 to go

Progress toward the IP threshold (pitchers)

At the full 143 games, the season-end line is 143 innings pitched. A pitcher who reaches it has secured qualification regardless of the games remaining. In innings pitched, .1 and .2 denote 1/3 and 2/3 of an inning.

0 Season-end line 143 (143 games)
  • 村上 頌樹 (Hanshin) 144.1 / 111 Secured
  • 柳 裕也 (Chunichi) 131 / 115 Reached
  • 金丸 夢斗 (Chunichi) 128.1 / 115 Reached
  • 髙橋 遥人 (Hanshin) 126.1 / 111 Reached
  • 才木 浩人 (Hanshin) 124 / 111 Reached
  • 東 克樹 (DeNA) 124 / 112 Reached
  • 山野 太一 (Yakult) 121.1 / 111 Reached
  • 奥川 恭伸 (Yakult) 121 / 111 Reached
  • 井上 温大 (Yomiuri) 113 / 113 Reached
  • 大野 雄大 (Chunichi) 112 / 115 3 to go
  • 床田 寛樹 (Hiroshima) 103.1 / 108 4.2 to go
  • 森下 暢仁 (Hiroshima) 100.2 / 108 7.1 to go
  • 竹丸 和幸 (Yomiuri) 103 / 113 10 to go

How to read the boards

There are two boards - batters (qualifying plate appearances) and pitchers (qualifying innings) - listing players who have reached the line or sit near it, with their current total, the threshold, and how much remains. The vertical tick on each bar marks the player's team-specific line; a bar past the tick means the line has been reached.

Because each line is computed from the player's team games played, targets differ between players even on the same day. Stats split across teams by a mid-season transfer are not combined.

Thresholds move club by club: reading the six Central League teams

Qualifying plate appearances are team games x 3.1 (rounded) and qualifying innings are team games x 1.0. Rainouts and scheduling spread the pace, so mid-season the lines are not aligned even among the six Central League clubs. Each player is judged against his own team's line, not a league-wide value.

The full definitions and a 12-team threshold overview are on the overview page, and the other league's boards are one link away below the boards.

Frequently asked questions

What are the current qualifying PA and innings in the Central League?

They change daily: team games x 3.1 (rounded) for plate appearances and x 1.0 for innings. The headline figures at the top of this page show the line of the club with the most games played in the league as of the data date.

Which players appear on the Central League boards?

Players who have reached the line and players near it. A player at the season-end line carries the "Secured" badge, a player at his team's current line carries "Reached", and the rest show how many plate appearances or innings remain. See the overview page for the definitions and how the thresholds are computed.

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