NPB Fielding 2026 final

Data as of

The defenses saving the most runs are Central Yomiuri (15 runs better than the league average, about 2 wins) and Pacific Seibu (30 runs better, about 3 wins). The figures are final for the 2026 season.

This page lines up how each club defends, from the most runs saved on defense down.

Central League: runs saved on defense

← gave up runs saved runs → Yomiuri +15 Yakult +4 Hanshin +2 Hiroshima −3 Chunichi −7 DeNA −11 end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media

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← gave up runs saved runs → G +15 S +4 T +2 C −3 D −7 DB −11 end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media
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Pacific League: runs saved on defense

← gave up runs saved runs → Seibu +30 SoftBank +22 Lotte +22 Nippon-Ham −1 Rakuten −33 ORIX −40 end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media

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← gave up runs saved runs → L +30 H +22 M +22 F −1 E −33 B −40 end of Oct 8, 2026 npbc.media

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Fielding for all 12 clubs

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Team Runs
saved		 Plays
made		 Errors
(runs)		 C
Seibu +30 +33 −2 −1
Key players古賀 悠斗源田 壮亮小島 大河
SoftBank +22 +19 +2 +1
Key players海野 隆司川瀬 晃庄子 雄大
Lotte +22 +18 +3 0
Key players佐藤 都志也小川 龍成松川 虎生
Yomiuri +15 +11 +3 +1
Key players大城 卓三泉口 友汰浦田 俊輔
Yakult +4 +10 −7 +2
Key players古賀 優大長岡 秀樹武岡 龍世
Hanshin +2 +2 −4 +4
Key players坂本 誠志郎伏見 寅威中野 拓夢
Nippon-Ham −1 +8 −12 +3
Key players田宮 裕涼進藤 勇也水野 達稀
Hiroshima −3 −3 +4 −4
Key players持丸 泰輝小園 海斗勝田 成
Chunichi −7 −12 +4 0
Key players石伊 雄太加藤 匠馬石川 昂弥
DeNA −11 −8 0 −2
Key players松尾 汐恩宮﨑 敏郎宮下 朝陽
Rakuten −33 −33 +4 −4
Key players太田 光堀内 謙伍宗山 塁
ORIX −40 −45 +5 0
Key players紅林 弘太郎若月 健矢福永 奨

Errors, fielding pct and caught stealing pct

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Team Errors Fielding
pct		 Caught
stealing
pct
Seibu 66 .988 .294
SoftBank 53 .990 .359
Lotte 59 .989 .321
Yomiuri 65 .988 .265
Yakult 81 .984 .279
Hanshin 75 .986 .332
Nippon-Ham 88 .983 .384
Hiroshima 61 .989 .192
Chunichi 60 .989 .287
DeNA 71 .987 .192
Rakuten 57 .989 .213
ORIX 59 .989 .289

Runs saved on defense says, in runs, how much a club held its runs down on defense compared with the average of the same league.

Steal attempts and caught stealing

Clubs

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Team Tries CS CS% Try%
Yakult 300 113 .377 .049
Yomiuri 229 80 .349 .040
Hanshin 273 89 .326 .048
ORIX 299 96 .321 .049
SoftBank 281 88 .313 .051
Nippon-Ham 302 92 .305 .054
Chunichi 282 85 .301 .048
Seibu 346 100 .289 .059
DeNA 360 102 .283 .060
Rakuten 314 85 .271 .051
Hiroshima 278 73 .263 .048
Lotte 386 92 .238 .065

Pitchers (most batters faced first)

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Player Tries CS CS% Try%
Hanshin Tigers
村上 頌樹 24 8 .333 .036
才木 浩人 42 5 .119 .065
髙橋 遥人 8 3 .375 .028
Yomiuri Giants
井上 温大 11 9 .818 .022
竹丸 和幸 9 2 .222 .048
戸郷 翔征 15 5 .333 .027
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
東 克樹 21 9 .429 .031
石田 裕太郎 25 9 .360 .065
平良 拳太郎 14 3 .214 .054
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
床田 寛樹 16 11 .688 .022
森下 暢仁 34 6 .176 .053
栗林 良吏 14 2 .143 .050
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
山野 太一 20 4 .200 .048
奥川 恭伸 41 10 .244 .096
吉村 貢司郎 6 3 .500 .010
Chunichi Dragons
金丸 夢斗 9 1 .111 .024
柳 裕也 26 12 .462 .056
大野 雄大 8 3 .375 .019
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
大津 亮介 11 6 .545 .026
上沢 直之 22 4 .182 .059
松本 晴 10 5 .500 .026
Saitama Seibu Lions
隅田 知一郎 59 26 .441 .089
平良 海馬 15 4 .267 .039
武内 夏暉 32 9 .281 .066
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
伊藤 大海 36 7 .194 .046
北山 亘基 28 12 .429 .056
達 孝太 22 7 .318 .070
ORIX Buffaloes
九里 亜蓮 26 7 .269 .049
エスピノーザ 43 16 .372 .067
ジェリー 10 3 .300 .056
Chiba Lotte Marines
ジャクソン 21 6 .286 .092
小島 和哉 49 17 .347 .076
田中 晴也 26 4 .154 .097
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
荘司 康誠 15 6 .400 .040
早川 隆久 24 3 .125 .045
古謝 樹 22 5 .227 .045

Catchers (most attempts first)

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Player Tries CS CS% Try%
Hanshin Tigers
坂本 誠志郎 127 45 .354 .047
梅野 隆太郎 84 25 .298 .053
伏見 寅威 2 1 .500 .006
Yomiuri Giants
岸田 行倫 82 35 .427 .039
大城 卓三 42 13 .310 .035
甲斐 拓也 32 7 .219 .042
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
山本 祐大 129 45 .349 .051
松尾 汐恩 91 27 .297 .069
戸柱 恭孝 41 11 .268 .064
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
坂倉 将吾 100 20 .200 .049
石原 貴規 44 18 .409 .044
持丸 泰輝 40 12 .300 .053
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
古賀 優大 88 41 .466 .046
中村 悠平 60 20 .333 .035
鈴木 叶 41 11 .268 .099
Chunichi Dragons
石伊 雄太 87 29 .333 .044
木下 拓哉 43 11 .256 .053
加藤 匠馬 19 9 .474 .035
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
海野 隆司 75 33 .440 .047
甲斐 拓也 71 18 .254 .064
山本 祐大 16 5 .313 .029
Saitama Seibu Lions
古賀 悠斗 133 49 .368 .059
小島 大河 34 10 .294 .061
炭谷 銀仁朗 22 5 .227 .068
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
田宮 裕涼 113 44 .389 .047
伏見 寅威 54 13 .241 .060
進藤 勇也 24 9 .375 .057
ORIX Buffaloes
若月 健矢 170 59 .347 .053
森 友哉 46 12 .261 .049
福永 奨 18 8 .444 .060
Chiba Lotte Marines
佐藤 都志也 197 48 .244 .067
寺地 隆成 65 11 .169 .071
田村 龍弘 38 12 .316 .060
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
太田 光 73 27 .370 .038
石原 彪 32 4 .125 .067
堀内 謙伍 31 10 .323 .046

Figures cover the last 3 seasons combined. Tries: steal attempts; CS: caught stealing; CS%: caught-stealing rate; Try%: attempts per stealing opportunity.

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

How to read the columns

Runs saved on defense says, in runs, how much a club held its runs down compared with the average of the same league. The three columns of the split (balls turned into outs, errors, catcher) add up to that figure.

Errors count only what was recorded as one, and a ball never reached is not in the figure. Fielding percentage is the share of chances that did not become an error, and clubs face a different number of chances, so the same error total can still give a different percentage. The same table by league is on Central League fielding and Pacific League fielding.

Fielding once the season is over

Once every game of the year has been played, the figures here become the settled ones for that season. Both the order and the numbers stay as they are until the next season starts, so the page works as a starting point for comparing how clubs defend from one year to the next.

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