Central League Fielding 2026 final

In the Central League the defense saving the most runs is Yomiuri (15 runs better than the league average, about 2 wins), and the one giving up the most is DeNA (11 runs worse). The figures are final for the 2026 season.

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

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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Central League Fielding

Right-handed starterLeft-handed starterCatcherInfield

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Team Runs
saved
Plays
made
Errors
(runs)
C
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
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
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Errors, fielding pct and caught stealing pct

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Team Errors Fielding
pct
Caught
stealing
pct
Yomiuri 65 .988 .265
Yakult 81 .984 .279
Hanshin 75 .986 .332
Hiroshima 61 .989 .192
Chunichi 60 .989 .287
DeNA 71 .987 .192

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 260 103 .396 .048
Yomiuri 197 72 .365 .040
Hanshin 228 72 .316 .046
Chunichi 238 73 .307 .046
DeNA 333 94 .282 .064
Hiroshima 232 65 .280 .045

Pitchers (most batters faced first)

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Player Tries CS CS% Try%
Hanshin Tigers
村上 頌樹 24 8 .333 .041
才木 浩人 35 5 .143 .060
髙橋 遥人 6 3 .500 .023
Yomiuri Giants
井上 温大 9 8 .889 .021
竹丸 和幸 7 2 .286 .039
戸郷 翔征 14 5 .357 .030
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
東 克樹 20 9 .450 .034
石田 裕太郎 25 9 .360 .074
平良 拳太郎 12 2 .167 .050
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
床田 寛樹 15 10 .667 .024
森下 暢仁 28 4 .143 .051
栗林 良吏 13 2 .154 .048
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
山野 太一 19 4 .211 .052
奥川 恭伸 39 10 .256 .102
吉村 貢司郎 5 2 .400 .009
Chunichi Dragons
金丸 夢斗 9 1 .111 .028
柳 裕也 22 10 .455 .054
大野 雄大 6 3 .500 .016

Catchers (most attempts first)

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Player Tries CS CS% Try%
Hanshin Tigers
坂本 誠志郎 105 36 .343 .045
梅野 隆太郎 70 20 .286 .051
伏見 寅威 2 1 .500 .007
Yomiuri Giants
岸田 行倫 69 32 .464 .037
大城 卓三 37 12 .324 .035
甲斐 拓也 31 7 .226 .045
Yokohama DeNA BayStars
山本 祐大 125 43 .344 .054
松尾 汐恩 81 24 .296 .078
戸柱 恭孝 32 9 .281 .059
Hiroshima Toyo Carp
坂倉 将吾 87 19 .218 .049
持丸 泰輝 36 12 .333 .061
石原 貴規 33 14 .424 .037
Tokyo Yakult Swallows
古賀 優大 80 38 .475 .048
中村 悠平 53 20 .377 .034
鈴木 叶 34 10 .294 .095
Chunichi Dragons
石伊 雄太 70 24 .343 .042
木下 拓哉 42 11 .262 .053
加藤 匠馬 17 8 .471 .033

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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