Pacific League Head-to-Head Deciders (2026)

SoftBank is 32 games over .500 in league play, and +23 of that came against Nippon-Ham and Lotte.

Record

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PL
— 14 - 11 18 - 5 (2) 15 - 10 17 - 7 (1) 13 - 12
11 - 14 — 12 - 12 (1) 13 - 11 (1) 14 - 11 15 - 9 (1)
5 - 18 (2) 12 - 12 (1) — 16 - 9 15 - 10 16 - 9
10 - 15 11 - 13 (1) 9 - 16 — 16 - 9 10 - 15
7 - 17 (1) 11 - 14 10 - 15 9 - 16 — 16 - 9
12 - 13 9 - 15 (1) 9 - 16 15 - 10 9 - 16 —
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Versus expectation

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PL
— −1.0 +4.0 −1.9 +0.3 −4.2
+1.0 — −0.2 −0.9 −1.1 +0.7
−4.0 +0.2 — +1.7 +0.1 +1.3
+1.9 +0.9 −1.7 — +2.9 −2.9
−0.3 +1.1 −0.1 −2.9 — +3.7
+4.2 −0.7 −1.3 +2.9 −3.7 —

Wins above or below what the two clubs' winning percentages predict; a positive figure means the row club beat that opponent by more than the gap in strength suggests.

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Home

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PL
— 8 - 5 11 - 1 7 - 5 9 - 4 7 - 6
6 - 6 — 4 - 7 (1) 8 - 5 8 - 5 8 - 4 (1)
4 - 7 (2) 5 - 8 — 9 - 3 9 - 3 9 - 4
5 - 8 6 - 5 (1) 6 - 7 — 10 - 2 7 - 5
3 - 8 (1) 6 - 6 7 - 6 7 - 6 — 9 - 3
6 - 6 5 - 7 5 - 7 10 - 3 6 - 7 —

Away

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PL
— 6 - 6 7 - 4 (2) 8 - 5 8 - 3 (1) 6 - 6
5 - 8 — 8 - 5 5 - 6 (1) 6 - 6 7 - 5
1 - 11 7 - 4 (1) — 7 - 6 6 - 7 7 - 5
5 - 7 5 - 8 3 - 9 — 6 - 7 3 - 10
4 - 9 5 - 8 3 - 9 2 - 10 — 7 - 6
6 - 7 4 - 8 (1) 4 - 9 5 - 7 3 - 9 —

Last 3 seasons combined

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PL
— 48 - 27 43 - 29 (3) 49 - 23 (3) 48 - 24 (3) 43 - 32
27 - 48 — 31 - 40 (4) 37 - 37 (1) 31 - 42 (2) 37 - 36 (2)
29 - 43 (3) 40 - 31 (4) — 40 - 33 (2) 50 - 24 (1) 45 - 27 (3)
23 - 49 (3) 37 - 37 (1) 33 - 40 (2) — 39 - 35 (1) 40 - 35
24 - 48 (3) 42 - 31 (2) 24 - 50 (1) 35 - 39 (1) — 38 - 36 (1)
32 - 43 36 - 37 (2) 27 - 45 (3) 35 - 40 36 - 38 (1) —

Where this season reversed the combined record: Seibu vs Lotte, Rakuten vs ORIX.

Run differential

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PL
— +22 +68 +54 +50 +31
−22 — −5 +7 +2 +22
−68 +5 — +57 +30 +10
−54 −7 −57 — +25 −33
−50 −2 −30 −25 — +17
−31 −22 −10 +33 −17 —

Each row shows that club's results against the club in each column, with records in the form W - L (T).

How to read the figures on this page

Rows and columns both follow this season's standings. The shading follows the winning percentage in the record and combined tables and the value in the expectation and run-differential tables; the darker the cell, the further the row club is ahead.

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