Central League Club Usage (2026)

Data as of

The most relief outings on back-to-back days belong to Yomiuri (254), and the most pinch-hit plate appearances to Chunichi (830).

This page lines up pinch hitting, starters' days of rest and relievers' back-to-back outings for the six Central League clubs.

Pinch hitting

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Team PA AVG HR OBP
Chunichi 830 .198 6 .272
Yakult 756 .195 6 .261
Yomiuri 735 .194 10 .267
DeNA 705 .190 9 .259
Hanshin 781 .188 3 .253
Hiroshima 824 .185 11 .251

Figures are totals for the last 3 seasons.

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Starter rest days

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Rest Starts Avg
pitches		 ERA
4 days 13 90.6 3.10
5 days 92 93.8 3.07
6 days 1278 95.7 3.02
7 days or more 960 89.4 3.32

Relievers on consecutive days

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Team 2-day
outings		 2-day
ERA		 3-day
outings		 3-day
ERA
Hanshin 252 2.06 20 3.81
Yomiuri 254 2.14 14 4.05
Chunichi 203 2.43 13 3.96
Yakult 151 2.66 2 4.04
Hiroshima 222 3.02 15 3.84
DeNA 197 3.10 15 4.04

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

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