2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season

2024 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 29 – October 9
Games858
Teams12
Total attendance26,681,715[1]
Central League pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upHanshin Tigers
Season MVPTomoyuki Sugano (Yomiuri)
Pacific League pennant
League championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-upHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Season MVPKensuke Kondoh (SoftBank)
Climax Series
CL championsYokohama DeNA BayStars
  CL runners-upYomiuri Giants
PL championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  PL runners-upHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Japan Series
Venue
ChampionsYokohama DeNA BayStars
  Runners-upFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Finals MVPMasayuki Kuwahara (DeNA)

The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 75th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) was reorganized in 1950 and the 90th anniversary of the founding of professional baseball in Japan. There were 12 NPB teams, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League.

The Hanshin Tigers entered the season as the defending champions. They were eliminated in the first stage of the Central League Climax Series against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars.

Regular season standings

2024 Central League regular season standings[2]
# Team GTooltip Games played W L T Pct. GBTooltip Games behind Home Road
1 Yomiuri Giants 14377597.566—39–30–338–29–4
2 Hanshin Tigers 14374636.5403½43–27–231–36–4
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 14371693.507834–37–137–32–2
4 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 14368705.4931039–29–329–41–2
5 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 14362774.44616½34–33–428–44
6 Chunichi Dragons 14360758.44416½35–32–425–43–4
2024 Pacific League regular season standings[3]
# Team GTooltip Games played W L T Pct. GBTooltip Games behind Home Road
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 14391493.650—49–21–242–28–1
2 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 14375608.55613½41–25–634–35–2
3 Chiba Lotte Marines 14371666.51818½37–33–134–33–5
4 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 14367724.48223½30–39–237–33–2
5 Orix Buffaloes 14363773.4502834–36–129–41–2
6 Saitama Seibu Lions 14349913.3504231–40–118–51–2

Interleague

2024 regular season interleague standings[4]
# Team GTooltip Games played W L T Pct. GBTooltip Games behind Home Road
1 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles181350.722—6–37–2
2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks181260.66717–25–4
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars181170.61123–68–1
4 Tokyo Yakult Swallows18972.56335–2−24–5
5 Orix Buffaloes181080.55634–56–3
6 Hiroshima Toyo Carp181080.55636–34–5
7 Yomiuri Giants18891.4714½4–54–4–1
8 Chiba Lotte Marines18792.43854–53–4−2
9 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters187101.4125½3–5–14–5
10 Hanshin Tigers187110.38864–53–6
11 Chunichi Dragons187110.38863–64–5
12 Saitama Seibu Lions184140.22293–62–7

Overall, the Pacific League won 53 games and lost 52 against the Central League, with 3 ties.

Climax Series

First stageFinal stageJapan Series
Central League
1Yomiuri Giants3
2Hanshin Tigers03Yokohama DeNA BayStars4
3Yokohama DeNA BayStars2CLYokohama DeNA BayStars4
PLFukuoka SoftBank Hawks2
Pacific League
1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
2Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters22Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters0
3Chiba Lotte Marines1

First stage

Central League

Yokohama DeNA BayStars won the series, 2–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 12Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Hanshin Tigers – 1Koshien Stadium3:1942,642[5] 
2October 13Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 10, Hanshin Tigers – 3Koshien Stadium3:4542,646[6]

Pacific League

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters won the series, 2–1.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 12Chiba Lotte Marines – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 0Es Con Field Hokkaido2:5537,553[7] 
2October 13Chiba Lotte Marines – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 3 (10)Es Con Field Hokkaido3:3337,638[8] 
3October 14Chiba Lotte Marines – 2, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 5Es Con Field Hokkaido3:0437,478

Central League

Yokohama DeNA BayStars won the series, 4-2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 16Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 0Tokyo Dome3:0542,076[9] 
2October 17Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 1Tokyo Dome2:3142,006[10] 
3October 18Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2, Yomiuri Giants – 1Tokyo Dome3:0642,180[11] 
4October 19Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Yomiuri Giants – 4Tokyo Dome2:5442,222[12] 
5October 20Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Yomiuri Giants – 1Tokyo Dome2:4042,152[13] 
6October 21Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Yomiuri Giants – 2Tokyo Dome3:4341,856[14]

Pacific League

SoftBank won the series, 4–0.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 16Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5Mizuho PayPay Dome2:4040,142[15] 
2October 17Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7Mizuho PayPay Dome3:1840,142[16] 
3October 18Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3Mizuho PayPay Dome2:5040,142[17]

2024 Japan Series

DeNA won the series, 4-2.

GameDateScoreLocationTimeAttendance 
1October 26Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 5, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3Yokohama Stadium3:4633,147[18] 
2October 27Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 6, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3Yokohama Stadium3:2032,953[19] 
3October 29Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1Mizuho PayPay Dome3:3736,736[20] 
4October 30Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0Mizuho PayPay Dome3:1936,623[21] 
5October 31Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 7, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0Mizuho PayPay Dome3:3836,636[22] 
6November 3[a]Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 11Yokohama Stadium3:1133,136[24]

Awards

The following players were bestowed awards ranging from the Best Nine to MVP.[25]

Central League

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player Tomoyuki Sugano Yomiuri Giants
Rookie of the Year Hiromasa Funabasama
Best Nine
Pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano Yomiuri Giants
Catcher Yūdai Yamamoto Yokohama DeNA BayStars
First Base Kazuma Okamoto Yomiuri Giants
Second Base Naoki Yoshikawa
Third Base Munetaka Murakami Tokyo Yakult Swallows
Shortstop Hideki Nagaoka
Outfield Domingo Santana
Seiya Hosokawa Chunichi Dragons
Kōji Chikamoto Hanshin Tigers

Pacific League

Award Player Team
Most Valuable Player Kensuke Kondoh SoftBank Hawks
Rookie of the Year Natsuki Takeuchi Seibu Lions
Best Nine
Pitcher Kohei Arihara SoftBank Hawks
Catcher Toshiya Satoh Chiba Lotte Marines
First Base Hotaka Yamakawa SoftBank Hawks
Second Base Hiroto Kobukata Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Third Base Ryoya Kurihara SoftBank Hawks
Shortstop Kenta Imamiya
Outfield Ryosuke Tatsumi Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Kensuke Kondoh SoftBank Hawks
Ukyo Shuto
Designated Hitter Franmil Reyes Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Attendances

The average attendance was 31,097.

#TeamAverage
1Hanshin Tigers41,801
2Yomiuri Giants39,247
3Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks37,862
4Chunichi Dragons32,951
5Yokohama DeNA BayStars32,754
6ORIX Buffaloes30,270
7Hiroshima Toyo Carp29,376
8Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters28,830
9Tokyo Yakult Swallows28,153
10Chiba Lotte Marines26,975
11Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles23,132
12Saitama Seibu Lions21,601

Source:[26]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Game 6 was scheduled to be played on November 2nd, but was postponed due to rain.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "2024 Sepa Official Match Attendance". NPB. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "2024 Central League Standings". Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2024 Pacific League Standings". Retrieved October 6, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2024年度 交流戦" [2024 Interleague Play] (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Saturday, October 12, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Sunday, October 13, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Saturday, October 12, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Sunday, October 13, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Wednesday, October 16, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Thursday, October 17, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Friday, October 18, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Satursday, October 19, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Sunday, October 20, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Monday, October 21, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Wednesday, October 16, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Thursday, October 17, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Friday, October 18, 2024". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
  18. ↑ "[SMBC Japan Series] Yokohama DeNA Baystars vs Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Game 1". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  19. ↑ "[SMBC Japan Series] Yokohama DeNA Baystars vs Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Game 2". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  20. ↑ "[SMBC Japan Series] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars Game 3". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  21. ↑ "[SMBC Japan Series] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars Game 4". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
  22. ↑ "[SMBC Japan Series] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars Game 5". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  23. ↑ "日本シリーズは雨天中止 DeNA－ソフトバンク第6戦は3日に順延" [Japan Series canceled due to rain, DeNA vs SoftBank Game 6 postponed to the 3rd]. Sankei Sports (in Japanese). November 2, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  24. ↑ "[SMBC Japan Series] Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks vs Yokohama DeNA Baystars Game 6". Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
  25. ↑ Karasawa, Yuri. "2024 NPB Awards!". JapanBall. Retrieved October 28, 2025.
  26. ↑ https://npb.jp/statistics/2024/attendance.html
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.