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 # Team 1Yomiuri Giants14377597—39–30–338–29–42Hanshin Tigers143746363½43–27–231–36–43Yokohama DeNA BayStars14371693834–37–137–32–24Hiroshima Toyo Carp143687051039–29–329–41–25Tokyo Yakult Swallows1436277416½34–33–428–446Chunichi Dragons1436075816½35–32–425–43–4
+ 2024 Pacific League regular season standings # Team 1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks14391493—49–21–242–28–12Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters1437560813½41–25–634–35–23Chiba Lotte Marines1437166618½37–33–134–33–54Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles1436772423½30–39–237–33–25Orix Buffaloes143637732834–36–129–41–26Saitama Seibu Lions143499134231–40–118–51–2
Interleague + 2024 regular season interleague standings # Team 1Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles181350.722—6–37–22Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks181260.66717–25–43Yokohama DeNA BayStars181170.61123–68–14Tokyo Yakult Swallows18972.56335–2−24–55Orix Buffaloes181080.55634–56–36Hiroshima Toyo Carp181080.55636–34–57Yomiuri Giants18891.4714½4–54–4–18Chiba Lotte Marines18792.43854–53–4−29Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters187101.4125½3–5–14–510Hanshin Tigers187110.38864–53–611Chunichi Dragons187110.38863–64–512Saitama 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 stage Central League
Pacific League
Final stage Central League
Pacific League
2024 Japan Series
Awards The following players were bestowed awards ranging from the Best Nine to MVP.
Central League AwardPlayerTeamMost Valuable PlayerTomoyuki SuganoYomiuri GiantsRookie of the YearHiromasa FunabasamaBest NinePitcherTomoyuki SuganoYomiuri GiantsCatcherYūdai YamamotoYokohama DeNA BayStars First BaseKazuma OkamotoYomiuri GiantsSecond BaseNaoki YoshikawaThird BaseMunetaka MurakamiTokyo Yakult SwallowsShortstopHideki NagaokaOutfield Domingo SantanaSeiya HosokawaChunichi DragonsKōji ChikamotoHanshin Tigers
Pacific League AwardPlayerTeamMost Valuable PlayerKensuke KondohSoftBank HawksRookie of the YearNatsuki TakeuchiSeibu LionsBest NinePitcherKohei AriharaSoftBank HawksCatcherToshiya SatohChiba Lotte MarinesFirst BaseHotaka YamakawaSoftBank HawksSecond BaseHiroto KobukataTohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesThird BaseRyoya KuriharaSoftBank HawksShortstopKenta ImamiyaOutfield Ryosuke TatsumiTohoku Rakuten Golden EaglesKensuke KondohSoftBank HawksUkyo ShutoDesignated HitterFranmil ReyesHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Attendances
The average attendance was 31,097.
# Team Average 1 Hanshin Tigers 41,801 2 Yomiuri Giants 39,247 3 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 37,862 4 Chunichi Dragons 32,951 5 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 32,754 6 ORIX Buffaloes 30,270 7 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 29,376 8 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 28,830 9 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 28,153 10 Chiba Lotte Marines 26,975 11 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 23,132 12 Saitama Seibu Lions 21,601
Source:https://npb.jp/statistics/2024/attendance.html
See also 2024 Major League Baseball season 2024 KBO League season 2024 Mexican League season 2024 Chinese Professional Baseball League season 2024 Frontier League season 2024 Pioneer League season
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