2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season


The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yakult Swallows defeating the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 2001 Japan Series 4 games to 1.

Japan Series

'''Yakult Swallows vs. Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes '''

League leaders

Central League

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Batting averageHideki MatsuiYomiuri Giants.333
Home runsRoberto PetagineYakult Swallows39
Runs batted inRoberto PetagineYakult Swallows127
HitsTakuro IshiiYokohama BayStars171
Stolen basesNorihiro AkahoshiHanshin Tigers39

StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsShugo FujiiYakult Swallows14
Earned run averageShigeki NoguchiChunichi Dragons2.46
StrikeoutsShigeki NoguchiChunichi Dragons187
SavesShingo TakatsuYakult Swallows37

Pacific League

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Batting averageKazuya FukuuraChiba Lotte Marines.346
Home runsTuffy RhodesOsaka Kintetsu Buffaloes55
Runs batted inNorihiro NakamuraOsaka Kintetsu Buffaloes132
HitsMichihiro OgasawaraNippon-Ham Fighters195
Stolen basesTadahito IguchiFukuoka Daiei Hawks44

StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsDaisuke MatsuzakaSeibu Lions15
Earned run averageNate MincheyChiba Lotte Marines3.26
StrikeoutsDaisuke MatsuzakaSeibu Lions214
SavesRodney PedrazaFukuoka Daiei Hawks38