2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series 4 games to 0.
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Kosuke Fukudome | Chunichi Dragons | .343 |
| Home runs | Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | 50 |
| Runs batted in | Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | 107 |
| Hits | Takayuki Shimizu | Yomiuri Giants | 191 |
| Stolen bases | Norihiro Akahoshi | Hanshin Tigers | 26 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Koji Uehara Kevin Hodges | Yomiuri Giants Yakult Swallows | 17 |
| Earned run average | Masumi Kuwata | Yomiuri Giants | 2.22 |
| Strikeouts | Kei Igawa | Hanshin Tigers | 206 |
| Saves | Eddie Gaillard | Chunichi Dragons | 35 |