2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season


The 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 65th edition of NPB since reorganized in 1950.

Regular season standings

TeamGWLTPct.GB
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks14478606.565—
Orix Buffaloes14480622.563—
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters14473683.5186.5
Chiba Lotte Marines14466762.46514.0
Saitama Seibu Lions14463774.45016.0
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles14464800.44417.0

Climax Series

''Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.''

First stage

''The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the Yomiuri Giants, received byes to the championship round.''

Final stage

''The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and the Yomiuri Giants, received a one-game advantage.''

League leaders

Central League

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Batting averageMatt MurtonHanshin Tigers.338
Home runsBrad EldredHiroshima Toyo Carp37
Runs batted inMauro GómezHanshin Tigers109
RunsYoshihiro Maru
Tetsuto Yamada		Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Tokyo Yakult Swallows		106
HitsTetsuto YamadaTokyo Yakult Swallows193
Stolen basesTakayuki KajitaniYokohama DeNA BayStars39

StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsRandy Messenger
Daisuke Yamai		Hanshin Tigers
Chunichi Dragons		13
LossesAtsushi NomiHanshin Tigers13
Earned run averageTomoyuki SuganoYomiuri Giants2.33
StrikeoutsRandy MessengerHanshin Tigers226
Innings pitchedRandy MessengerHanshin Tigers208
SavesOh Seung-hwanHanshin Tigers39

Pacific League

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Batting averageYoshio ItoiOrix Buffaloes.331
Home runsErnesto Mejía
Takeya Nakamura		Saitama Seibu Lions
Saitama Seibu Lions		34
Runs batted inSho NakataHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters100
RunsYuki YanagitaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks91
HitsAkira NakamuraFukuoka SoftBank Hawks176
Stolen basesHaruki NishikawaHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters43

StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsChihiro KanekoOrix Buffaloes16
LossesWataru Karashima
Luis Mendoza		Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters		13
Earned run averageChihiro KanekoOrix Buffaloes1.98
StrikeoutsTakahiro NorimotoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles204
Innings pitchedTakahiro NorimotoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles202
SavesYoshihisa HiranoOrix Buffaloes40