2018 Nippon Professional Baseball season


The 2018 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 69th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

Interleague results

Current as of 25 September 2018
Interleague results are placed in order of current regular season standings. The 'I' column indicates the teams' interleague position.
The interleague results are indicative only of the teams playing ability against those teams in the opposing league, and have no bearing on the placings or Climax Series'. The sponsor, Nippon Life, does hand out awards to players and teams based on their finishing in the Interleague standings, however.

League leaders

Central League

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Batting averageDayan ViciedoChunichi Dragons.348
Home runsNeftali SotoYokohama DeNA BayStars41
Runs batted inWladimir BalentienTokyo Yakult Swallows131
RunsTetsuto YamadaTokyo Yakult Swallows130
HitsDayan ViciedoChunichi Dragons178
Stolen basesTetsuto YamadaTokyo Yakult Swallows33
On Base PercentageYoshihiro MaruHiroshima Toyo Carp.468
Slugging PercentageNeftali SotoYokohama DeNA BayStars.644

StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsDaichi Osera
Tomoyuki Sugano		Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Yomiuri Giants		15
Earned run averageTomoyuki SuganoYomiuri Giants2.14
StrikeoutsTomoyuki SuganoYomiuri Giants200
Innings pitchedTomoyuki SuganoYomiuri Giants202
SavesYasuaki YamasakiYokohama DeNA BayStars37
HoldsKazuki KondoTokyo Yakult Swallows35
Winning percentageKatsuki Azuma
Kris Johnson		Yokohama DeNA BayStars
Hiroshima Toyo Carp		.688

Pacific League

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Batting averageYuki YanagitaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.352
Home runsHotaka YamakawaSaitama Seibu Lions47
Runs batted inHideto AsamuraSaitama Seibu Lions127
RunsHotaka YamakawaSaitama Seibu Lions115
HitsShogo AkiyamaSaitama Seibu Lions195
Stolen basesHaruki NishikawaHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters44
On Base PercentageYuki YanagitaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.431
Slugging PercentageYuki YanagitaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.661

StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsShinsaburo TawataSaitama Seibu Lions16
Earned run averageTakayuki KishiTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles2.72
StrikeoutsTakahiro NorimotoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles187
Innings pitchedTakahiro NorimotoTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles180.1
SavesYuito MoriFukuoka SoftBank Hawks37
HoldsNaoki MiyanishiHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters37
Winning percentageYusei KikuchiSaitama Seibu Lions.778

Attendances

#TeamAverage
1Yomiuri Giants41,699
2Hanshin Tigers40,831
3Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks36,149
4Hiroshima Toyo Carp31,001
5Chunichi Dragons30,231
6Yokohama DeNA BayStars28,166
7Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters27,731
8Tokyo Yakult Swallows27,152
9Saitama Seibu Lions24,833
10Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles23,972
11Chiba Lotte Marines23,127
12ORIX Buffaloes22,575

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