2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season


The 2024 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 75th season of professional baseball in Japan since Nippon Professional Baseball 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

Interleague

Overall, the Pacific League won 53 games and lost 52 against the Central League, with 3 ties.

Awards

The following players were bestowed awards ranging from the Best Nine to MVP.

Attendances

The average attendance was 31,097.
#TeamAverage
1Hanshin Tigers41,801
2Yomiuri Giants39,247
3Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks37,862
4Chunichi Dragons32,951
5Yokohama DeNA BayStars32,754
6ORIX Buffaloes30,270
7Hiroshima Toyo Carp29,376
8Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters28,830
9Tokyo Yakult Swallows28,153
10Chiba Lotte Marines26,975
11Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles23,132
12Saitama Seibu Lions21,601

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