List of Nippon Professional Baseball perfect games


In baseball, throwing a perfect game is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not allow a baserunner on base over the course of one game. In Nippon Professional Baseball, a perfect game is an extremely rare occurrence, only occurring 16 times.
Unlike in Major League Baseball, combined perfect games are not considered as official perfect games by Nippon Professional Baseball.

Perfect games

PitcherDateClubScoreOpponentBallparkRef
June 28, 1950Yomiuri Giants4–0Nishi-Nippon PiratesAomori Stadium
June 19, 1955Kintetsu Pearls1–0Daiei StarsŌsaka Stadium
September 19, 1956Kokutetsu Swallows6–0Hiroshima CarpKanazawa Stadium
August 21, 1957Kokutetsu Swallows1–0Chunichi DragonsChunichi Stadium
July 19, 1958Nishitetsu Lions1–0Toei FlyersKomazawa Stadium
August 11, 1960Taiyō Whales1–0Ōsaka TigersKawasaki Stadium
June 20, 1961Kokutetsu Swallows1–0Chunichi DragonsKorakuen Stadium
May 1, 1966Taiyō Whales1–0Hiroshima CarpHiroshima Municipal Stadium
May 12, 1966Nishitetsu Lions2–0Nankai HawksHeiwadai Stadium
September 14, 1968Hiroshima Toyo Carp2–0Taiyō WhalesHiroshima Municipal Stadium
October 6, 1970Kintetsu Buffaloes3–0Nankai HawksŌsaka Stadium
August 21, 1971Toei Flyers4–0Nishitetsu LionsKorakuen Stadium
October 10, 1973Lotte Orions1–0Taiheiyo Club LionsMiyagi Stadium
August 31, 1978Hankyu Braves5–0Lotte OrionsMiyagi Stadium
May 18, 1994Yomiuri Giants6–0Hiroshima Toyo CarpFukuoka Dome
April 10, 2022Chiba Lotte Marines6–0Orix BuffaloesZozo Marine Stadium

Combined perfect games

In Game 5 of the 2007 Japan Series, a rare combined perfect game occurred. However, it is not recognized as such since no-hitters or perfect games achieved by multiple pitchers in one game are considered unofficial by NPB. However, it is recognized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, the international governing body of baseball, as a perfect game.
DatePitcherClubScoreOpponentBallparkRef
November 1, 2007Daisuke Yamai
Hitoki Iwase 		Chunichi Dragons1–0Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNagoya Dome