NPB

2026 Nippon Professional Baseball Playoff Race

Season

2026 · Season champion SoftBank Hawks

The top three clubs in the Central and Pacific Leagues qualify for the Climax Series.

#	Team	Sched	Played	W	L	D	PCT	Berth GB	Home	Away	Diff	Streak	Last 10
1	TigersHanshin Tigers	143	143	79	62	2	.560	+7	37-33-2	42-29	+79	L1	WLWWDLLWWL
2	GiantsYomiuri Giants	143	144	76	65	3	.539	+4	39-32-2	37-33-1	+39	L3	LWLLWWDLLL
3	BayStarsYokohama DeNA BayStars	143	144	72	69	3	.511	—	39-30-3	33-39	+48	W3	LWWWLLLWWW
4	CarpHiroshima Carp	143	143	61	78	4	.439	10	34-36-1	27-42-3	-89	L2	WWWWLWWWLL
5	SwallowsTokyo Yakult Swallows	143	143	61	80	2	.433	11	29-40-2	32-40	-119	W1	LLWWLLWLLW
6	DragonsChunichi Dragons	143	143	60	81	2	.426	12	38-33	22-48-2	-16	W1	LLWWLLLLLW

|Berth GB: the cutoff is —; + means games ahead of the qualifying line

#	Team	Sched	Played	W	L	D	PCT	Berth GB	Home	Away	Diff	Streak	Last 10
1	HawksSoftBank Hawks	143	143	91	49	3	.650	+13	49-23	42-26-3	+255	L2	LWWWWWWWLL
2	LionsSeibu Lions	143	143	79	60	4	.568	+1.5	41-29-2	38-31-2	+39	W3	WLLLWWLWWW
3	FightersNippon Ham Fighters	143	143	78	62	3	.557	—	42-28-2	36-34-1	+62	W2	LLWWLLWLWW
4	BuffaloesOrix Buffaloes	143	143	65	76	2	.461	13.5	41-29-1	24-47-1	-122	L5	WWLWWLLLLL
5	MarinesLotte Marines	143	143	63	77	3	.450	15	37-33-1	26-44-2	-94	L2	WLWLLLWWLL
6	EaglesRakuten Eagles	143	143	58	84	1	.408	21	34-37	24-47-1	-82	W1	WLLWLWLWLW

|Berth GB: the cutoff is —; + means games ahead of the qualifying line