2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season

Sports season
2017 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
DurationMarch 31 – November 4
Number of games143
Number of teams12
Central League Pennant
League championsHiroshima Toyo Carp
  Runners-upHanshin Tigers
Season MVPYoshihiro Maru (Toyo)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-upSaitama Seibu Lions
Season MVPDennis Sarfate (SoftBank)
Climax Series
CL championsYokohama DeNA BayStars
  CL runners-upHiroshima Toyo Carp
PL championsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  PL runners-upTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles
Japan Series
ChampionsFukuoka SoftBank Hawks
  Runners-upYokohama DeNA BayStars
Finals MVPDennis Sarfate (SoftBank)
NPB seasons

The 2017 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 68th season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

Regular season standings

Central League regular season standings[1]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Hiroshima Toyo Carp 143 88 51 4 .633 — 50–20–1 38–31–3
2 Hanshin Tigers 143 78 61 4 .561 10.0 41–29–2 37–32–2
3 Yokohama DeNA BayStars 143 73 65 5 .529 14.5 38–29–4 35–36–1
4 Yomiuri Giants 143 72 68 3 .514 16.5 38–33–0 34–35–3
5 Chunichi Dragons 143 59 79 5 .428 28.5 37–32–3 22–47–2
6 Tokyo Yakult Swallows 143 45 96 2 .319 44.0 30–40–2 15–56–0
Pacific League regular season standings[2]
Pos Team G W L T Pct. GB Home Road
1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 143 94 49 0 .657 — 52–20–0 42–29–0
2 Saitama Seibu Lions 143 79 61 3 .564 13.5 44–27–1 35–34–2
3 Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 143 77 63 3 .550 15.5 39–30–2 38–33–1
4 Orix Buffaloes 143 63 79 1 .444 30.5 34–37–0 29–42–1
5 Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 143 60 83 0 .420 34.0 36–36–0 24–47–0
6 Chiba Lotte Marines 143 54 87 2 .383 39.0 28–42–1 26–45–1

Climax Series

First StageFinal StageJapan Series
1Hiroshima Toyo Carp2
2Hanshin Tigers13Yokohama DeNA BayStars4
3Yokohama DeNA BayStars2CL3Yokohama DeNA BayStars2
PL1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
1Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks4
2Saitama Seibu Lions13Tohoku Golden Eagles2
3Tohoku Golden Eagles2

First stage

Central League

Hanshin Tigers (1) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hanshin Tigers – 2 Koshien Stadium 2:52 46,748 
2 October 15 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 13, Hanshin Tigers – 6 Koshien Stadium 4:35 46,761 
3 October 17 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hanshin Tigers – 1 Koshien Stadium 3:10 46,319

Pacific League

Saitama Lions (1) vs. Tohoku Golden Eagles (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 14 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 0, Saitama Lions – 10 Seibu Prince Dome 3:00 32,547 
2 October 15 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 4, Saitama Lions – 1 Seibu Prince Dome 3:12 32,508 
3 October 16 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 5, Saitama Lions – 2 Seibu Prince Dome 3:26 31,755

Final stage

Central League

Hiroshima Carp (2) vs. Yokohama DeNA BayStars (4)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 18 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 0, Hiroshima Carp – 3 (5) Mazda Stadium 2:13 30,810 
2 October 19 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6, Hiroshima Carp – 2 Mazda Stadium 3:40 31,165 
3 October 20 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Hiroshima Carp – 0 Mazda Stadium 3:23 31,279 
4 October 23 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 4, Hiroshima Carp – 3 Mazda Stadium 3:26 31,311 
5 October 24 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 9, Hiroshima Carp – 3 Mazda Stadium 3:39 31,230

Pacific League

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4) vs. Tohoku Golden Eagles (2)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 18 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 2 Fukuoka Dome 3:05 35,125 
2 October 19 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 2, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 1 Fukuoka Dome 3:31 36,380 
3 October 20 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 5, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Fukuoka Dome 3:16 35,333 
4 October 21 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 3:21 37,455 
5 October 22 Tohoku Golden Eagles – 0, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 7 Fukuoka Dome 2:41 35,387

Japan Series

Yokohama DeNA BayStars (2) vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (4)

Game Date Score Location Time Attendance 
1 October 28 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 1, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 10 Fukuoka Dome 3:13 36,183 
2 October 29 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 3:56 36,082 
3 October 31 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 3, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 2 Yokohama Stadium 3:53 27,153 
4 November 1 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 0, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 6 Yokohama Stadium 3:02 27,162 
5 November 2 Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4, Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 5 Yokohama Stadium 3:35 27,180 
6 November 4 Yokohama DeNA BayStars – 3, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks – 4 Fukuoka Dome 4:22 36,118

League leaders

Central League

Batting leaders[3]
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Toshiro Miyazaki Yokohama DeNA BayStars .323
Home runs Alex Guerrero Chunichi Dragons 35
Runs batted in José López Yokohama DeNA BayStars 105
Runs Yoshihiro Maru Hiroshima Toyo Carp 109
Hits Yoshihiro Maru
José López		 Hiroshima Toyo Carp
Yokohama DeNA BayStars		 171
Stolen bases Kosuke Tanaka Hiroshima Toyo Carp 35
On Base Percentage Yoshihiro Maru
Kosuke Tanaka		 Hiroshima Toyo Carp .398
Slugging Percentage Seiya Suzuki Hiroshima Toyo Carp .547
Pitching leaders[4]
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Tomoyuki Sugano Yomiuri Giants 17
Earned run average Tomoyuki Sugano Yomiuri Giants 1.59
Strikeouts Miles Mikolas Yomiuri Giants 187
Innings pitched Miles Mikolas Yomiuri Giants 188
Saves Rafael Dolis Hanshin Tigers 37
Holds Kentaro Kuwahara Hanshin Tigers 39
Winning percentage Daichi Ohsera Hiroshima Toyo Carp .833

Pacific League

Batting leaders[5]
Stat Player Team Total
Batting average Shogo Akiyama Saitama Seibu Lions .322
Home runs Alfredo Despaigne Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 35
Runs batted in Alfredo Despaigne Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 103
Runs Shogo Akiyama Saitama Seibu Lions 106
Hits Shogo Akiyama Saitama Seibu Lions 185
Stolen bases Haruki Nishikawa Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 39
On Base Percentage Yuki Yanagita Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks .426
Slugging Percentage Yuki Yanagita Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks .589
Pitching leaders[6]
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Nao Higashihama Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 16
Earned run average Yusei Kikuchi Saitama Seibu Lions 1.97
Strikeouts Takahiro Norimoto Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles 222
Innings pitched Yusei Kikuchi Saitama Seibu Lions 187.2
Saves Dennis Sarfate Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 54
Holds Sho Iwasaki Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 40
Winning percentage Kodai Senga Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks .765

See also

References

  1. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2017 Central League Standings | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  2. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2017 Pacific League Standings | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  3. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2017 Central League Qualifiers for Batting Championship | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  4. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2017 Central League Qualifiers for Earned-Run Average Title & Top Relief Pitchers | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  5. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2017 Pacific League Qualifiers for Batting Championship | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
  6. ^ 一般社団法人日本野球機構. "2017 Pacific League Qualifiers for Earned-Run Average Title & Top Relief Pitchers | NPB.jp 日本野球機構". Npb.jp. Retrieved 2022-07-13.
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