# 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season

The 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 61st season since the NPB was reorganized in 1950.

## Final standings
### Central League

2010 Central League standings :
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
| Chunichi Dragons | 144 | 79 | 62 | 3 | .559 | — |
| Hanshin Tigers | 144 | 78 | 63 | 3 | .552 | 1 |
| Yomiuri Giants | 144 | 79 | 64 | 1 | .552 | 1 |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 144 | 72 | 68 | 4 | .514 | 6.5 |
| Hiroshima Carp | 144 | 58 | 84 | 2 | .410 | 21.5 |
| Yokohama BayStars | 144 | 48 | 95 | 1 | .337 | 32 |

### Pacific League

2010 Pacific League standings :
| Team | Pld | W | L | T | PCT | GB |
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 144 | 76 | 63 | 5 | .545 | — |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 144 | 78 | 65 | 1 | .545 | — |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 144 | 75 | 67 | 2 | .528 | 2.5 |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 144 | 74 | 67 | 3 | .524 | 3 |
| Orix Buffaloes | 144 | 69 | 71 | 4 | .493 | 7.5 |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 144 | 62 | 79 | 3 | .441 | 15 |

## Climax Series

Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.
| First Stage | First Stage | First Stage | Final Stage | Final Stage | Final Stage | Japan Series | Japan Series | Japan Series |
| Central League | Central League | Central League | 1 | Chunichi Dragons | 4 | | | |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | 0 | 3 | Yomiuri Giants | 1 | | | |
| 3 | Yomiuri Giants | 2 | | | | CL1 | Chunichi Dragons | 2 |
| | | | | | | PL3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 4 |
| Pacific League | Pacific League | Pacific League | 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 3 | | | |
| 2 | Saitama Seibu Lions | 0 | 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 4 | | | |
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2 | | | | | | |

### Central League First Stage

| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Hanshin Tigers 1 – 3 Yomiuri Giants | October 16 | Koshien Stadium | 46,868 |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers 6 – 7 Yomiuri Giants | October 17 | Koshien Stadium | 46,875 |
Yomiuri Giants win series 2–0

### Central League Final Stage

Chunichi Dragons have one-win advantage
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Chunichi Dragons 5 – 0 Yomiuri Giants | October 20 | Nagoya Dome | 37,659 |
| 2 | Chunichi Dragons 2 – 0 Yomiuri Giants | October 21 | Nagoya Dome | 37,298 |
| 3 | Chunichi Dragons 2 – 3 Yomiuri Giants | October 22 | Nagoya Dome | 38,432 |
| 4 | Chunichi Dragons 4 – 3 Yomiuri Giants | October 23 | Nagoya Dome | 38,432 |
Chunichi Dragons win series 4–1.

### Pacific League First Stage

| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Saitama Seibu Lions 5 – 6 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 9 | Seibu Dome | 33,918 |
| 2 | Saitama Seibu Lions 4 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 10 | Seibu Dome | 33,911 |
Chiba Lotte Marines win series 2–0

### Pacific League Final Stage

Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have one-win advantage
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 – 3 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 14 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 35,118 |
| 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3 – 1 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 15 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 35,876 |
| 3 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 – 0 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 16 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 36,664 |
| 4 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2 – 4 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 17 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 36,235 |
| 5 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 18 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 33,108 |
| 6 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 0 – 7 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 19 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 33,515 |
Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4–3.

## Japan Series

| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
| 1 | Chunichi Dragons 2 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 30 | Nagoya Dome | 38,066 |
| 2 | Chunichi Dragons 12 – 1 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 31 | Nagoya Dome | 38,065 |
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines 7 – 1 Chunichi Dragons | November 2 | Chiba Marine Stadium | 26,923 |
| 4 | Chiba Lotte Marines 3 – 4 Chunichi Dragons | November 3 | Chiba Marine Stadium | 27,197 |
| 5 | Chiba Lotte Marines 10 – 4 Chunichi Dragons | November 4 | Chiba Marine Stadium | 27,209 |
| 6 | Chunichi Dragons 2 – 2 Chiba Lotte Marines | November 6 | Nagoya Dome | 38,094 |
| 7 | Chunichi Dragons 7 – 8 Chiba Lotte Marines | November 7 | Nagoya Dome | 38,075 |
Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4–2

## League leaders
### Central League

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Norichika Aoki | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | .358 |
| Home runs | Alex Ramirez | Yomiuri Giants | 49 |
| Runs batted in | Alex Ramirez | Yomiuri Giants | 129 |
| Runs | Hayato Sakamoto | Yomiuri Giants | 107 |
| Hits | Matt Murton | Hanshin Tigers | 214 |
| Stolen bases | Eishin Soyogi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 43 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Kenta Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 15 |
| Earned run average | Kenta Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2.21 |
| Strikeouts | Kenta Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 174 |
| Innings pitched | Kenta Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 215.2 |
| Saves | Hitoki Iwase | Chunichi Dragons | 42 |
| Holds | Takuya Asao | Chunichi Dragons | 47 |
| Winning percentage | Yasutomo Kubo | Hanshin Tigers | .737 |

### Pacific League

Batting leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Chiba Lotte Marines | .346 |
| Home runs | Takahiro Okada | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 33 |
| Runs batted in | Eiichi Koyano | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 109 |
| Runs | Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Chiba Lotte Marines | 121 |
| Hits | Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Chiba Lotte Marines | 206 |
| Stolen bases | Yuichi Honda Yasuyuki Kataoka | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Saitama Seibu Lions | 59 |
Pitching leaders :
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Tsuyoshi Wada Chihiro Kaneko | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Orix Buffaloes | 17 |
| Earned run average | Yu Darvish | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 1.78 |
| Strikeouts | Yu Darvish | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 222 |
| Innings pitched | Chihiro Kaneko | Orix Buffaloes | 204.1 |
| Saves | Brian Sikorski | Saitama Seibu Lions | 33 |
| Holds | Brian Falkenborg | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 39 |
| Winning percentage | Toshiya Sugiuchi | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | .696 |