NPB Team Trend Analysis

All 12 Central & Pacific League teams — last 3 games momentum

📅 As of 2026-10-17

Hot / Cold Teams

Teams that swept their last 3 games are "hot"; teams that lost all three are "cold." Short-term momentum is a rough indicator — streaks in NPB often track with pitching rotation cycles.

🔥 Hot (3-0 last 3)

DeNA BayStars 3-0 4.3 R/G

SoftBank Hawks 3-0 6.0 R/G

🥶 Cold (0-3 last 3)

Hanshin Tigers 0-3 4.3 RA/G

Yomiuri Giants 0-3 3.7 RA/G

Orix Buffaloes 0-3 6.7 RA/G

Nippon-Ham Fighters 0-3 6.0 RA/G

League Momentum Rankings

Ranked by last-3-game point score (Win=2, Draw=1, Loss=0), then by run differential as tiebreaker.

CL Central League

	Last 3	RS	RA	Diff
DeNA BayStars	WWW	13	5	+8
Hiroshima Carp	WLL	9	8	+1
Yakult Swallows	LLW	9	10	-1
Chunichi Dragons	LLW	7	11	-4
Yomiuri Giants	LLL	4	11	-7
Hanshin Tigers	LLL	5	13	-8

PL Pacific League

	Last 3	RS	RA	Diff
SoftBank Hawks	WWW	18	8	+10
Rakuten Eagles	WLW	11	4	+7
Seibu Lions	WLL	4	7	-3
Lotte Marines	WLL	4	12	-8
Nippon-Ham Fighters	LLL	8	18	-10
Orix Buffaloes	LLL	6	20	-14

Analytical note: A team winning despite negative run differential is likely excelling in one-run games — sustainable if driven by bullpen depth, less so if reliant on sequencing luck. For a deeper statistical framework, see the MLB Pythagorean Win% analysis and our Stats glossary.