NPB Team Trend Analysis

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

📅 As of 2026-09-08

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)

No qualifying teams

🥶 Cold (0-3 last 3)
Hiroshima Carp 0-3 5.7 RA/G
Rakuten Eagles 0-3 4.7 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

Team Last 3 RS RA Diff
Chunichi Dragons
TWW
12 5 +7
Yomiuri Giants
WWL
14 8 +6
DeNA BayStars
WWL
8 6 +2
Yakult Swallows
TLW
8 10 -2
Hanshin Tigers
WLL
10 11 -1
Hiroshima Carp
LLL
6 17 -11

PL Pacific League

Team Last 3 RS RA Diff
SoftBank Hawks
WLW
18 6 +12
Seibu Lions
LWW
7 4 +3
Lotte Marines
LWW
12 9 +3
Nippon-Ham Fighters
WWL
12 19 -7
Orix Buffaloes
WLL
7 11 -4
Rakuten Eagles
LLL
7 14 -7
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.