NPB Team Trend Analysis

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

📅 As of 2026-07-15

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)
Seibu Lions 3-0 7.0 R/G
🥶 Cold (0-3 last 3)
Lotte Marines 0-3 5.3 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
Yomiuri Giants
WLW
16 10 +6
Hanshin Tigers
WWL
13 8 +5
Hiroshima Carp
WLW
15 10 +5
DeNA BayStars
LWL
12 14 -2
Chunichi Dragons
LLW
9 15 -6
Yakult Swallows
LWL
7 15 -8

PL Pacific League

Team Last 3 RS RA Diff
Seibu Lions
WWW
21 5 +16
SoftBank Hawks
WWL
13 9 +4
Rakuten Eagles
LWW
6 6 +0
Orix Buffaloes
WLL
10 8 +2
Nippon-Ham Fighters
LLW
10 22 -12
Lotte Marines
LLL
6 16 -10
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.