1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1957 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the eighth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 132 | 83 | 44 | 5 | .648 | — |
| Nankai Hawks | 132 | 78 | 53 | 1 | .595 | 7.0 |
| Mainichi Orions | 132 | 75 | 52 | 5 | .587 | 8.0 |
| Hankyu Braves | 132 | 71 | 55 | 6 | .561 | 11.5 |
| Toei Flyers | 132 | 56 | 73 | 3 | .436 | 28.0 |
| Kintetsu Pearls | 132 | 44 | 82 | 6 | .356 | 38.5 |
| Daiei Unions | 132 | 41 | 89 | 2 | .318 | 43.5 |
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | .343 |
| Home runs | Noboru Aota Takao Sato | Taiyo Whales Kokutetsu Swallows | 22 |
| Runs batted in | Andy Miyamoto | Yomiuri Giants | 78 |
| Runs | Hiroji Okajima | Chunichi Dragons | 71 |
| Hits | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | 160 |
| Stolen bases | Tokuji Iida | Kokutetsu Swallows | 40 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 28 |
| Losses | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 27 |
| Earned run average | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 1.63 |
| Strikeouts | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 312 |
| Innings pitched | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 406 |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions | .331 |
| Home runs | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks | 30 |
| Runs batted in | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 100 |
| Runs | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions | 92 |
| Hits | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 154 |
| Stolen bases | Yosuke Terada | Hankyu Braves | 56 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 35 |
| Losses | Masayoshi Miura | Daiei Unions | 21 |
| Earned run average | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 1.37 |
| Strikeouts | Takao Kajimoto | Hankyu Braves | 301 |
| Innings pitched | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 373 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- *Wally Yonamine, Yomiuri Giants
- *Kazuhisa Inao, Nishitetsu Lions
- Rookie of the Year
- *Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants
- *Tamotsu Kimura, Nankai Hawks
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- *Masaichi Kaneda, Kokutetsu Swallows
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows |
| Catcher | Shigeru Fujio | Yomiuri Giants |
| First baseman | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants |
| Second baseman | Noboru Inoue | Chunichi Dragons |
| Third baseman | Nobukazu Miyake | Osaka Tigers |
| Shortstop | Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers |
| Outfielder | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants |
| Outfielder | Kenjiro Tamiya | Osaka Tigers |
| Outfielder | Noboru Aota | Taiyo Whales |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks |
| First baseman | Kenichiro Okamoto | Hankyu Braves |
| Second baseman | Isami Okamoto | Nankai Hawks |
| Third baseman | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Shortstop | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Outfielder | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions |
| Outfielder | Hiroshi Oshita | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Outfielder | Shoichi Busujima | Toei Flyers |