2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season


The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series 4 games to 0.

Standings

Central League

Pacific League

Japan Series

League leaders

Central League

StatPlayerTeamTotal
Batting averageKosuke FukudomeChunichi Dragons.343
Home runsHideki MatsuiYomiuri Giants50
Runs batted inHideki MatsuiYomiuri Giants107
HitsTakayuki ShimizuYomiuri Giants191
Stolen basesNorihiro AkahoshiHanshin Tigers26

StatPlayerTeamTotal
WinsKoji Uehara
Kevin Hodges
Yomiuri Giants
Yakult Swallows
17
Earned run averageMasumi KuwataYomiuri Giants2.22
StrikeoutsKei IgawaHanshin Tigers206
SavesEddie GaillardChunichi Dragons35

Pacific League