2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 2019 Nippon Professional Baseball season began on March 29. It is the 70th season since Nippon Professional Baseball was reorganized in 1950. There are 12 teams NPB, split evenly between the Central League and Pacific League. The 2019 NPB season is 143 games long; teams in each league will play 125 games against each other and 18 interleague games. The regular season was scheduled to end on September 24 except for any make-up games scheduled after it; the regular season eventually concluded on September 30. The top three teams in each league proceed to the Climax Series, NPB's postseason system.
Regular season standings
Climax Series
First Stage
Central League
If necessaryPacific League
Final Stage
Central League
Pacific League
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Seiya Suzuki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .335 |
| Home runs | Neftali Soto | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 43 |
| Runs batted in | Neftali Soto | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 108 |
| Runs | Seiya Suzuki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 112 |
| Hits | Yohei Oshima | Chunichi Dragons | 174 |
| Stolen bases | Kōji Chikamoto | Hanshin Tigers | 36 |
| On-base percentage | Seiya Suzuki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .453 |
| Slugging percentage | Hayato Sakamoto | Yomiuri Giants | .575 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Shun Yamaguchi | Yomiuri Giants | 15 |
| Earned run average | Yudai Ono | Chunichi Dragons | 2.58 |
| Strikeouts | Shun Yamaguchi | Yomiuri Giants | 188 |
| Innings pitched | Yudai Ono | Chunichi Dragons | 177.2 |
| Saves | Yasuaki Yamasaki | Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 30 |
| Holds | Joely Rodríguez | Chunichi Dragons | 41 |
| Winning percentage | Shun Yamaguchi | Yomiuri Giants | .789 |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Tomoya Mori | Saitama Seibu Lions | .329 |
| Home runs | Hotaka Yamakawa | Saitama Seibu Lions | 43 |
| Runs batted in | Takeya Nakamura | Saitama Seibu Lions | 123 |
| Runs | Shogo Akiyama | Saitama Seibu Lions | 112 |
| Hits | Shogo Akiyama | Saitama Seibu Lions | 179 |
| Stolen bases | Yuji Kaneko | Saitama Seibu Lions | 41 |
| On-base percentage | Kensuke Kondo | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | .422 |
| Slugging percentage | Tomoya Mori | Saitama Seibu Lions | .547 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Kohei Arihara | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | 15 |
| Earned run average | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | Orix Buffaloes | 1.95 |
| Strikeouts | Kodai Senga | Fukuoka Softbank Hawks | 227 |
| Innings pitched | Kodai Senga | Fukuoka Softbank Hawks | 180.1 |
| Saves | Yuki Matsui | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 38 |
| Holds | Naoki Miyanishi | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters | 43 |
| Winning percentage | Taisuke Yamaoka | Orix Buffaloes | .765 |