| 1949 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | Fumio Fujimura (Osaka Tigers) |
| Mvp Link: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Finals Champ: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Hankyu Braves |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1948 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1948 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1950 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1950 |
The 1949 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 14th edition of Nippon Professional Baseball previously called Japanese Baseball League when established in 1936.
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 134 | 85 | 48 | 1 | .639 | - | |
| Hankyu Braves | 136 | 69 | 64 | 3 | .519 | 16.0 | |
| Daiei Stars | 134 | 67 | 65 | 2 | .508 | 17.5 | |
| Nankai Hawks | 135 | 67 | 67 | 1 | .500 | 18.5 | |
| Chunichi Dragons | 137 | 66 | 68 | 3 | .493 | 19.5 | |
| Osaka Tigers | 137 | 65 | 69 | 3 | .485 | 20.5 | |
| Tokyu Flyers | 138 | 64 | 73 | 1 | .467 | 23.0 | |
| Taiyo Robins | 133 | 52 | 81 | 0 | .391 | 33.0 |