| 1982 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | CL |
| Mvp Link: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | League Postseason |
| Conf1: | CL |
| Conf1 Link: | Central League |
| Conf1 Champ: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Seibu Lions |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1982 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Seibu Lions |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Finals Mvp: | Osamu Higashio (SEI) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1981 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1981 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1983 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1983 |
The 1982 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 33rd season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 64 | 47 | 19 | .577 | – | ||
| 130 | 66 | 50 | 14 | .569 | 0.5 | ||
| 130 | 65 | 57 | 8 | .533 | 4.5 | ||
| 130 | 59 | 58 | 13 | .504 | 8.0 | ||
| 130 | 53 | 65 | 12 | .449 | 14.5 | ||
| 130 | 45 | 75 | 10 | .375 | 23.5 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | 1st Half Ranking | 2nd Half Ranking | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 68 | 58 | 4 | .540 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 130 | 67 | 52 | 11 | .563 | 4 | 1 | ||
| 130 | 63 | 57 | 10 | .525 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 130 | 62 | 60 | 8 | .508 | 2 | 5 | ||
| 130 | 54 | 69 | 7 | .439 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 130 | 53 | 71 | 6 | .427 | 5 | 6 |
The Pacific League teams with the best first and second-half records met in a best-of-five playoff series to determine the league representative in the Japan Series.
Seibu Lions won the series 3–1.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions– 6, Fighters – 0 | October 9 | Seibu Lions Stadium | |
| 2 | Lions – 3, Fighters – 2 | October 10 | Seibu Lions Stadium | |
| 3 | Fighters – 2, Lions – 1 | October 12 | Korakuen Stadium | |
| 4 | Fighters – 5, Lions – 7 | October 14 | Korakuen Stadium |
See main article: 1982 Japan Series. Seibu Lions won the series 4–2.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dragons – 3, Lions – 7 | October 23 | Nagoya Stadium | 29,196[3] | |
| 2 | Dragons – 1, Lions – 7 | October 24 | Nagoya Stadium | 29,194 | |
| 3 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 4 | October 26 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 25,342 | |
| 4 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 5 | October 27 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 29,323 | |
| 5 | Lions – 3, Dragons – 1 | October 28 | Seibu Lions Stadium | 26,230 | |
| 6 | Dragons – 4, Lions – 9 | October 30 | Nagoya Stadium | 28,725 |