| 1988 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: | Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1988 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Seibu Lions |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Finals Mvp: | Hiromichi Ishige (SEI) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1987 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1987 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1989 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1989 |
The 1988 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 39th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 79 | 46 | 5 | .632 | -- | ||
| 130 | 68 | 59 | 3 | .535 | 12.0 | ||
| 130 | 65 | 62 | 3 | .512 | 15.0 | ||
| 130 | 59 | 67 | 4 | .468 | 20.5 | ||
| 130 | 58 | 69 | 3 | .457 | 22.0 | ||
| 130 | 51 | 77 | 2 | .398 | 29.5 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 73 | 51 | 6 | .589 | -- | ||
| 130 | 74 | 52 | 4 | .587 | 0.0 | ||
| 130 | 62 | 65 | 3 | .488 | 12.5 | ||
| 130 | 60 | 68 | 2 | .469 | 15.0 | ||
| 130 | 58 | 71 | 1 | .450 | 17.5 | ||
| 130 | 54 | 74 | 2 | .422 | 21.0 |
See main article: 1988 Japan Series.