| 2002 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: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Seibu Lions |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 2002 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Seibu Lions |
| Finals Mvp: | Tomohiro Nioka (Yomiuri Giants) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2001 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2003 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2003 |
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series 4 games to 0.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 86 | 52 | 2 | .623 | - | |
| Yakult Swallows | 140 | 74 | 62 | 4 | .544 | 11.0 | |
| Chunichi Dragons | 140 | 69 | 66 | 5 | .511 | 15.5 | |
| Hanshin Tigers | 140 | 66 | 70 | 4 | .485 | 19.0 | |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 140 | 64 | 72 | 4 | .471 | 21.0 | |
| Yokohama BayStars | 140 | 49 | 86 | 5 | .363 | 35.5 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seibu Lions | 140 | 90 | 49 | 1 | .647 | - | |
| Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes | 140 | 73 | 65 | 2 | .529 | 16.5 | |
| Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | 140 | 73 | 65 | 2 | .529 | 16.5 | |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 140 | 67 | 72 | 1 | .482 | 23.0 | |
| Nippon-Ham Fighters | 140 | 61 | 76 | 3 | .445 | 28.0 | |
| Orix BlueWave | 140 | 50 | 87 | 3 | .365 | 39.0 |
See main article: 2002 Japan Series.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants – 4, Lions – 1 | October 26 | Tokyo Dome | 45,107[3] | |
| 2 | Giants – 9, Lions – 4 | October 27 | Tokyo Dome | 45,223 | |
| 3 | Lions – 2, Giants – 10 | October 29 | Seibu Dome | 30,933 | |
| 4 | Lions – 2, Giants – 6 | October 30 | Seibu Dome | 31,072 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | .343 | |||
| Home runs | 50 | |||
| Runs batted in | Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | 107 | |
| Hits | Yomiuri Giants | 191 | ||
| Stolen bases | 26 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 17 | |||
| Earned run average | Yomiuri Giants | 2.22 | ||
| Strikeouts | 206 | |||
| Saves | 35 |