| 2010 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | March 20 – November 7 |
| Season2: | Central League Pennant |
| League Champs2: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Second Place2: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Mvp2: | Kazuhiro Wada (Chunichi) |
| Mvp Link2: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Season3: | Pacific League Pennant |
| League Champs3: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Second Place3: | Saitama Seibu Lions |
| Mvp3: | Tsuyoshi Wada (SoftBank) |
| Mvp Link3: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | Climax Series |
| Playoffs Link: | Climax Series |
| Conf1: | CL |
| Conf1 Link: | 2010 Central League Climax Series |
| Conf1 Champ: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | 2010 Pacific League Climax Series |
| Conf2 Champ: | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 2010 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Chiba Lotte Marines |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Finals Mvp: | Toshiaki Imae (Lotte) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2009 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2011 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2011 |
The 2010 Nippon Professional Baseball season is the 61st season since the NPB was reorganized in .
See main article: 2010 Central League Climax Series and 2010 Pacific League Climax Series. Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanshin Tigers 1 – 3 Yomiuri Giants | October 16 | Koshien Stadium | 46,868 | |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers 6 – 7 Yomiuri Giants | October 17 | Koshien Stadium | 46,875 |
Chunichi Dragons have one-win advantage
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chunichi Dragons 5 – 0 Yomiuri Giants | October 20 | Nagoya Dome | 37,659 | |
| 2 | Chunichi Dragons 2 – 0 Yomiuri Giants | October 21 | Nagoya Dome | 37,298 | |
| 3 | Chunichi Dragons 2 – 3 Yomiuri Giants | October 22 | Nagoya Dome | 38,432 | |
| 4 | Chunichi Dragons 4 – 3 Yomiuri Giants | October 23 | Nagoya Dome | 38,432 |
Chunichi Dragons win series 4–1.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saitama Seibu Lions 5 – 6 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 9 | Seibu Dome | 33,918 | |
| 2 | Saitama Seibu Lions 4 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 10 | Seibu Dome | 33,911 |
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks have one-win advantage
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 – 3 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 14 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 35,118 | |
| 2 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 3 – 1 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 15 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 35,876 | |
| 3 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1 – 0 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 16 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 36,664 | |
| 4 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2 – 4 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 17 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 36,235 | |
| 5 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 2 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 18 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 33,108 | |
| 6 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 0 – 7 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 19 | Fukuoka Yahoo! Japan Dome | 33,515 |
Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4–3.
See main article: 2010 Japan Series.
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chunichi Dragons 2 – 5 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 30 | Nagoya Dome | 38,066 | |
| 2 | Chunichi Dragons 12 – 1 Chiba Lotte Marines | October 31 | Nagoya Dome | 38,065 | |
| 3 | Chiba Lotte Marines 7 – 1 Chunichi Dragons | November 2 | Chiba Marine Stadium | 26,923 | |
| 4 | Chiba Lotte Marines 3 – 4 Chunichi Dragons | November 3 | Chiba Marine Stadium | 27,197 | |
| 5 | Chiba Lotte Marines 10 – 4 Chunichi Dragons | November 4 | Chiba Marine Stadium | 27,209 | |
| 6 | Chunichi Dragons 2 – 2 Chiba Lotte Marines | November 6 | Nagoya Dome | 38,094 | |
| 7 | Chunichi Dragons 7 – 8 Chiba Lotte Marines | November 7 | Nagoya Dome | 38,075 |
Chiba Lotte Marines win series 4–2
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | .358 | |||
| Home runs | 49 | |||
| Runs batted in | 129 | |||
| Runs | 107 | |||
| Hits | 214 | |||
| Stolen bases | 43 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 15 | |||
| Earned run average | 2.21 | |||
| Strikeouts | 174 | |||
| Innings pitched | 215.2 | |||
| Saves | 42 | |||
| Holds | 47 | |||
| Winning percentage | .737 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | .346 | |||
| Home runs | 33 | |||
| Runs batted in | 109 | |||
| Runs | 121 | |||
| Hits | 206 | |||
| Stolen bases | 59 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 17 | |||
| Earned run average | 1.78 | |||
| Strikeouts | 222 | |||
| Innings pitched | 204.1 | |||
| Saves | 33 | |||
| Holds | 39 | |||
| Winning percentage | .696 |