| 2014 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Duration: | March 28 - October 30 |
| Season2: | Central League Pennant |
| League Champs2: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Second Place2: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Mvp2: | Tomoyuki Sugano (Yomiuri) |
| Mvp Link2: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Season3: | Pacific League Pennant |
| League Champs3: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Second Place3: | Orix Buffaloes |
| Mvp3: | Chihiro Kaneko (Orix) |
| Mvp Link3: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | Climax Series |
| Conf1: | CL |
| Conf1 Link: | 2014 Central League Climax Series |
| Conf1 Champ: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | 2014 Pacific League Climax Series |
| Conf2 Champ: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 2014 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Hanshin Tigers |
| Finals Mvp: | Seiichi Uchikawa (SoftBank) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 2013 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2013 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2015 |
The 2014 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 65th edition of NPB since reorganized in 1950.
| G | W | L | T | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yomiuri Giants | 144 | 82 | 61 | 1 | .573 | — | |
| Hanshin Tigers | 144 | 75 | 68 | 1 | .524 | 7 | |
| Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 144 | 74 | 68 | 2 | .521 | 7.5 | |
| Chunichi Dragons | 144 | 67 | 73 | 4 | .479 | 13.5 | |
| Yokohama DeNA BayStars | 144 | 67 | 75 | 2 | .472 | 14.5 | |
| Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 144 | 60 | 81 | 3 | .426 | 21 |
| G | W | L | T | GB | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 144 | 78 | 60 | 6 | .565 | — | |
| Orix Buffaloes | 144 | 80 | 62 | 2 | .563 | — | |
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 144 | 73 | 68 | 3 | .518 | 6.5 | |
| Chiba Lotte Marines | 144 | 66 | 76 | 2 | .465 | 14.0 | |
| Saitama Seibu Lions | 144 | 63 | 77 | 4 | .450 | 16.0 | |
| Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 144 | 64 | 80 | 0 | .444 | 17.0 |
See main article: 2014 Central League Climax Series and 2014 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.
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received byes to the championship round.
* Postponed from October 13 due to Typhoon Vongfong[1]
The regular season league champions, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks (PL) and the Yomiuri Giants (CL), received a one-game advantage.
See main article: 2014 Japan Series.
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | .338 | |||
| Home runs | 37 | |||
| Runs batted in | Hanshin Tigers | 109 | ||
| Runs | 106 | |||
| Hits | Tetsuto Yamada | Tokyo Yakult Swallows | 193 | |
| Stolen bases | 39 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 13 | |||
| Losses | Hanshin Tigers | 13 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.33 | |||
| Strikeouts | Randy Messenger | Hanshin Tigers | 226 | |
| Innings pitched | Randy Messenger | Hanshin Tigers | 208 | |
| Saves | Hanshin Tigers | 39 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting average | .331 | |||
| Home runs | Saitama Seibu Lions Saitama Seibu Lions | 34 | ||
| Runs batted in | 100 | |||
| Runs | 91 | |||
| Hits | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | 176 | ||
| Stolen bases | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | 43 |
| Player | Team | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wins | 16 | |||
| Losses | 13 | |||
| Earned run average | Chihiro Kaneko | Orix Buffaloes | 1.98 | |
| Strikeouts | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 204 | ||
| Innings pitched | Takahiro Norimoto | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | 202 | |
| Saves | Orix Buffaloes | 40 |