In baseball, throwing a no-hitter is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not yield a hit in the course of one game. A no-hitter is rare in NPB, occurring 66 times since Fumio Fujimura's first cycle during the single league era in 1948. In terms of frequency, the cycle is roughly as common as a no-hitter (101 occurrences in NPB history based on the more recognised international definition, which is not to be confused with the NPB definition, counting combined no-hitters and those where runs were scored by the losing team, which may occur with players advancing on base without hits).
Unlike in Major League Baseball (MLB), combined no-hitters are not considered as official no-hitters by Nippon Professional Baseball.
| Inducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum | ||
| Denotes a perfect game | ||
| Number of no-hitters recorded to that point (if the player recorded more than one) |
| Players | Date | Team | League | Opponent | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurowashi Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | [2] | |||
| Hankyu Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Baseball Club | ||||
| Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Pacific League | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | [3] | |||
| Chunichi Dragons | 2007 Japan Series | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | [4] |
| Players | Date | Team | League | Opponent | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nankai Baseball Club | Japanese Baseball League | Hankyu Baseball Club | ||||
| Eagles | Japanese Baseball League | Nagoya Kinko Baseball Club | ||||
| Osaka Tigers | Central League | Yomiuri Giants | ||||
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pacific League | Nankai Hawks |