NPB Team Trend Analysis

All 12 Central & Pacific League teams — last 3 games momentum

📅 As of 2026-06-24

Hot / Cold Teams

Teams that swept their last 3 games are "hot"; teams that lost all three are "cold." Short-term momentum is a rough indicator — streaks in NPB often track with pitching rotation cycles.

🔥 Hot (3-0 last 3)

No qualifying teams

🥶 Cold (0-3 last 3)
DeNA BayStars 0-3 6.0 RA/G

League Momentum Rankings

Ranked by last-3-game point score (Win=2, Draw=1, Loss=0), then by run differential as tiebreaker.

CL Central League

Team Last 3 RS RA Diff
Hanshin Tigers
WWL
16 8 +8
Chunichi Dragons
LWW
10 6 +4
Yomiuri Giants
WLW
11 8 +3
Hiroshima Carp
WWL
13 14 -1
Yakult Swallows
LLW
11 13 -2
DeNA BayStars
LLL
6 18 -12

PL Pacific League

Team Last 3 RS RA Diff
SoftBank Hawks
WWL
18 12 +6
Rakuten Eagles
LWW
20 18 +2
Lotte Marines
WWL
15 13 +2
Orix Buffaloes
LLW
8 9 -1
Seibu Lions
WLL
16 19 -3
Nippon-Ham Fighters
LLW
11 18 -7
Analytical note: A team winning despite negative run differential is likely excelling in one-run games — sustainable if driven by bullpen depth, less so if reliant on sequencing luck. For a deeper statistical framework, see the MLB Pythagorean Win% analysis and our Stats glossary.