NPB Team Trend Analysis

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

📅 As of 2026-09-05

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)
Seibu Lions 0-3 3.7 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
Yomiuri Giants
LWW
14 8 +6
DeNA BayStars
LWW
8 7 +1
Chunichi Dragons
LTW
11 10 +1
Hanshin Tigers
LWL
12 12 +0
Hiroshima Carp
WLL
11 15 -4
Yakult Swallows
LTL
9 16 -7

PL Pacific League

Team Last 3 RS RA Diff
SoftBank Hawks
TWW
11 3 +8
Nippon-Ham Fighters
TWW
11 5 +6
Orix Buffaloes
LWW
10 11 -1
Rakuten Eagles
WLL
8 10 -2
Lotte Marines
WLL
8 10 -2
Seibu Lions
LLL
2 11 -9
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.