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1952 Japan Central League

1952 > Class Foreign > League History
Overall: 420 games, 7 teams, approx. 120 games in season
Attendance: n/a
Other Years: 1951 / 1953
League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1951 / 1953

League Index / Batting Leaders / Pitching Leaders / Other Years: 1951 / 1953

League Standings

Tm W L W-L% GB
Yomiuri Giants 83 37 .692 --
Osaka Tigers 79 40 .664 3.5
Nagoya Dragons 75 43 .636 7
Taiyo Whales 58 62 .483 25
Kokutetsu Swallows 50 70 .417 33
Hiroshima Carp 37 80 .316 44.5
Shochiku Robins 34 84 .288 48
This league's standings, if available, are based on full season team pitching records. Leagues may have have split season and postseason results that are not currently available.

League Batting

Tm Aff BatAge R/G G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
Yomiuri Giants 5.42 120 4685 4175 650 1219 203 34 77 598 136 56 426 317 .292 .358 .412 .770 1721 104 84
Osaka Tigers 5.00 120 4661 4186 600 1122 182 40 61 547 104 46 403 324 .268 .332 .374 .707 1567 81 72
Nagoya Dragons 4.74 120 4661 4136 569 1093 169 28 77 525 150 57 439 391 .264 .335 .375 .709 1549 95 86
Taiyo Whales 4.33 120 4554 4134 519 1027 178 35 57 462 160 53 368 379 .248 .310 .350 .660 1446 92 52
Kokutetsu Swallows 3.42 120 4318 3946 410 940 121 22 67 371 154 64 312 419 .238 .294 .331 .625 1306 84 60
Hiroshima Carp 3.04 120 4415 3963 365 925 139 24 29 333 44 44 372 372 .233 .299 .303 .602 1199 114 80
Shochiku Robins 2.72 120 4376 4084 326 912 149 20 53 303 127 45 259 509 .223 .270 .309 .578 1260 89 33
League Totals 4.09 840 31670 28624 3439 7238 1141 203 421 3139 875 365 2579 2711 .253 .315 .351 .666 10048 659 467

League Pitching

Tm Aff PitchAge R/G W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
Yomiuri Giants 3.24 83 37 .692 2.45 120 120 64 56 21 1076.1 891 389 293 47 285 498 19 4 9 4325 1.093 7.5 0.4 2.4 4.2 1.75
Osaka Tigers 3.33 79 40 .664 2.77 120 120 66 54 15 1090.0 992 400 335 73 302 339 22 3 6 4465 1.187 8.2 0.6 2.5 2.8 1.12
Nagoya Dragons 3.58 75 43 .636 2.82 120 120 69 51 15 1099.0 1012 430 344 47 348 373 21 3 16 4572 1.237 8.3 0.4 2.8 3.1 1.07
Kokutetsu Swallows 4.38 50 70 .417 3.38 120 120 81 39 15 1065.0 964 526 400 50 533 546 30 5 24 4615 1.406 8.1 0.4 4.5 4.6 1.02
Taiyo Whales 4.57 58 62 .483 3.68 120 120 66 54 11 1087.2 1119 548 445 76 371 277 23 5 12 4663 1.370 9.3 0.6 3.1 2.3 0.75
Shochiku Robins 4.78 34 84 .288 4.05 120 120 67 53 7 1068.0 1139 573 481 74 416 381 29 14 9 4646 1.456 9.6 0.6 3.5 3.2 0.92
Hiroshima Carp 4.78 37 80 .316 3.83 120 120 85 35 9 1056.2 1121 573 450 54 324 297 18 6 14 4553 1.368 9.5 0.5 2.8 2.5 0.92
League Totals 4.09 416 416 .500 3.28 840 840 498 342 93 7542.2 7238 3439 2748 421 2579 2711 162 40 90 31839 1.302 8.6 0.5 3.1 3.2 1.05

League Fielding

Tm Aff G CG PO A E DP Fld% PB SB CS CS% lgCS% PO Attendance Managers
Yomiuri Giants 120 148 .000 Shigeru Mizuhara
Taiyo Whales 120 154 .000 Tokuro Konishi
Osaka Tigers 120 109 .000 Kenjiro Matsuki
Nagoya Dragons 120 147 .000 Michinori Tsubochi
Shochiku Robins 120 138 .000 Kyoichi Nitta
Hiroshima Carp 120 162 .000 Shuichi Ishimoto
Kokutetsu Swallows 120 180 .000 Norio Nishigaki
League Totals 840 1038 .000