Season
|
League
|
Regular season
|
Postseason
|
Awards
|
Finish
|
Wins
|
Losses
|
Ties
|
Win%
|
GB
|
Nankai Baseball Club
|
1938 fall
|
JBL
|
8th
|
11
|
26
|
3
|
.297
|
18
|
|
|
1939
|
JBL
|
5th
|
40
|
50
|
6
|
.444
|
25
|
|
|
1940
|
JBL
|
8th
|
28
|
71
|
6
|
.283
|
45.5
|
|
|
1941
|
JBL
|
4th
|
43
|
41
|
0
|
.512
|
19
|
|
|
1942
|
JBL
|
6th
|
49
|
56
|
0
|
.467
|
26.5
|
|
|
1943
|
JBL
|
8th
|
26
|
56
|
2
|
.317
|
28.5
|
|
|
1944
|
JBL
|
6th
|
11
|
23
|
1
|
.324
|
16.5
|
|
|
Great Ring
|
1946
|
JBL
|
1st
|
65
|
38
|
2
|
.631
|
—
|
JBL Champions
|
Kazuto Tsuruoka (MVP)
|
Nankai Hawks
|
1947
|
JBL
|
3rd
|
59
|
55
|
5
|
.518
|
19
|
|
|
1948
|
JBL
|
1st
|
87
|
49
|
4
|
.640
|
—
|
JBL Champions
|
Kazuto Tsuruoka (MVP)
|
1949
|
JBL
|
4th
|
67
|
67
|
1
|
.500
|
18.5
|
|
|
1950
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
66
|
49
|
5
|
.574
|
15
|
|
|
1951
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
72
|
24
|
8
|
.750
|
—
|
Lost in Japan Series, 1-4 (Giants)
|
Kazuto Yamamoto (PL MVP) Kazuo Kageyama (PL ROY)
|
1952
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
76
|
44
|
1
|
.633
|
—
|
Lost in Japan Series, 2-4 (Giants)
|
Susumu Yuki (PL MVP)
|
1953
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
71
|
48
|
1
|
.597
|
—
|
Lost in Japan Series, 1-2-4 (Giants)
|
Isami Okamoto (PL MVP)
|
1954
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
91
|
49
|
0
|
.650
|
0.5
|
|
Motoji Takuwa (PL ROY)
|
1955
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
99
|
41
|
3
|
.707
|
—
|
Lost in Japan Series, 3-4 (Giants)
|
Tokuji Iida (PL MVP)
|
1956
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
96
|
52
|
6
|
.643
|
0.5
|
|
|
1957
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
78
|
53
|
1
|
.595
|
7
|
|
Tamotsu Kimura (PL ROY)
|
1958
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
77
|
48
|
5
|
.612
|
1
|
|
Tadashi Sugiura (PL ROY)
|
1959
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
88
|
42
|
4
|
.677
|
—
|
Japan Series champions. 4-0 (Giants)
|
Tadashi Sugiura (PL MVP)
|
1960
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
78
|
52
|
6
|
.600
|
4
|
|
|
1961
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
85
|
49
|
6
|
.629
|
—
|
Lost in Japan Series. 2-4 (Giants)
|
Katsuya Nomura (PL MVP)
|
1962
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
73
|
57
|
3
|
.562
|
5
|
|
|
1963
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
85
|
61
|
4
|
.582
|
1
|
|
Katsuya Nomura (PL MVP)
|
1964
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
84
|
63
|
3
|
.571
|
—
|
Japan Series champions, 4-3 (Tigers)
|
Joe Stanka (PL MVP)
|
1965
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
88
|
49
|
3
|
.642
|
—
|
Lost in Japan Series, 1-4 (Giants)
|
Katsuya Nomura (PL MVP)
|
1966
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
79
|
51
|
3
|
.608
|
—
|
Lost in Japan Series, 2-4 (Giants)
|
Katsuya Nomura (PL MVP)
|
1967
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
64
|
66
|
3
|
.492
|
11
|
|
|
1968
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
79
|
51
|
6
|
.608
|
1
|
|
|
1969
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
50
|
76
|
4
|
.397
|
26
|
|
|
1970
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
69
|
57
|
4
|
.548
|
10.5
|
|
Michio Sato (PL ROY)
|
1971
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
61
|
65
|
4
|
.484
|
22.5
|
|
|
1972
|
Pacific
|
3rd
|
65
|
61
|
4
|
.516
|
14
|
|
|
1973
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
68
|
58
|
4
|
.540
|
1st/3rd
|
Lost in Japan Series, 1-4 (Giants)
|
Katsuya Nomura (PL MVP)
|
1974
|
Pacific
|
3rd
|
59
|
55
|
16
|
.518
|
4th/2nd
|
|
|
1975
|
Pacific
|
5th
|
57
|
65
|
8
|
.467
|
5th/3rd
|
|
|
1976
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
71
|
56
|
3
|
.559
|
2nd/2nd
|
|
Manabu Fujita (PL ROY)
|
1977
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
63
|
55
|
12
|
.534
|
2nd/3rd
|
|
|
1978
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
42
|
77
|
11
|
.353
|
6th/6th
|
|
Yukihiro Murakami (PL ROY)
|
1979
|
Pacific
|
5th
|
46
|
73
|
11
|
.387
|
5th/6th
|
|
|
1980
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
48
|
77
|
5
|
.384
|
5th/6th
|
|
|
1981
|
Pacific
|
5th
|
53
|
65
|
12
|
.449
|
5th/6th
|
|
|
1982
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
53
|
71
|
6
|
.427
|
5th/6th
|
|
|
1983
|
Pacific
|
5th
|
52
|
69
|
9
|
.430
|
31.5
|
|
|
1984
|
Pacific
|
5th
|
53
|
65
|
12
|
.449
|
21
|
|
|
1985
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
44
|
76
|
10
|
.367
|
33
|
|
|
1986
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
49
|
73
|
8
|
.402
|
21.5
|
|
|
1987
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
57
|
63
|
10
|
.475
|
16
|
|
|
1988
|
Pacific
|
5th
|
58
|
71
|
1
|
.450
|
17.5
|
|
Hiromitsu Kadota (PL MVP)
|
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks
|
1989
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
59
|
64
|
7
|
.480
|
11
|
|
|
1990
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
41
|
85
|
4
|
.325
|
40
|
|
|
1991
|
Pacific
|
5th
|
53
|
73
|
4
|
.421
|
29
|
|
|
1992
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
57
|
72
|
1
|
.442
|
24
|
|
|
1993
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
45
|
80
|
5
|
.360
|
28
|
|
|
1994
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
69
|
60
|
1
|
.535
|
7.5
|
|
Hidekazu Watanabe (PL ROY)
|
1995
|
Pacific
|
5th
|
54
|
72
|
4
|
.429
|
26.5
|
|
|
1996
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
54
|
74
|
2
|
.422
|
22
|
|
|
1997
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
63
|
71
|
1
|
.470
|
14
|
|
|
1998
|
Pacific
|
3rd
|
67
|
67
|
1
|
.500
|
4.5
|
|
|
1999
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
78
|
54
|
3
|
.591
|
—
|
Japan Series champions, 4-1 (Dragons)
|
Kimiyasu Kudoh (PL MVP)
|
2000
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
73
|
60
|
2
|
.549
|
—
|
Lost in Japan Series 2-4 (Giants)
|
Nobuhiko Matsunaka (PL MVP)
|
2001
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
76
|
63
|
1
|
.547
|
2.5
|
|
|
2002
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
73
|
65
|
2
|
.529
|
16.5
|
|
|
2003
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
82
|
55
|
3
|
.599
|
—
|
Japan Series champions, 4-3 (Tigers)
|
Kenji Johjima (PL MVP) Tsuyoshi Wada (PL ROY) Kazumi Saito (Sawamura)
|
2004
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
77
|
52
|
5
|
.597
|
—
|
Lost in PO 2nd Stage, 2–3, (Lions)
|
Nobuhiko Matsunaka (PL MVP) Koji Mise (PL ROY)
|
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
|
2005
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
89
|
45
|
2
|
.664
|
—
|
Lost in PO 2nd Stage, 2-3 (Marines)
|
Toshiya Sugiuchi (PL MVP, Sawamura)
|
2006
|
Pacific
|
3rd
|
75
|
56
|
5
|
.573
|
4.5
|
Lost in PO 2nd Stage, 0-2 (Fighters)
|
Kazumi Saito (Sawamura)
|
2007
|
Pacific
|
3rd
|
73
|
66
|
5
|
.525
|
6
|
Lost in CS 1st Stage, 1-2 (Marines)
|
|
2008
|
Pacific
|
6th
|
64
|
77
|
3
|
.454
|
12.5
|
|
|
2009
|
Pacific
|
3rd
|
74
|
65
|
5
|
.532
|
6.5
|
Lost in CS 1st Stage, 0-2 (Eagles)
|
Tadashi Settsu (PL ROY)
|
2010
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
76
|
63
|
5
|
.547
|
—
|
Lost in CS Final Stage, 2-3 (Marines)
|
Tsuyoshi Wada (PL MVP)
|
2011
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
88
|
46
|
10
|
.657
|
—
|
Japan Series champions, 4-3 (Dragons)
|
Seiichi Uchikawa (PL MVP)
|
2012
|
Pacific
|
3rd
|
67
|
65
|
12
|
.508
|
6.5
|
Lost in CS Final Stage, 0-4 (Fighters)
|
Tadashi Settsu (Sawamura)
|
2013
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
73
|
69
|
2
|
.514
|
9.5
|
|
|
2014
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
78
|
60
|
6
|
.565
|
—
|
Japan Series champions, 4-1 (Tigers)
|
|
2015
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
90
|
49
|
4
|
.647
|
—
|
Japan Series champions, 4-1 (Swallows)
|
Yuki Yanagita (PL MVP)
|
2016
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
83
|
54
|
6
|
.606
|
2.5
|
Lost in CS Final Stage, 2-4 (Fighters)
|
|
2017
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
94
|
49
|
0
|
.657
|
—
|
Japan Series champions, 4-2 (BayStars)
|
Dennis Sarfate (PL MVP)
|
2018
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
82
|
60
|
1
|
.577
|
6.5
|
Japan Series champions, 4-1-1 (Carp)
|
|
2019
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
76
|
62
|
5
|
.551
|
2.0
|
Japan Series champions, 4-0 (Giants)
|
|
2020
|
Pacific
|
1st
|
73
|
42
|
5
|
.635
|
—
|
Japan Series champions, 4-0 (Giants)
|
Yuki Yanagita (PL MVP)
|
2021
|
Pacific
|
4th
|
60
|
62
|
21
|
.492
|
8.5
|
|
|
2022
|
Pacific
|
2nd
|
76
|
65
|
2
|
.539
|
0
|
Lost in CS Final Stage, 1-4 (Buffaloes)
|
|
2023
|
Pacific
|
3rd
|
71
|
69
|
3
|
.507
|
15.5
|
TBD
|
|