Batting average Title Holders 2000–2025

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Batting average title holders, 2000–2025

The league leader in batting average for each season, Central League and Pacific League. Ties for first are shown with every player listed. For background on the leagues, see how NPB works.

Batting average leaders by season, Central and Pacific Leagues, 2000–2025
SeasonCentral League leaderCL teamCL AVGPacific League leaderPL teamPL AVG
2000Tatsuhiko KinjōYokohama BayStars.346Ichiro SuzukiOrix BlueWave.387
2001Hideki MatsuiYomiuri Giants.333Kazuya FukuuraChiba Lotte Marines.346
2002Kosuke FukudomeChunichi Dragons.343Michihiro OgasawaraNippon-Ham Fighters.340
2003Makoto ImaokaHanshin Tigers.340Michihiro OgasawaraNippon-Ham Fighters.360
2004Shigenobu ShimaHiroshima Toyo Carp.337Nobuhiko MatsunakaFukuoka Daiei Hawks.358
2005Nori AokiYakult Swallows.344Kazuhiro WadaSeibu Lions.322
2006Kosuke FukudomeChunichi Dragons.351Nobuhiko MatsunakaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.324
2007Nori AokiTokyo Yakult Swallows.346Atsunori InabaHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.334
2008Seiichi UchikawaYokohama BayStars.378Rick ShortTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.332
2009Alex RamírezYomiuri Giants.322Teppei TsuchiyaTohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles.327
2010Nori AokiTokyo Yakult Swallows.358Tsuyoshi NishiokaChiba Lotte Marines.346
2011Hisayoshi ChōnoYomiuri Giants.316Seiichi UchikawaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.338
2012Shinnosuke AbeYomiuri Giants.340Katsuya KakunakaChiba Lotte Marines.312
2013Tony BlancoYokohama DeNA BayStars.333Yuya HasegawaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.341
2014Matt MurtonHanshin Tigers.338Yoshio ItoiOrix Buffaloes.331
2015Shingo KawabataTokyo Yakult Swallows.336Yuki YanagitaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.363
2016Hayato SakamotoYomiuri Giants.344Katsuya KakunakaChiba Lotte Marines.339
2017Toshiro MiyazakiYokohama DeNA BayStars.323Shogo AkiyamaSaitama Seibu Lions.322
2018Dayán ViciedoChunichi Dragons.348Yuki YanagitaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.352
2019Seiya SuzukiHiroshima Toyo Carp.335Tomoya MoriSaitama Seibu Lions.329
2020Keita SanoYokohama DeNA BayStars.328Masataka YoshidaOrix Buffaloes.350
2021Seiya SuzukiHiroshima Toyo Carp.317Masataka YoshidaOrix Buffaloes.339
2022Munetaka MurakamiTokyo Yakult Swallows.318Go MatsumotoHokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters.347
2023Toshiro MiyazakiYokohama DeNA BayStars.326Yuma TonguOrix Buffaloes.307
2024Tyler AustinYokohama DeNA BayStars.316Kensuke KondohFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.314
2025Kaito KozonoHiroshima Toyo Carp.309Taisei MakiharaFukuoka SoftBank Hawks.304

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