1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1951 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the second season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball.Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| Nankai Hawks | 104 | 72 | 24 | 8 | .750 | — |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 105 | 53 | 42 | 10 | .558 | 18.5 |
| Mainichi Orions | 110 | 54 | 51 | 5 | .514 | 22.5 |
| Daiei Stars | 101 | 41 | 52 | 8 | .441 | 29.5 |
| Hankyu Braves | 96 | 37 | 51 | 8 | .420 | 31.0 |
| Tokyu Flyers | 102 | 38 | 56 | 8 | .404 | 33.0 |
| Kintetsu Pearls | 98 | 37 | 56 | 5 | .398 | 33.5 |
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Hiroshi Oshita | Tokyu Flyers | .383 |
| Home runs | Hiroshi Oshita | Tokyu Flyers | 26 |
| Runs batted in | Tokuji Iida | Nankai Hawks | 87 |
| Runs | Kazuo Yamamoto | Nankai Hawks | 97 |
| Hits | Chusuke Kizuka | Nankai Hawks | 130 |
| Stolen bases | Chusuke Kizuka | Nankai Hawks | 55 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Tadashi Eto | Nankai Hawks | 24 |
| Losses | Mitsuro Sawafuji | Kintetsu Pearls | 16 |
| Earned run average | Takeo Hattori | Nankai Hawks | 2.03 |
| Strikeouts | Hachiro Abe | Hankyu Braves | 150 |
| Innings pitched | Yasuo Yonekawa | Tokyu Flyers | 294 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- *Tetsuharu Kawakami, Yomiuri Giants
- *Kazuto Yamamoto, Nankai Hawks
- Rookie of the Year
- *Kiyoshi Matsuda, Yomiuri Giants
- *Kazuo Kageyama, Nankai Hawks
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- *Shigeru Sugishita, Nagoya Dragons
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Takehiko Bessho | Yomiuri Giants |
| Catcher | Akira Noguchi | Nagoya Dragons |
| First baseman | Tetsuharu Kawakami | Yomiuri Giants |
| Second baseman | Shigeru Chiba | Yomiuri Giants |
| Third baseman | Fumio Fujimura | Osaka Tigers |
| Shortstop | Masaaki Hirai | Yomiuri Giants |
| Outfielder | Masayasu Kaneda | Osaka Tigers |
| Outfielder | Noboru Aota | Yomiuri Giants |
| Outfielder | Yoshiyuki Iwamoto | Shochiku Robins |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Tadashi Eto | Nankai Hawks |
| Catcher | Takeshi Doigaki | Mainichi Orions |
| First baseman | Tokuji Iida | Nankai Hawks |
| Second baseman | Kazuto Yamamoto | Nankai Hawks |
| Third baseman | Kazuo Kageyama | Nankai Hawks |
| Shortstop | Chusuke Kizuka | Nankai Hawks |
| Outfielder | Kaoru Betto | Mainichi Orions |
| Outfielder | Hiroshi Oshita | Tokyu Flyers |
| Outfielder | Shigeya Iijima | Daiei Stars |
