2002 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yomiuri Giants defeating the Seibu Lions in the 2002 Japan Series 4 games to 0.
Standings
Central League
Pacific League
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Batting average | Kosuke Fukudome | Chunichi Dragons | .343 |
Home runs | Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | 50 |
Runs batted in | Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | 107 |
Hits | Takayuki Shimizu | Yomiuri Giants | 191 |
Stolen bases | Norihiro Akahoshi | Hanshin Tigers | 26 |
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
Wins | Koji Uehara Kevin Hodges | Yomiuri Giants Yakult Swallows | 17 |
Earned run average | Masumi Kuwata | Yomiuri Giants | 2.22 |
Strikeouts | Kei Igawa | Hanshin Tigers | 206 |
Saves | Eddie Gaillard | Chunichi Dragons | 35 |