The 1962 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the thirteenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Regular season
Standings + Central League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBHanshin Tigers 133 75 55 3 .577 —Taiyo Whales 134 71 59 4 .546 4.0Chunichi Dragons 133 70 60 3 .538 5.0Yomiuri Giants 134 67 63 4 .515 8.0Hiroshima Carp 134 56 74 4 .431 19.0Kokutetsu Swallows 134 51 79 4 .392 24.0
+ Pacific League regular season standings Team G W L T Pct. GBToei Flyers 133 78 52 3 .600 —Nankai Hawks 133 73 57 3 .562 5.0Nishitetsu Lions 136 62 68 6 .477 16.0Daimai Orions 132 60 70 2 .462 18.0Hankyu Braves 131 60 70 1 .462 18.0Kintetsu Buffaloes 131 57 73 1 .438 21.0
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Katsuji Morinaga Hiroshima Carp .307 Home runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 38 Runs batted in Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 85 Runs Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants 79 Hits Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants 151 Stolen bases Akiteru Kono Chunichi Dragons 35
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Hiroshi Gondo Chunichi Dragons 30 Losses Kiyoshi Oishi Hiroshima Carp 18 Earned run average Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 1.20 Strikeouts Masaaki Koyama Hanshin Tigers 270 Innings pitched Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers 366
Pacific League
+ Batting leaders Stat Player Team Total Batting average Jack Bloomfield Kintetsu Buffaloes .374 Home runs Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 44 Runs batted in Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks 104 Runs Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 99 Hits Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions 160 Stolen bases Yoshinori Hirose Nankai Hawks 50
+ Pitching leaders Stat Player Team Total Wins Masahiro Kubo Kintetsu Buffaloes 28 Losses Tsutomu Kuroda Kintetsu Buffaloes 23 Earned run average Osamu Kubota Toei Flyers 2.12 Strikeouts Tetsuya Yoneda Hankyu Braves 231 Innings pitched Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions 320
Awards Most Valuable Player Minoru Murayama, Hanshin Tigers (CL) Isao Harimoto, Toei Flyers (PL) Rookie of the Year Kunio Jonouchi, Yomiuri Giants (CL) Yukio Ozaki, Toei Flyers (PL) Eiji Sawamura Award Masaaki Koyama, Hanshin Tigers (CL)
+ Central League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Minoru Murayama Hanshin Tigers Catcher Masahiko Mori Yomiuri Giants First baseman Sadaharu Oh Yomiuri Giants Second baseman Yoshitaka Kosaka Hiroshima Carp Third baseman Shigeo Nagashima Yomiuri Giants Shortstop Yoshio Yoshida Hanshin TigersOutfielder Kazuhiko Kondo Taiyo Whales Teruo Namiki Hanshin Tigers Katsuji Morinaga Hiroshima Carp
+ Pacific League Best Nine Award winners Position Player Team Pitcher Kazuhisa Inao Nishitetsu Lions Catcher Katsuya Nomura Nankai Hawks First baseman Kihachi Enomoto Daimai Orions Second baseman Jack Bloomfield Kintetsu Buffaloes Third baseman Akitoshi Kodama Kintetsu Buffaloes Shortstop Yasumitsu Toyoda Nishitetsu LionsOutfielder Isao Harimoto Toei Flyers Kazuhiro Yamauchi Daimai Orions Katsutoyo Yoshida Toei Flyers
See also 1962 Major League Baseball season
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