List of Nippon Professional Baseball perfect games

In baseball, throwing a perfect game is a pitching accomplishment in which one or more pitchers does not allow a baserunner on base over the course of one game. In Nippon Professional Baseball, a perfect game is an extremely rare occurrence, only occurring 16 times.

Unlike in Major League Baseball (MLB), combined perfect games are not considered as official perfect games by Nippon Professional Baseball.

Perfect games + Key to symbols in player tableInducted into the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Pitcher Date Club Score Opponent Ballpark RefJune 28, 1950Yomiuri Giants4–0Nishi-Nippon PiratesAomori StadiumJune 19, 1955Kintetsu Pearls1–0Daiei StarsŌsaka StadiumSeptember 19, 1956Kokutetsu Swallows6–0Hiroshima CarpKanazawa StadiumAugust 21, 1957Kokutetsu Swallows1–0Chunichi DragonsChunichi StadiumJuly 19, 1958Nishitetsu Lions1–0Toei FlyersKomazawa StadiumAugust 11, 1960Taiyō Whales1–0Ōsaka TigersKawasaki StadiumJune 20, 1961Kokutetsu Swallows1–0Chunichi DragonsKorakuen StadiumMay 1, 1966Taiyō Whales1–0Hiroshima CarpHiroshima Municipal StadiumMay 12, 1966Nishitetsu Lions2–0Nankai HawksHeiwadai StadiumSeptember 14, 1968Hiroshima Toyo Carp2–0Taiyō WhalesHiroshima Municipal StadiumOctober 6, 1970Kintetsu Buffaloes3–0Nankai HawksŌsaka StadiumAugust 21, 1971Toei Flyers4–0Nishitetsu LionsKorakuen StadiumOctober 10, 1973Lotte Orions1–0Taiheiyo Club LionsMiyagi StadiumAugust 31, 1978Hankyu Braves5–0Lotte OrionsMiyagi StadiumMay 18, 1994Yomiuri Giants6–0Hiroshima Toyo CarpFukuoka DomeApril 10, 2022Chiba Lotte Marines6–0Orix BuffaloesZozo Marine Stadium

Combined perfect games In Game 5 of the 2007 Japan Series, a rare combined perfect game occurred. However, it is not recognized as such since no-hitters or perfect games achieved by multiple pitchers in one game are considered unofficial by NPB. However, it is recognized by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the international governing body of baseball, as a perfect game.

Date Pitcher Club Score Opponent Ballpark RefNovember 1, 2007Daisuke Yamai Hitoki Iwase Chunichi Dragons1–0Hokkaido Nippon-Ham FightersNagoya Dome

See also List of Major League Baseball perfect games

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