1961 Japan Central League Leaders
1961 Japan Central League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1961 Japan Central League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | .353 | 158 | 448 |
| Kazuhiko Kondo | Taiyo Whales | .316 | 150 | 475 |
| Katsumi Fujimoto | Hanshin Tigers | .300 | 111 | 370 |
| Noboru Inoue | Chunichi Dragons | .293 | 135 | 460 |
| Takeshi Koba | Hiroshima Carp | .286 | 127 | 444 |
| Hidenori Kanemitsu | Taiyo Whales | .282 | 102 | 362 |
| Takeshi Kuwata | Taiyo Whales | .280 | 132 | 471 |
| Katsuya Morinaga | Hiroshima Carp | .279 | 117 | 420 |
| Akiteru Kono | Chunichi Dragons | .275 | 123 | 447 |
| Hideshi Miyake | Hanshin Tigers | .273 | 132 | 483 |
| Akira Owada | Hiroshima Carp | .272 | 96 | 353 |
| Toshio Naka | Chunichi Dragons | .271 | 130 | 480 |
| Hiromu Fujii | Hiroshima Carp | .270 | 103 | 382 |
| Michael Solomko | Hanshin Tigers | .270 | 114 | 422 |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | Kokutetsu Swallows | .269 | 132 | 491 |
| Shinichi Eto | Chunichi Dragons | .267 | 128 | 480 |
| Minoru Kamata | Hanshin Tigers | .260 | 130 | 500 |
| Teruo Namiki | Hanshin Tigers | .257 | 105 | 408 |
| Yoshitaka Kosaka | Hiroshima Carp | .256 | 104 | 407 |
| Kazuhiko Sakazaki | Yomiuri Giants | .256 | 87 | 340 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 158 | 32 | 9 | 28 |
| Kazuhiko Kondo | Taiyo Whales | 150 | 21 | 3 | 11 |
| Noboru Inoue | Chunichi Dragons | 135 | 25 | 4 | 4 |
| Takeshi Kuwata | Taiyo Whales | 132 | 25 | 3 | 25 |
| Hideshi Miyake | Hanshin Tigers | 132 | 20 | 4 | 15 |
| Masataka Tsuchiya | Kokutetsu Swallows | 132 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| Minoru Kamata | Hanshin Tigers | 130 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
| Toshio Naka | Chunichi Dragons | 130 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
| Shinichi Eto | Chunichi Dragons | 128 | 17 | 1 | 20 |
| Takeshi Koba | Hiroshima Carp | 127 | 21 | 2 | 5 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiroshi Gondo | Chunichi Dragons | 1.70 | 35 | 19 |
| Shozo Watanabe | Hanshin Tigers | 1.89 | 11 | 6 |
| Yoshio Kitagawa | Kokutetsu Swallows | 1.90 | 15 | 15 |
| Yoshiaki Ito | Yomiuri Giants | 2.12 | 13 | 6 |
| Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 2.13 | 20 | 16 |
| Minoru Nakamura | Yomiuri Giants | 2.13 | 17 | 10 |
| Masayuki Yamazaki | Yomiuri Giants | 2.17 | 9 | 5 |
| Minoru Murayama | Hanshin Tigers | 2.27 | 24 | 13 |
| Yoshimi Moritaki | Kokutetsu Swallows | 2.31 | 10 | 8 |
| Genichi Murata | Kokutetsu Swallows | 2.32 | 14 | 13 |
| Michio Ukari | Hiroshima Carp | 2.35 | 5 | 5 |
| Masaaki Koyama | Hanshin Tigers | 2.41 | 11 | 22 |
| Kiyoshi Oishi | Hiroshima Carp | 2.44 | 27 | 18 |
| Yasuhiko Kawamura | Chunichi Dragons | 2.54 | 13 | 13 |
| Eiji Bando | Chunichi Dragons | 2.61 | 12 | 10 |
| Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 2.63 | 20 | 15 |
| Yoshio Bizen | Hiroshima Carp | 2.66 | 5 | 8 |
| Motoshi Fujita | Yomiuri Giants | 2.74 | 8 | 13 |
| Takao Osaki | Taiyo Whales | 3.00 | 4 | 10 |
| Gentaro Shimada | Taiyo Whales | 3.02 | 9 | 19 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
