1988 Japan Central League Leaders
1988 Japan Central League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1988 Japan Central League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kozo Shoda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .340 | 134 | 394 |
| Jim Paciorek | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | .332 | 165 | 497 |
| Hideki Kuriyama | Yakult Swallows | .331 | 112 | 338 |
| Kazunori Shinozuka | Yomiuri Giants | .316 | 131 | 414 |
| Norihiro Komada | Yomiuri Giants | .307 | 112 | 365 |
| Toru Nimura | Chunichi Dragons | .306 | 96 | 314 |
| Tatsunori Hara | Yomiuri Giants | .300 | 140 | 467 |
| Yutaka Takagi | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | .300 | 125 | 416 |
| Kiyoshi Nakahata | Yomiuri Giants | .295 | 131 | 444 |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | Chunichi Dragons | .293 | 132 | 450 |
| Gary Rajsich | Chunichi Dragons | .293 | 105 | 358 |
| Masahiro Takahashi | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | .293 | 159 | 542 |
| Carlos Ponce | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | .292 | 145 | 497 |
| Takehiko Kobayakawa | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .289 | 131 | 453 |
| Katsumi Hirosawa | Yakult Swallows | .288 | 143 | 496 |
| Yonetoshi Kawamata | Chunichi Dragons | .280 | 89 | 318 |
| Yutaka Wada | Hanshin Tigers | .279 | 111 | 398 |
| Masaru Uno | Chunichi Dragons | .277 | 129 | 465 |
| Kaoru Okazaki | Yomiuri Giants | .275 | 87 | 316 |
| Toshikatsu Hikono | Chunichi Dragons | .273 | 102 | 374 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Paciorek | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 165 | 33 | 2 | 17 |
| Masahiro Takahashi | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 159 | 22 | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Ponce | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 145 | 25 | 6 | 33 |
| Katsumi Hirosawa | Yakult Swallows | 143 | 26 | 0 | 30 |
| Tatsunori Hara | Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 24 | 1 | 31 |
| Kozo Shoda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 134 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | Chunichi Dragons | 132 | 31 | 1 | 32 |
| Takehiko Kobayakawa | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 131 | 24 | 2 | 17 |
| Kiyoshi Nakahata | Yomiuri Giants | 131 | 36 | 2 | 10 |
| Kazunori Shinozuka | Yomiuri Giants | 131 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yutaka Ono | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 1.70 | 13 | 7 |
| Genji Kaku | Chunichi Dragons | 1.95 | 7 | 6 |
| Hiromi Makihara | Yomiuri Giants | 2.16 | 10 | 13 |
| Hiroaki Nakayama | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 2.28 | 10 | 6 |
| Kazuhisa Kawaguchi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2.56 | 13 | 10 |
| Kazuyuki Ono | Chunichi Dragons | 2.60 | 18 | 4 |
| Matt Keough | Hanshin Tigers | 2.76 | 12 | 12 |
| Takao Obana | Yakult Swallows | 2.87 | 9 | 16 |
| Yoshihisa Shiratake | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2.89 | 5 | 4 |
| Bill Gullickson | Yomiuri Giants | 3.10 | 14 | 9 |
| Manabu Kitabeppu | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 3.14 | 11 | 12 |
| Akimitsu Ito | Yakult Swallows | 3.17 | 18 | 9 |
| Mitsunori Kakehata | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 3.22 | 11 | 8 |
| Katsuhito Mizuno | Yomiuri Giants | 3.23 | 6 | 6 |
| Tatsuo Komatsu | Chunichi Dragons | 3.27 | 12 | 7 |
| Masumi Kuwata | Yomiuri Giants | 3.41 | 10 | 11 |
| Hikaru Takano | Yakult Swallows | 3.41 | 7 | 7 |
| Shinichi Kondo | Chunichi Dragons | 3.44 | 8 | 7 |
| Akio Saito | Yokohama Taiyo Whales | 3.51 | 5 | 4 |
| Shigeki Nakamoto | Yakult Swallows | 3.61 | 5 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
