1996 Japan Central League Leaders
1996 Japan Central League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1996 Japan Central League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Powell | Chunichi Dragons | .340 | 176 | 518 |
| Hatsuhiko Tsuji | Yakult Swallows | .332 | 133 | 400 |
| Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | Chunichi Dragons | .323 | 165 | 511 |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | Chunichi Dragons | .322 | 146 | 453 |
| Tom O'Malley | Yakult Swallows | .315 | 145 | 461 |
| Akira Eto | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .314 | 122 | 388 |
| Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | .314 | 153 | 487 |
| Shuji Nishiyama | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .314 | 129 | 411 |
| Koichi Sekikawa | Hanshin Tigers | .314 | 108 | 344 |
| Tomonori Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .313 | 124 | 396 |
| Luis Lopez | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .312 | 157 | 503 |
| Atsunori Inaba | Yakult Swallows | .310 | 135 | 436 |
| Bobby Rose | Yokohama BayStars | .304 | 147 | 483 |
| Darnell Coles | Chunichi Dragons | .302 | 155 | 513 |
| Hiromitsu Ochiai | Yomiuri Giants | .301 | 113 | 376 |
| Tomoaki Kanemoto | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .300 | 127 | 423 |
| Motonobu Tanishige | Yokohama BayStars | .300 | 114 | 380 |
| Norihiro Komada | Yokohama BayStars | .299 | 145 | 485 |
| Takanori Suzuki | Yokohama BayStars | .299 | 106 | 355 |
| Yutaka Wada | Hanshin Tigers | .298 | 155 | 520 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alonzo Powell | Chunichi Dragons | 176 | 42 | 2 | 14 |
| Kazuyoshi Tatsunami | Chunichi Dragons | 165 | 39 | 2 | 10 |
| Luis Lopez | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 157 | 29 | 1 | 25 |
| Darnell Coles | Chunichi Dragons | 155 | 15 | 1 | 29 |
| Yutaka Wada | Hanshin Tigers | 155 | 22 | 3 | 5 |
| Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | 153 | 34 | 1 | 38 |
| Kenjiro Nomura | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 150 | 30 | 3 | 12 |
| Bobby Rose | Yokohama BayStars | 147 | 21 | 6 | 16 |
| Takeshi Yamasaki | Chunichi Dragons | 146 | 20 | 0 | 39 |
| Norihiro Komada | Yokohama BayStars | 145 | 22 | 1 | 10 |
| Tom O'Malley | Yakult Swallows | 145 | 23 | 0 | 18 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masaki Saito | Yomiuri Giants | 2.36 | 16 | 4 |
| Balvino Gálvez | Yomiuri Giants | 3.06 | 16 | 6 |
| Shigeki Noguchi | Chunichi Dragons | 3.23 | 5 | 5 |
| Masato Yoshii | Yakult Swallows | 3.25 | 10 | 7 |
| Tetsuro Kawajiri | Hanshin Tigers | 3.27 | 13 | 9 |
| Takashi Saito | Yokohama BayStars | 3.30 | 10 | 10 |
| Shinji Imanaka | Chunichi Dragons | 3.31 | 14 | 8 |
| Ken Yamasaki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 3.38 | 9 | 6 |
| Kazuya Tabata | Yakult Swallows | 3.51 | 12 | 12 |
| Terry Bross | Yakult Swallows | 3.61 | 7 | 12 |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | Chunichi Dragons | 3.68 | 7 | 9 |
| Iori Sekiguchi | Yokohama BayStars | 3.69 | 5 | 6 |
| Shinichi Kato | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 3.79 | 9 | 7 |
| Masao Kida | Yomiuri Giants | 3.80 | 7 | 9 |
| Yasuyuki Yamauchi | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 3.92 | 11 | 8 |
| Yutaka Ono | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 3.93 | 5 | 4 |
| Keiichi Yabu | Hanshin Tigers | 4.01 | 11 | 14 |
| Futoshi Yamabe | Yakult Swallows | 4.02 | 7 | 4 |
| Hiromi Makihara | Yomiuri Giants | 4.13 | 6 | 6 |
| Hiroki Nomura | Yokohama BayStars | 4.13 | 10 | 8 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
