1997 Japan Central League Leaders
1997 Japan Central League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1997 Japan Central League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takanori Suzuki | Yokohama BayStars | .335 | 160 | 478 |
| Bobby Rose | Yokohama BayStars | .328 | 152 | 463 |
| Atsuya Furuta | Yakult Swallows | .322 | 164 | 509 |
| Luis Lopez | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .320 | 170 | 532 |
| Takuro Ishii | Yokohama BayStars | .319 | 166 | 521 |
| Leo Gómez | Chunichi Dragons | .315 | 152 | 483 |
| Norihiro Komada | Yokohama BayStars | .308 | 156 | 507 |
| Tetsuya Iida | Yakult Swallows | .306 | 129 | 421 |
| Tomonori Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .304 | 116 | 382 |
| Takayuki Shimizu | Yomiuri Giants | .304 | 116 | 381 |
| Katsuyuki Dobashi | Yakult Swallows | .301 | 107 | 355 |
| Tomoaki Kanemoto | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .301 | 140 | 465 |
| Yutaka Wada | Hanshin Tigers | .300 | 117 | 390 |
| Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | .298 | 144 | 484 |
| Toshio Haru | Yokohama BayStars | .295 | 148 | 502 |
| Katsuhiro Hiratsuka | Hanshin Tigers | .293 | 142 | 484 |
| Dwayne Hosey | Yakult Swallows | .289 | 144 | 498 |
| Masahiro Kawai | Yomiuri Giants | .288 | 120 | 416 |
| Shinya Miyamoto | Yakult Swallows | .282 | 109 | 387 |
| Katsumi Hirosawa | Yomiuri Giants | .280 | 120 | 428 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Lopez | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 170 | 37 | 0 | 30 |
| Takuro Ishii | Yokohama BayStars | 166 | 23 | 1 | 10 |
| Atsuya Furuta | Yakult Swallows | 164 | 32 | 2 | 9 |
| Takanori Suzuki | Yokohama BayStars | 160 | 30 | 4 | 21 |
| Norihiro Komada | Yokohama BayStars | 156 | 31 | 2 | 12 |
| Leo Gómez | Chunichi Dragons | 152 | 23 | 1 | 31 |
| Bobby Rose | Yokohama BayStars | 152 | 30 | 7 | 18 |
| Kenjiro Nomura | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 151 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Toshio Haru | Yokohama BayStars | 148 | 22 | 3 | 8 |
| Dwayne Hosey | Yakult Swallows | 144 | 32 | 3 | 38 |
| Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | 144 | 18 | 0 | 37 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhisa Ishii | Yakult Swallows | 1.92 | 10 | 4 |
| Yutaka Ono | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2.86 | 9 | 6 |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | Chunichi Dragons | 2.92 | 18 | 7 |
| Kazuya Tabata | Yakult Swallows | 2.96 | 15 | 5 |
| Masato Yoshii | Yakult Swallows | 3.00 | 13 | 6 |
| Masaya Takeuchi | Hanshin Tigers | 3.02 | 8 | 6 |
| Shin Nakagomi | Hanshin Tigers | 3.10 | 7 | 7 |
| Balvino Gálvez | Yomiuri Giants | 3.32 | 12 | 12 |
| Takeo Kawamura | Yokohama BayStars | 3.33 | 10 | 7 |
| Daisuke Miura | Yokohama BayStars | 3.36 | 10 | 3 |
| Hideki Okajima | Yomiuri Giants | 3.46 | 4 | 9 |
| Hiromi Makihara | Yomiuri Giants | 3.48 | 12 | 9 |
| Toshiro Yufune | Hanshin Tigers | 3.57 | 10 | 6 |
| Iori Sekiguchi | Yokohama BayStars | 3.58 | 5 | 4 |
| Keiichi Yabu | Hanshin Tigers | 3.59 | 10 | 12 |
| Toshikazu Sawazaki | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 3.75 | 12 | 8 |
| Masumi Kuwata | Yomiuri Giants | 3.77 | 10 | 7 |
| Hiroki Nomura | Yokohama BayStars | 3.90 | 10 | 8 |
| Tetsuro Kawajiri | Hanshin Tigers | 3.92 | 5 | 14 |
| Hisashi Tokano | Yokohama BayStars | 4.11 | 10 | 7 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
