1998 Japan Central League Leaders
1998 Japan Central League Teams, Rosters and Statistics
1998 Japan Central League Standings
Batting Average Leaders
| Player | Team | Avg. | H | AB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takanori Suzuki | Yokohama BayStars | .337 | 173 | 514 |
| Tomonori Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .335 | 169 | 504 |
| Tomochika Tsuboi | Hanshin Tigers | .327 | 135 | 413 |
| Koichi Ogata | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .326 | 124 | 380 |
| Bobby Rose | Yokohama BayStars | .325 | 152 | 468 |
| Takuro Ishii | Yokohama BayStars | .314 | 174 | 555 |
| Takayuki Shimizu | Yomiuri Giants | .301 | 148 | 492 |
| Yoshinobu Takahashi | Yomiuri Giants | .300 | 140 | 466 |
| Daisuke Motoki | Yomiuri Giants | .297 | 118 | 397 |
| Makoto Imaoka | Hanshin Tigers | .293 | 138 | 471 |
| Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | .292 | 142 | 487 |
| Koichi Sekikawa | Chunichi Dragons | .285 | 109 | 382 |
| Kenjiro Nomura | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .282 | 158 | 561 |
| Norihiro Komada | Yokohama BayStars | .281 | 155 | 551 |
| Atsuya Furuta | Yakult Swallows | .275 | 135 | 491 |
| Takahiro Ikeyama | Yakult Swallows | .275 | 110 | 400 |
| Mitsuru Manaka | Yakult Swallows | .275 | 136 | 495 |
| Leo Gómez | Chunichi Dragons | .274 | 115 | 420 |
| Toshihisa Nishi | Yomiuri Giants | .274 | 116 | 424 |
| Kozo Shoda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | .274 | 103 | 376 |
Minimum 2.7 plate appearances per league game to qualify for batting average leaders
Hits Leaders
| Player | Team | Hits | 2B | 3B | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Takuro Ishii | Yokohama BayStars | 174 | 34 | 5 | 7 |
| Takanori Suzuki | Yokohama BayStars | 173 | 30 | 6 | 16 |
| Tomonori Maeda | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 169 | 36 | 0 | 24 |
| Kenjiro Nomura | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 158 | 26 | 4 | 14 |
| Norihiro Komada | Yokohama BayStars | 155 | 25 | 1 | 9 |
| Bobby Rose | Yokohama BayStars | 152 | 29 | 4 | 19 |
| Takayuki Shimizu | Yomiuri Giants | 148 | 17 | 2 | 13 |
| Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | 142 | 24 | 3 | 34 |
| Yoshinobu Takahashi | Yomiuri Giants | 140 | 32 | 1 | 19 |
| Makoto Imaoka | Hanshin Tigers | 138 | 20 | 3 | 7 |
Home Run Leaders
Doubles Leaders
Triples Leaders
RBI Leaders
Wins Leaders
ERA Leaders
| Player | Team | ERA | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shigeki Noguchi | Chunichi Dragons | 2.34 | 14 | 9 |
| Kenshin Kawakami | Chunichi Dragons | 2.57 | 14 | 6 |
| Tomohito Ito | Yakult Swallows | 2.73 | 6 | 11 |
| Nate Minchey | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 2.75 | 15 | 11 |
| Tetsuro Kawajiri | Hanshin Tigers | 2.84 | 10 | 5 |
| Takashi Saito | Yokohama BayStars | 2.95 | 13 | 5 |
| Shinichi Kato | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 3.00 | 8 | 6 |
| Kenjiro Kawasaki | Yakult Swallows | 3.04 | 17 | 10 |
| Masaki Saito | Yomiuri Giants | 3.08 | 10 | 7 |
| Daisuke Miura | Yokohama BayStars | 3.19 | 12 | 7 |
| Balvino Gálvez | Yomiuri Giants | 3.22 | 9 | 7 |
| Kazuhisa Ishii | Yakult Swallows | 3.30 | 14 | 6 |
| Takeo Kawamura | Yokohama BayStars | 3.33 | 8 | 6 |
| Hiroki Nomura | Yokohama BayStars | 3.35 | 13 | 8 |
| Ken Kadokura | Chunichi Dragons | 3.41 | 10 | 9 |
| Darrell May | Hanshin Tigers | 3.48 | 4 | 9 |
| Keiichi Yabu | Hanshin Tigers | 3.51 | 11 | 10 |
| Masahiro Yamamoto | Chunichi Dragons | 3.66 | 9 | 9 |
| Shinji Sasaoka | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 3.79 | 5 | 11 |
| Masumi Kuwata | Yomiuri Giants | 4.08 | 16 | 5 |
Minimum 0.8 innings pitched per league game to qualify for ERA leaders
