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Which league has won the Japan Series more times as of 2022?

  • Central League

  • Pacific League

  • Neither, it's a tie

  • Both have won the same number of times

Answer

The Pacific League has won the Japan Series more times than the Central League as of 2022. The Pacific League has won 39 Japan Series titles, while the Central League has won 27. The Pacific League's most recent Japan Series title was in 2021, when the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks defeated the Saitama Seibu Lions.
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