Following last season, when two pitcher shared the title, this season is also set to be a fierce battle.

As of the end of June, the race for the most wins in Pacific League is between six pitcher, two wins apart. Last season, pitcher Hiromi Ito and Kohei Arihara pitcher won 14 games, but this season may be a fierce battle for the title until the end.

This time, we will briefly introduce the performance of pitcher who are in the race for the most wins, as well as check the winning percentage and scoring power of the team to which each pitcher belongs. We would like to predict the future prospects for the title race. (*The results are as of the end of the game on June 29th.)

Many pitcher have a chance, including six pitcher who have six or more wins at the moment.

The following are pitcher pitcher belong to Pacific League League teams and have recorded five or more wins.

pitcher led the league with eight wins, followed pitcher Moinelo and Chihiro Sumida, pitcher recorded seven wins each. pitcher is on track to become the most-winner for the second consecutive year, and Moinelo pitcher been pitch dominantly with a 100% winning percentage of seven wins and no losses. pitcher is also racking up wins, and is on track to reach his first double-digit win streak, with these three pitchers leading the race for the title.

In addition, pitcher Tatsuya Imai, Alen Kuri pitcher, and Ryuhei Sotani have all recorded six wins, putting them two wins behind the league pitcher. pitcher has recorded strike out in the league with 110, pitcher is aiming to repeat his record of most wins in both leagues in 2021 when he was with Hiroshima, and Soya is already on pace to match his personal best of seven wins from last season. All of these pitcher are exciting to watch.

There are currently seven pitcher with five wins, but it is noteworthy that Kota Tatsu pitcher shown overwhelming pitch with five wins in six starts, a QS rate of 100%, and ERA of 0.64. Shinya Sugai pitcher also won five games in eight appearances, and these young pitcher who are racking up wins at a high pace may be the dark horses in the title race.

pitcher Ito, pitcher, and pitcher improved their winning pace in the second half of the season.

From here, we would like to focus on the second half pitch of the most recent several years for the five pitcher of the pitcher who had six or more wins as of the end of June, and who were with Pacific League teams before 2024.

While Ito pitcher in 2024 had 5 white stars recorded by the time of the AC, the pace at which he accumulated white stars increased significantly to 9 wins just after the AC. The number of white stars after the Exchange Games decreased year by year from 6 wins in 2021, 5 wins in 2022, and 4 wins in 2023, so the fact that he overcame a long-standing problem and won the title is a major positive factor in predicting the outlook for the current season.

Moinello pitcher also proved to be a strong summer starter in his first year as a starter, winning seven of his 11 wins last season after the end of the interleague tournament. While he was a reliever, he was often out injured during the summer, but he has evolved in terms of durability, pitching 163 inning in 25 starts last season, and should be able to accumulate more wins in the second half of the season.

Sumida pitcher has not reached double-digit win wins for two years in a row since 2023 with 9 wins, but in 2023, he had accumulated many wins in the second half of the season, with 7 wins after the Exchange Games. However, in 2024, the pace of white stars has slowed down a bit to 5 wins in 15 games after the Exchange Games, so will he be able to avoid making the same mistake as the previous year and continue to be in the race for the most wins this season?

In 2024, Imai pitcher was 4-8 as of August 10, but in the last seven games of the season, he recorded six straight wins without a loss to reach 10 wins for the second year in a row. In 2023, the year before that, he won seven games in July alone. He has always been strong in the final stages of the season, and now that he has accumulated wins from the beginning of the season, he should be able to expect even bigger wins than before.

Soya pitcher won seven games in his second year as a professional in 2024, but while he had four wins in eight games before the end of the Exchange Games, his white star pace slowed down significantly to three wins in 12 games after the end of the Exchange Games. This season, with six wins at the end of the Exchange Games, the team has surpassed its record from the previous year and will be looking to show its growth from last season by steadily accumulating wins in the second half of the season.

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham, with the highest winning percentage, and Fukuoka Softbank, with their excellent scoring ability, are favored.

Next, let's take a look at the winning percentage and batting performance of each Pacific League team in 2025.

For pitcher to win, it is essential that the team he takes the mound win the game he takes the mound in. Therefore, pitcher who belong to teams with high league records, i.e. teams with a high winning percentage, are considered to have an advantage in the race for the most wins. In that respect, pitchers who belong to the league-leading Hokkaido Nippon-Ham pitcher have a certain advantage.

Looking at the total team points, Fukuoka Softbank has recorded the league's highest score of 263, followed by Orix in second with 257 and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham in third with 248. Since pitcher need the support of their batting line to win, it can be said that pitcher of Fukuoka Softbank, who boast superior scoring power, are in a slightly advantageous position.

Since Orix and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham also have a certain level of scoring power, the pitcher of both teams are in a relatively favorable position. On the other hand, Saitama Seibu has the lowest number of runs in the league with 192, far behind the top three teams, so we can expect the fielder to step up in the remaining season.

pitcher Ito, who won nine games in the second half of last season and is doing well with his team, is likely the leading candidate.

pitcher Ito recorded nine wins after the interleague games last year alone, and Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters' excellent winning percentage and scoring ability are also a driving force, so he seems to be the leading candidate at this point. pitcher Moinelo also recorded seven wins after the end of the interleague games last year, and Fukuoka Softbank' top scoring ability is a strength, so there is a good chance he will become the most wins player for the first time in his career.

Which pitcher will win the fierce battle for the most wins and take home the crown? Why not keep an eye on how each pitcher pitch for the rest of the season and the pace of their wins in the second half of the season?

Written by Ryota Mochizuki