| Rk | Team | W | L | Pct | Gbl | RF | RA | Manager | Stadium | Attendance | Top Batter | Top Pitcher | Playoffs |
| 1 | Yomiuri Giants ** | 89 | 46 | .659 | -- | 650 | 493 | -- | Tokyo Dome | 0 | Alex Ramirez (2) | Dicky Gonzalez (6) | Won Japan Series |
| 2 | Chunichi Dragons | 81 | 62 | .566 | 12.0 | 605 | 508 | -- | Nagoya Dome | 0 | Masahiko Morino (1) | Kazuki Yoshimi (1) | |
| 3 | Yakult Swallows | 71 | 72 | .497 | 22.0 | 576 | 683 | -- | Meiji-Jingu Stadium | 0 | Norichika Aoki (3) | Masanori Ishikawa (11) | |
| 4 | Hanshin Tigers | 67 | 73 | .479 | 24.5 | 548 | 534 | -- | Koshien Stadium | 0 | Tomoaki Kanemoto (5) | Atsushi Nomi (5) | |
| 5 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | 65 | 75 | .464 | 26.5 | 528 | 575 | Marty Brown | Mazda Stadium | 0 | Akihiro Higashide (13) | Colby Lewis (2) | |
| 6 | Yokohama BayStars | 51 | 93 | .354 | 42.5 | 497 | 685 | -- | Yokohama Stadium | 0 | Seiichi Uchikawa (14) | Daisuke Miura (3) |