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Has an NPB (Japan) game ever ended 16-5?

It has. 16-5 has been a NPB (Japan) final 19 times in 63,911 games. The first was Mainichi Orions beat Kintetsu Pearls on April 20, 1950; the latest was Tokyo Yakult Swallows beat Yokohama DeNA Baystars on May 1, 2026.

Where 16-5 sits among nearby NPB (Japan) scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 16-5 the 119th most common final score out of 223 that have ever occurred in NPB (Japan). One point away, 17-5 has happened 16 times and 16-6 has happened 20 times.

Every 16-5 in NPB (Japan) history

DateResultSeason
2026-05-01Tokyo Yakult Swallows over Yokohama DeNA Baystars2026
2021-04-01Chiba Lotte Marines over Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles2021
2019-04-21Fukuoka Softbank Hawks over Saitama Seibu Lions2019
2015-09-30Saitama Seibu Lions over Orix Buffaloes2015
2014-08-09Saitama Seibu Lions over Chiba Lotte Marines2014
2014-06-07Fukuoka Softbank Hawks over Hiroshima Toyo Carp2014
2010-03-22Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters over Fukuoka Softbank Hawks2010
2009-08-12Yomiuri Giants over Hiroshima Toyo Carp2009
2005-04-01Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles over Seibu Lions2005
2004-05-09Hanshin Tigers over Chunichi Dragons2004
2003-06-21Hanshin Tigers over Yomiuri Giants2003
1992-08-02Chiba Lotte Marines over Nippon-Ham Fighters1992
1991-06-25Yakult Swallows over Yomiuri Giants1991
1990-06-28Hiroshima Toyo Carp over Hanshin Tigers1990
1978-07-12Hiroshima Toyo Carp over Hanshin Tigers1978
1971-04-24Yomiuri Giants over Taiyo Whales1971
1950-06-30Osaka Tigers over Kokutetsu Swallows1950
1950-04-23Kokutetsu Swallows over Taiyo Whales1950
1950-04-20Mainichi Orions over Kintetsu Pearls1950

Open the NPB (Japan) grid at 16-5