List of Nippon Professional Baseball earned run average champions
Introduction The List of Nippon Professional Baseball  champions.
Winners ===Japanese Baseball League (1937–1949)=== Year Player Team ERA 1936 (Fall)   Masaru Kageura  Osaka Tigers  0.79 1937 (Spring) Eiji Sawamura  Tokyo Kyojingun  0.81 1937 (Fall)   Yukio Nishimura  Osaka Tigers  1.48 1938 (Spring) Yukio Nishimura  Osaka Tigers  1.52 1938 (Fall)   Victor Starffin  Tokyo Kyojingun  1.05 1939  Tadashi Wakabayashi  Osaka Tigers  1.09 1940  Jiro Noguchi  Tsubasagun  0.93 1941  Jiro Noguchi  Taiyogun  0.88 1942  Yasuo Hayashi  Asahigun  1.01 1943  Hideo Fujimoto  Tokyo Kyojingun  0.73 1944  Tadashi Wakabayashi  Hanshingun  1.56 1945  Season suspended 1946  Hideo Fujimoto  Tokyo Kyojingun  2.11 1947  Giichiro Shiraki  Tokyu Flyers  1.74 1948  Hiroshi Nakao  Yomiuri Giants  1.84 1949  Hideo Fujimoto  Yomiuri Giants  1.94===Nippon Professional Baseball (1950–present)=== Year  Central League  Pacific League Player  Team  ERA  Player  Team  ERA 1950  Nobuo Oshima  Shochiku Robins  2.03  Atsushi Aramaki  Mainichi Orions  2.06 1951  Kiyoshi Matsuda  Yomiuri Giants  2.01  Susumu Yuki  Nankai Hawks  2.08 1952  Tabayoshi Kajioka  Osaka Tigers  1.71  Susumu Yuki  Nankai Hawks  1.91 1953  Takumi Otomo  Yomiuri Giants  1.85  Tokuji Kawasaki  Nishitetsu Lions  1.98 1954  Shigeru Sugishita  Chunichi Dragons  1.39  Motoji Takuwa  Nankai Hawks  1.58 1955  Takehiko Bessho  Yomiuri Giants  1.33  Takashi Nakagawa  Mainichi Orions  2.08 1956  Shozo Watanabe  Osaka Tigers  1.45  Kazuhisa Inao  Nishitetsu Lions  1.06 1957  Masaichi Kaneda  Kokutetsu Swallows  1.63  Kazuhisa Inao  Nishitetsu Lions  1.37 1958  Masaichi Kaneda  Kokutetsu Swallows  1.30  Kazuhisa Inao  Nishitetsu Lions  1.42 1959  Minoru Murayama  Osaka Tigers  1.19  Tadashi Sugiura  Nankai Hawks  1.40 1960  Noboru Akiyama  Taiyo Whales  1.75  Shoichi Ono  Daimai Orions  1.98 1961  Hiroshi Gondo  Chunichi Dragons  1.70  Kazuhisa Inao  Nishitetsu Lions  1.69 1962  Minoru Murayama  Hanshin Tigers  1.20  Osamu Kubota  Toei Flyers  2.12 1963  Minoru Kakimoto  Chunichi Dragons  1.70  Hiroyuki Kubo  Kintetsu Buffaloes  2.36 1964  Gene Bacque  Hanshin Tigers  1.89  Yoshiro Tsumajima  Tokyo Orions  2.15 1965  Masaichi Kaneda  Yomiuri Giants  1.84  Kiyohiro Miura  Nankai Hawks  1.57 1966  Tsuneo Horiuchi  Yomiuri Giants  1.39  Kazuhisa Inao  Nishitetsu Lions  1.79 1967  Masatoshi Gondo  Hanshin Tigers  1.40  Mitsuhiro Adachi  Hankyu Braves  1.75 1968  Yoshiro Sotokoba  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  1.94  Mutsuo Minagawa  Nankai Hawks  1.61 1969  Yutaka Enatsu  Hanshin Tigers  1.81  Masaaki Kitaru  Lotte Orions  1.72 1970  Minoru Murayama  Hanshin Tigers  0.98  Michio Sato  Nankai Hawks  2.05 1971  Kazuhiro Fujimoto  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  1.71  Hisashi Yamada  Hankyu Braves  2.37 1972  Takeshi Yasuda  Yakult Atoms  2.08  Toshihiko Sei  Kintetsu Buffaloes  2.36 1973  Takeshi Yasuda  Yakult Atoms  2.02  Tetsuya Yoneda  Hankyu Braves  2.47 1974  Shitoshi Sekimoto  Yomiuri Giants  2.28  Michio Sato  Nankai Hawks  1.91 1975  Sohachi Aniya  Hanshin Tigers  1.91  Choji Murata  Lotte Orions  2.20 1976  Takamasa Suzuki  Chunichi Dragons  2.98  Choji Murata  Lotte Orions  1.82 1977  Hisao Niura  Yomiuri Giants  2.32  Hisashi Yamada  Hankyu Braves  2.28 1978  Hisao Niura  Yomiuri Giants  2.81  Keishi Suzuki  Kintetsu Buffaloes  2.02 1979  Masaji Hiramatsu  Taiyo Whales  2.39  Tetsuji Yamaguchi  Kintetsu Buffaloes  2.49 1980  Hiromu Matsuoka  Yakult Swallows  2.35  Isamu Kida  Nippon Ham Fighters  2.28 1981  Suguru Egawa  Yomiuri Giants  2.29  Noriaki Okabe  Nippon Ham Fighters  2.70 1982  Akio Saito  Taiyo Whales  2.07  Satoshi Takahashi  Nippon Ham Fighters  1.84 1983  Osamu Fukuma  Hanshin Tigers  2.62  Osamu Higashio  Seibu Lions  2.92 1984  Seiji Kobayashi  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  2.20  Yutaro Imai  Hankyu Braves  2.93 1985  Tatsuo Komatsu  Chunichi Dragons  2.65  Kimiyasu Kudo  Seibu Lions  2.76 1986  Manabu Kitabeppu  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  2.43  Yoshinori Sato  Hankyu Braves  2.83 1987  Masumi Kuwata  Yomiuri Giants  2.17  Kimiyasu Kudoh  Seibu Lions  2.41 1988  Yutaka Ohno  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  1.70  Hirofumi Kono  Nippon Ham Fighters  2.38 1989  Masaki Saito  Yomiuri Giants  1.62  Choji Murata  Lotte Orions  2.50 1990  Masaki Saito  Yomiuri Giants  2.17  Hideo Nomo  Kintetsu Buffaloes  2.91 1991  Shinji Sasaoka  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  2.44  Tomio Watanabe  Seibu Lions  2.35 1992  Koki Morita  Taiyo Whales  2.05  Motoyuki Akahori  Kintetsu Buffaloes  1.80 1993  Masahiro Yamamoto  Chunichi Dragons  2.05  Kimiyasu Kudo  Seibu Lions  2.06 1994  Genji Kaku  Chunichi Dragons  2.45  Hiroshi Shintani  Seibu Lions  2.91 1995  Terry Bross  Yakult Swallows  2.33  Hideki Irabu  Chiba Lotte Marines  2.53 1996  Masaki Saito  Yomiuri Giants  2.36  Hideki Irabu  Chiba Lotte Marines  2.40 1997  Yutaka Ohno  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  2.85  Satoru Komiyama  Chiba Lotte Marines  2.49 1998  Shigeki Noguchi  Chunichi Dragons  2.34  Satoru Kanemura  Nippon Ham Fighters  2.73 1999  Koji Uehara  Yomiuri Giants  2.09  Kimiyasu Kudo  Fukuoka Daiei Hawks  2.38 2000  Kazuhisa Ishii  Yakult Swallows  2.61  Nobuyuki Ebisu  Orix BlueWave  3.27 2001  Shigeki Noguchi  Chunichi Dragons  2.46  Nate Minchey  Chiba Lotte Marines  3.26 2002  Masumi Kuwata  Yomiuri Giants  2.22  Masahiko Kaneda  Orix BlueWave  2.50 2003  Kei Igawa  Hanshin Tigers  2.80  Kazumi Saito  Fukuoka Daiei Hawks  2.83 Daisuke Matsuzaka  Seibu Lions 2004  Koji Uehara  Yomiuri Giants  2.60  Daisuke Matsuzaka  Seibu Lions  2.90 2005  Daisuke Miura  Yokohama BayStars  2.52  Toshiya Sugiuchi  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks  2.11 2006  Hiroki Kuroda  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  1.85  Kazumi Saito  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks  1.75 2007  Hisanori Takahashi  Yomiuri Giants  2.75  Yoshihisa Naruse  Chiba Lotte Marines  1.82 2008  Masanori Ishikawa  Tokyo Yakult Swallows  2.68  Hisashi Iwakuma  Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles  1.87 2009  Chen Wei-Yin  Chunichi Dragons  1.54  Yu Darvish  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters  1.73 2010  Kenta Maeda  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  2.21  Yu Darvish  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters  1.78 2011  Kazuki Yoshimi  Chunichi Dragons  1.65  Masahiro Tanaka  Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles  1.27 2012  Kenta Maeda  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  1.53  Mitsuo Yoshikawa  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters  1.71 2013  Kenta Maeda  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  2.10  Masahiro Tanaka  Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles  1.27 2014  Tomoyuki Sugano  Yomiuri Giants  2.33  Chihiro Kaneko  Orix Buffaloes  1.98 2015  Kris Johnson  Hiroshima Toyo Carp  1.85  Shohei Ohtani  Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters  2.24 2016  Tomoyuki Sugano  Yomiuri Giants  2.01  Ayumu Ishikawa  Chiba Lotte Marines  2.16 2017  Tomoyuki Sugano  Yomiuri Giants  1.59  Yusei Kikuchi  Saitama Seibu Lions  1.97 2018  Tomoyuki Sugano  Yomiuri Giants  2.14  Takayuki Kishi  Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles  2.72 2019  Yūdai Ōno  Chunichi Dragons  2.58  Yoshinobu Yamamoto  Orix Buffaloes  1.95 2020  Yūdai Ōno  Chunichi Dragons  1.82  Kodai Senga  Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks  2.16 2021  Yūya Yanagi  Chunichi Dragons  2.20  Yoshinobu Yamamoto  Orix Buffaloes  1.39 2022  Kōyō Aoyagi  Hanshin Tigers  2.05  Yoshinobu Yamamoto  Orix Buffaloes  1.68
References ;General
See also * List of top Nippon Professional Baseball strikeout pitchers*Nippon Professional Baseball#Awards*Baseball awards#Japan