Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

Value$160MHeartbreak#5323.9Pacific League3× Japan SeriesTop TeamSapporo

In NPB since 1950. All-time 4,768–5,094–379 (0.483).

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The Heartbreak Index3.9 · #532

The Numb · NPB, 2016

3.9

Heartbreak

#532

of 1,138 clubs

in NPB

1.7

agony · 2.1 despair

The clocks

NPB since 20160.8
NPB final appearance since 20160.4

Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 2012 · lost the final, 2009 · lost the final, 2007 · lost the final, 1981

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Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubNippon Ham Co., Ltd.

Nippon Ham Co., Ltd.corporate· Owner

Sourcedas of 24 Sep 2026

Meatpacking company Nippon Ham purchased the team on 19 November 1973.

Nippon Ham Co., Ltd. on the owners board →

YouTube

+2,395,601

views gained since 23 Oct 2026

+1,000

subscribers gained since 23 Oct 2026

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Calculated by Citizen of Nowhere from YouTube channel statistics, as of 1 Nov 2026. Not part of the Fan Attention Index. Not ranked.

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Japan Series

3 titles

1962, 2006, 2016

Runner-up 4× (1981, 2007, 2009, 2012)

League pennants

7 Pacific League titles

1962, 1981, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2016

Season by season

2025

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

83–57–3

Pct

0.593

4.5

2024

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

75–60–8

Pct

0.556

13.5

2023

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

60–82–1

Pct

0.423

27.5

2022

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

59–81–3

Pct

0.421

16.5

2021

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

55–68–20

Pct

0.447

2020

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

53–62–5

Pct

0.461

2019

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

65–73–5

Pct

0.471

2018

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

74–66–3

Pct

0.529

13.5

2017

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

60–83–0

Pct

0.42

2016 ★

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

87–53–3

Pct

0.621

2015

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

79–62–2

Pct

0.56

2014

Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters

League

Pacific

Pos

W–L–T

73–68–3

Pct

0.518

6.5

Year	Team	League	Pos	W	L	T	Pct	GB
2025	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	2	83	57	3	0.593	4.5
2024	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	2	75	60	8	0.556	13.5
2023	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	6	60	82	1	0.423	27.5
2022	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	6	59	81	3	0.421	16.5
2021	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	5	55	68	20	0.447	14
2020	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	5	53	62	5	0.461	20
2019	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	5	65	73	5	0.471	12
2018	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	3	74	66	3	0.529	13.5
2017	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	5	60	83	0	0.42	34
2016 ★	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	1	87	53	3	0.621
2015	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	2	79	62	2	0.56	12
2014	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	3	73	68	3	0.518	6.5
2013	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	6	64	78	2	0.451	18.5
2012	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	1	74	59	11	0.556
2011	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	2	72	65	7	0.526	17.5
2010	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	4	74	67	3	0.524	3
2009	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	1	82	60	2	0.576
2008	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	3	73	69	2	0.514	6
2007	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	1	79	60	5	0.566
2006 ★	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	1	82	54	0	0.603
2005	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	5	62	71	3	0.466	26.5
2004	Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters	Pacific	3	66	65	2	0.504	12
2003	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	62	74	4	0.457	19.5
2002	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	61	76	3	0.445	28
2001	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	6	57	80	3	0.416	20.5
2000	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	3	69	65	1	0.515	4.5
1999	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	60	73	2	0.451	18.5
1998	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	2	67	65	3	0.508	3.5
1997	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	4	63	71	1	0.47	14
1996	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	2	68	58	4	0.54	7
1995	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	4	59	68	3	0.465	22
1994	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	6	46	79	5	0.368	28.5
1993	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	2	71	52	7	0.577	1
1992	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	54	73	3	0.425	26
1991	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	4	53	72	5	0.424	28.5
1990	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	4	66	63	1	0.512	16.5
1989	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	54	73	3	0.425	18
1988	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	3	62	65	3	0.488	12.5
1987	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	3	63	60	7	0.512	11.5
1986	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	57	65	8	0.467	13.5
1985	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	53	65	12	0.449	23
1984	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	6	44	73	13	0.376	29.5
1983	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	3	64	59	7	0.52	20.5
1982	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	2	67	52	11	0.563
1981	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	1	68	54	8	0.557
1980	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	3	66	53	11	0.555
1979	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	3	63	60	7	0.512
1978	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	3	55	63	12	0.466
1977	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	58	61	11	0.487
1976	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	5	52	67	11	0.437
1975	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	6	55	63	12	0.466
1974	Nippon-Ham Fighters	Central	6	49	75	6	0.395
1973	Nittaku Home Flyers	Pacific	5	55	69	6	0.444
1972	Toei Flyers	Pacific	4	63	61	6	0.508	15
1971	Toei Flyers	Pacific	5	44	74	12	0.373	35.5
1970	Toei Flyers	Pacific	5	54	70	6	0.435	24.5
1969	Toei Flyers	Pacific	4	57	70	3	0.449	19.5
1968	Toei Flyers	Pacific	6	51	79	5	0.392	29
1967	Toei Flyers	Pacific	3	65	65	4	0.5	10
1966	Toei Flyers	Pacific	3	70	60	6	0.538	9
1965	Toei Flyers	Pacific	2	76	61	3	0.555	12
1964	Toei Flyers	Pacific	3	78	68	4	0.534	5.5
1963	Toei Flyers	Pacific	3	76	71	3	0.517	10.5
1962 ★	Toei Flyers	Pacific	1	78	52	3	0.6
1961	Toei Flyers	Pacific	2	83	52	5	0.611	2.5
1960	Toei Flyers	Pacific	5	52	78	2	0.4	30
1959	Toei Flyers	Pacific	3	67	63	5	0.515	21
1958	Toei Flyers	Pacific	5	57	70	3	0.45	22
1957	Toei Flyers	Pacific	5	56	73	3	0.436	28
1956	Toei Flyers	Pacific	6	58	92	4	0.39	39.5
1955	Toei Flyers	Pacific	7	51	89	3	0.364	48
1954	Toei Flyers	Pacific	7	52	86	2	0.377	38.5
1953	Tokyu Flyers	Pacific	6	50	67	3	0.427	20
1952	Tokyu Flyers	Pacific	6	49	59	0	0.454	21
1951	Tokyu Flyers	Pacific	6	38	56	8	0.404	33
1950	Tokyu Flyers	Pacific	6	51	69	0	0.425	32.5

★ Japan Series champion · gold position = league pennant.

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