1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1954 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the fifth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 140 | 90 | 47 | 3 | .657 | — |
| Nankai Hawks | 140 | 91 | 49 | 0 | .650 | 0.5 |
| Mainichi Orions | 140 | 79 | 57 | 4 | .581 | 10.5 |
| Kintetsu Pearls | 140 | 74 | 63 | 3 | .540 | 16.0 |
| Hankyu Braves | 140 | 66 | 70 | 4 | .485 | 23.5 |
| Takahashi Unions | 140 | 53 | 84 | 3 | .387 | 37.0 |
| Toei Flyers | 140 | 52 | 86 | 2 | .377 | 38.5 |
| Daiei Stars | 140 | 43 | 92 | 5 | .319 | 46.0 |
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | .361 |
| Home runs | Noboru Aota | Yosho Robins | 31 |
| Runs batted in | Niroyuki Watanabe Satoshi Sugiyama | Osaka Tigers Chunichi Dragons | 91 |
| Runs | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | 93 |
| Hits | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants | 172 |
| Stolen bases | Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers | 51 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Shigeru Sugishita | Chunichi Dragons | 32 |
| Losses | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 23 |
| Earned run average | Shigeru Sugishita | Chunichi Dragons | 1.39 |
| Strikeouts | Shigeru Sugishita | Chunichi Dragons | 273 |
| Innings pitched | Shigeru Sugishita | Chunichi Dragons | 395 |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Larry Raines | Hankyu Braves | .337 |
| Home runs | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions | 31 |
| Runs batted in | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions | 97 |
| Runs | Larry Raines | Hankyu Braves | 96 |
| Hits | Larry Raines | Hankyu Braves | 184 |
| Stolen bases | Takeshi Suzuki | Kintetsu Pearls | 71 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Motoji Takuwa Fumio Tanaka | Nankai Hawks Kintetsu Pearls | 26 |
| Losses | Takeshi Nomura | Takahashi Unions | 23 |
| Earned run average | Motoji Takuwa | Nankai Hawks | 1.58 |
| Strikeouts | Motoji Takuwa | Nankai Hawks | 275 |
| Innings pitched | Motoji Takuwa | Nankai Hawks | 329 |
Awards
- Most Valuable Player
- *Shigeru Sugishita, Chunichi Dragons
- *Hiroshi Oshita, Nishitetsu Lions
- Rookie of the Year
- *Tatsuro Hirooka, Yomiuri Giants
- *Motoji Takuwa, Nankai Hawks
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- *Shigeru Sugishita, Chunichi Dragons
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Shigeru Sugishita | Chunichi Dragons |
| Catcher | Jun Hirota | Yomiuri Giants |
| First baseman | Michio Nishizawa | Chunichi Dragons |
| Second baseman | Hiroshi Hakoda | Kokutetsu Swallows |
| Third baseman | Mitsuo Uno | Kokutetsu Swallows |
| Shortstop | Tatsuro Hirooka | Yomiuri Giants |
| Outfielder | Hiroyuki Watanabe | Osaka Tigers |
| Outfielder | Wally Yonamine | Yomiuri Giants |
| Outfielder | Satoshi Sugiyama | Chunichi Dragons |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Sadaaki Nishimura | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Catcher | Charlie Lewis | Mainichi Orions |
| First baseman | Kozo Kawai | Hankyu Braves |
| Second baseman | Masao Morishita | Nankai Hawks |
| Third baseman | Futoshi Nakanishi | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Shortstop | Larry Raines | Hankyu Braves |
| Outfielder | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Mainichi Orions |
| Outfielder | Seiji Sekiguchi | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Outfielder | Hiroshi Oshita | Nishitetsu Lions |