1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season
The 1959 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the tenth season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball.
Regular season
Standings
| Team | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB |
| Nankai Hawks | 134 | 88 | 42 | 4 | .677 | — |
| Daimai Orions | 136 | 82 | 48 | 6 | .631 | 6.0 |
| Toei Flyers | 135 | 67 | 63 | 5 | .515 | 21.0 |
| Nishitetsu Lions | 144 | 66 | 64 | 14 | .508 | 22.0 |
| Hankyu Braves | 134 | 48 | 82 | 4 | .369 | 40.0 |
| Kintetsu Buffaloes | 133 | 39 | 91 | 3 | .300 | 49.0 |
Postseason
Japan Series
League leaders
Central League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | .334 |
| Home runs | Toru Mori Takeshi Kuwata | Chunichi Dragons Taiyo Whales | 31 |
| Runs batted in | Toru Mori | Chunichi Dragons | 87 |
| Runs | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 88 |
| Hits | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants | 150 |
| Stolen bases | Hiroji Okajima | Chunichi Dragons | 41 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Motoshi Fujita | Yomiuri Giants | 27 |
| Losses | Noboru Akiyama | Taiyo Whales | 22 |
| Earned run average | Minoru Murayama | Osaka Tigers | 1.19 |
| Strikeouts | Masaichi Kaneda | Kokutetsu Swallows | 313 |
| Innings pitched | Masaaki Koyama | Osaka Tigers | 344 |
Pacific League
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Batting average | Kohei Sugiyama | Nankai Hawks | .323 |
| Home runs | Kazuhiro Yamauchi | Daimai Orions | 25 |
| Runs batted in | Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions | 95 |
| Runs | Yoshinori Hirose | Nankai Hawks | 86 |
| Hits | Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions | 163 |
| Stolen bases | Chico Barbon | Hankyu Braves | 38 |
| Stat | Player | Team | Total |
| Wins | Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | 38 |
| Losses | Tetsuya Yoneda | Hankyu Braves | 24 |
| Earned run average | Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | 1.40 |
| Strikeouts | Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks | 336 |
| Innings pitched | Kazuhisa Inao | Nishitetsu Lions | 402 |
Awards
- Baseball Hall of Fame
- *Matsutaro Shoriki
- *Hiroshi Hiraoka
- *Yukio Aoi
- *Shin Hashido
- *Kiyoshi Oshikawa
- *Jiro Kuji
- *Eiji Sawamura
- *Iso Abe
- Most Valuable Player
- *Motoshi Fujita, Yomiuri Giants
- *Tadashi Sugiura, Nankai Hawks
- Rookie of the Year
- *Takeshi Kuwata, Taiyo Whales
- *Isao Harimoto, Toei Flyers
- Eiji Sawamura Award
- *Minoru Murayama, Osaka Tigers
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Motoshi Fujita | Yomiuri Giants |
| Catcher | Shigeru Fujio | Yomiuri Giants |
| First baseman | Katsumi Fujimoto | Osaka Tigers |
| Second baseman | Masataka Tsuchiya | Yomiuri Giants |
| Third baseman | Shigeo Nagashima | Yomiuri Giants |
| Shortstop | Yoshio Yoshida | Osaka Tigers |
| Outfielder | Toru Mori | Chunichi Dragons |
| Outfielder | Kazuhiko Sakazaki | Yomiuri Giants |
| Outfielder | Akira Owada | Hiroshima Carp |
| Position | Player | Team |
| Pitcher | Tadashi Sugiura | Nankai Hawks |
| Catcher | Katsuya Nomura | Nankai Hawks |
| First baseman | Kihachi Enomoto | Daimai Orions |
| Second baseman | Isami Okamoto | Nankai Hawks |
| Third baseman | Takao Katsuragi | Daimai Orions |
| Shortstop | Yasumitsu Toyoda | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Outfielder | Seiji Sekiguchi | Nishitetsu Lions |
| Outfielder | Kohei Sugiyama | Nankai Hawks |
| Outfielder | Teruyuki Takakura | Nishitetsu Lions |