| 1996 NPB season | |
| League: | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport: | Baseball |
| Season: | Regular Season |
| Mvp: | CL |
| Mvp Link: | Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award |
| Playoffs: | League Postseason |
| Conf1: | CL |
| Conf1 Link: | Central League |
| Conf1 Champ: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Chunichi Dragons |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Orix BlueWave |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Nippon-Ham Fighters |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1996 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Orix BlueWave |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Yomiuri Giants |
| Finals Mvp: | Troy Neel (ORI) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1995 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1995 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1997 |
The 1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 47th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 77 | 53 | 0 | .592 | -- | ||
| 130 | 72 | 58 | 0 | .554 | 5.0 | ||
| 130 | 71 | 59 | 0 | .546 | 6.0 | ||
| 130 | 61 | 69 | 0 | .469 | 16.0 | ||
| 130 | 55 | 75 | 0 | .423 | 22.0 | ||
| 130 | 54 | 76 | 0 | .415 | 23.0 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 74 | 50 | 6 | .597 | -- | ||
| 130 | 68 | 58 | 4 | .540 | 7.0 | ||
| 130 | 62 | 64 | 4 | .492 | 13.0 | ||
| 130 | 62 | 67 | 1 | .481 | 14.5 | ||
| 130 | 60 | 67 | 3 | .472 | 15.5 | ||
| 130 | 54 | 74 | 2 | .422 | 22.0 |
See main article: 1996 Japan Series.