| 1997 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: | Yakult Swallows |
| Conf1 Runner-Up: | Yokohama BayStars |
| Conf2: | PL |
| Conf2 Link: | Pacific League |
| Conf2 Champ: | Seibu Lions |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Orix BlueWave |
| Finals: | Japan Series |
| Finals Link: | 1997 Japan Series |
| Finals Champ: | Yakult Swallows |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Seibu Lions |
| Finals Mvp: | Atsuya Furuta (YAK) |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Japan Series Most Valuable Player Award |
| Seasonslist: | List of Nippon Professional Baseball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NPB |
| Prevseason Link: | 1996 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1996 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1998 Nippon Professional Baseball season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1998 |
The 1997 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 48th season of operation for the league.
| Central League[1] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 83 | 52 | 2 | .615 | -- | ||
| 135 | 72 | 63 | 0 | .533 | 11.0 | ||
| 135 | 66 | 69 | 0 | .489 | 17.0 | ||
| 135 | 63 | 72 | 0 | .467 | 20.0 | ||
| 136 | 62 | 73 | 1 | .459 | 21.0 | ||
| 136 | 59 | 76 | 1 | .437 | 24.0 |
| Pacific League[2] | G | W | L | T | Pct. | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 76 | 56 | 3 | .576 | -- | ||
| 135 | 71 | 61 | 3 | .538 | 5.0 | ||
| 135 | 68 | 63 | 4 | .519 | 7.5 | ||
| 135 | 63 | 71 | 1 | .470 | 14.0 | ||
| 135 | 63 | 71 | 1 | .470 | 14.0 | ||
| 135 | 57 | 76 | 2 | .429 | 19.5 |
See main article: 1997 Japan Series.