1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season
Stat Player Team Total
Wins Takehiko Bessho Yomiuri Giants 27
Losses Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 25
Earned run average Shozo Watanabe Osaka Tigers 1.45
Strikeouts Masaichi Kaneda Kokutetsu Swallows 316
Innings pitched Noboru Akiyama Taiyo Whales 379​ ⁄ 3
The 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the seventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).