The 2009 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the 60th season since the NPB was reorganized in
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Note: All of the games that are played in the first two rounds of the Climax Series are held at the higher seed's home stadium. The team with the higher regular-season standing also advances if the round ends in a tie.
Chunichi Dragons win the series, 2-1
Yomiuri Giants have one-win advantage
Yomiuri Giants win the series, 4-1
Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles win the series, 2-0
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters have one-win advantage
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters win the series, 4-1