2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season
| 2001 NPB season | |
|---|---|
| League | Nippon Professional Baseball |
| Sport | Baseball |
| Regular season | |
| Season MVP | CL: Roberto Petagine (YAK) PL: Tuffy Rhodes (KIN) |
| League postseason | |
| CL champions | Yakult Swallows |
| CL runners-up | Yomiuri Giants |
| PL champions | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| PL runners-up | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks |
| Japan Series | |
| Champions | Yakult Swallows |
| Runners-up | Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes |
| Finals MVP | Atsuya Furuta (Yakult Swallows) |
The 2001 Nippon Professional Baseball season ended with the Yakult Swallows defeating the Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes in the 2001 Japan Series 4 games to 1.