How was the title won? The figures are rarely misleading, as the following data demonstrates
2004 British Superbike statistics
| rider | pts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | top 6 | poles | FLs |
| John Reynolds | 446 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 7 |
| Michael Rutter | 417 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 8 |
| Yukio Kagayama | 335 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 6 |
| Scott Smart | 330 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 2 | |
| Sean Emmett | 315 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 3 |
| Ryuichi Kiyonari | 234 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| Dean Thomas | 193 | 10 | 1 | ||||
| James Haydon | 181 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |||
| Tommy Hill | 137 | 4 | |||||
| Glen Richards | 125 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| Gary Mason | 116 | 3 | |||||
| James Ellison | 111 | 1 | |||||
| Craig Coxhell | 92 | ||||||
| John McGuinness | 86 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Jon Kirkham | 77 | 1 | |||||
| Kieran Clarke | 76 | ||||||
| Steve Plater | 67 | 1 | |||||
| Dennis Hobbs | 52 | ||||||
| Leon Haslam | 43 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Sam Corke | 39 | ||||||
| James Buckingham | 34 | ||||||
| Gregorio Lavilla | 29 | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Stuart Easton | 21 | ||||||
| Paul Brown | 20 | ||||||
| Iain MacPherson | 13 | ||||||
| Marty Nutt | 10 | 1 |
other points scorers: Chris Platt 9; Chris Martin 8; Noriyuki Haga 6; Steve Brogan 5; Gus Scott 4; Malcolm Ashley 3; Dean Ellison 2; Cameron Donald 2; Derek Shiels 1; Michael Pensavalle 1
| date | venue | winners |
| 28-3 | Silverstone | Rutter/Reynolds |
| 12-4 | Brands Hatch | Reynolds/Emmett |
| 25-4 | Snetterton | Kagayama/Reynolds |
| 3-5 | Oulton Park | Kagayama/Kagayama |
| 23-5 | Mondello Park | Smart/Rutter |
| 6-6 | Thruxton | Rutter/Emmett |
| 20-6 | Brands Hatch | Reynolds/Haslam |
| 4-7 | Knockhill | Smart/Haydon |
| 18-7 | Mallory Park | Reynolds/Smart |
| 15-8 | Croft | Rutter/Rutter |
| 30-8 | Cadwell Park | Rutter/Kagayama |
| 12-9 | Oulton Park | Reynolds/Reynolds |
| 19-9 | Donington Park | Kiyonari/Kiyonari |
career BSB victories
37 · John Reynolds (1997 to 2004)
22 · Michael Rutter (1995 to 2004)
12 · Sean Emmett (1997 to 2004)
9 · James Haydon (1998 to 2004)
7 · Yukio Kagayama (2003 to 2004)
4 · Steve Plater (2002 to 2003)
3 · Scott Smart (2004)
2 · Ryuichi Kiyonari (2004)
1 · Iain MacPherson (1997)
1 · Leon Haslam (2004)
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