Nippon Professional Baseball Most Valuable Player Award





Sadaharu Oh standing wearing a Japan national baseball team uniform during the 2006 World Baseball Classic


Sadaharu Oh, nine-time winner—more wins than any other player


The Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award (最優秀選手, Saiyūshūsenshu) is an honor given annually in baseball to two outstanding players in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), one each for the Central League and Pacific League.


Each league's award is voted on by national baseball writers.[1] Each voter places a vote for first, second, and third place among the players of each league. The formula used to calculate the final scores is a weighted sum of the votes.[A] The player with the highest score in each league wins the award.[2]


The first recipient of the award was Eiji Sawamura,[3] and the most recent winners are Alex Ramírez, from the Central League, and Yu Darvish, from the Pacific League.[4][5] In 1940, Victor Starffin became the first player to win the award consecutively and multiple times.[3] Eiji Sawamura and Kazuhisa Inao are the youngest players to receive the awards in 1937 and 1957, respectively, at the ages of 20.[6] In 1988, Hiromitsu Kadota became the oldest player to receive the award at the age of 40.[7]


The most recent winners of the award are Yoshihiro Maru of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp and Hotaka Yamakawa of the Saitama Seibu Lions.




Contents






  • 1 Key


  • 2 Winners


    • 2.1 Japanese Baseball League (1937–1949)


    • 2.2 Nippon Professional Baseball (1950–present)


      • 2.2.1 Central League


      • 2.2.2 Pacific League




    • 2.3 Multiple winners




  • 3 Notes


  • 4 See also


  • 5 Notes


  • 6 References





Key


































Position
players
RBIs
Runs batted in
AVG
Batting average

Pitchers
Record Record of decisions (tie games are omitted)
Saves Number of saves[B]
ERA
Earned run average
(#) Indicates number of times winning MVP Award (if multiple winner)
* Elected to the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame[8]


Winners



Japanese Baseball League (1937–1949)



Black and white photograph showing Haruyasu Nakajima with a bat over his shoulder preparing to bat.


Haruyasu Nakajima won one MVP award before NPB was formed in 1950.



































































































































Year

Player

Team

Position
Selected statistics
Notes

1937
(Spring)


Eiji Sawamura*

Tokyo Kyojin

Pitcher


  • 0.81 earned run average

  • 196 strikeouts

  • 24–4 record in 30 appearances (24 games started)


[9]

1937
(Fall)


Harris McGalliard

Korakuen Eagles

Catcher


  • .310 batting average

  • 62 hits

  • 17 doubles


[10]

1938
(Spring)


Hisanori Karita*

Tokyo Senators

Second baseman


  • .299 batting average

  • 40 hits

  • 11 doubles


[11]

1938
(Fall)


Haruyasu Nakajima*

Tokyo Kyojin

Outfielder


  • .361 batting average

  • 10 home runs

  • 38 RBIs


[12]

1939

Victor Starffin*

Tokyo Kyojin

Pitcher


  • 282 strikeouts

  • 38 complete games

  • 42–15 record in 68 appearances (41 games started)


[13]

1940

Victor Starffin* (2)

Tokyo Kyojin

Pitcher


  • 0.97 earned run average

  • 16 shutouts

  • 38–12 record in 55 appearances (42 games started)


[14]

1941

Tetsuharu Kawakami*

Tokyo Kyojin

First baseman


  • .310 batting average

  • 105 hits

  • 57 RBIs


[15]

1942

Shigeru Mizuhara*

Tokyo Kyojin

Third baseman


  • .225 batting average

  • 58 hits

  • 16 RBIs




1943

Shosei Go*

Tokyo Kyojin

Outfielder


  • .300 batting average

  • 89 hits

  • 68 runs


[16]

1944

Tadashi Wakabayashi*

Hanshin

Pitcher


  • 1.56 earned run average

  • 24 complete games

  • 22–4 record in 31 appearances (24 games started)


[17]

1945

Z

Season canceled[C]


Z

Z

Z


1946

Kazuto Yamamoto*

Great Ring

First baseman


  • .314 batting average

  • 122 hits

  • 95 RBIs


[18]

1947

Tadashi Wakabayashi* (2)

Osaka Tigers

Pitcher


  • 2.09 earned run average

  • 10 shutouts

  • 26–12 record in 43 appearances (35 games started)


[19]

1948

Kazuto Yamamoto* (2)

Nankai Hawks

Third baseman


  • .305 batting average

  • 137 hits

  • 68 RBIs


[20]

1949

Fumio Fujimura*

Osaka Tigers

Third baseman


  • .332 batting average

  • 46 home runs

  • 142 RBIs


[21]


Nippon Professional Baseball (1950–present)



Central League





Michihiro Ogasawara is one of only two players to win the award in the Central and Pacific Leagues.





Masumi Kuwata, 1994 CL winner





Kei Igawa, 2003 CL winner





Kosuke Fukudome, 2006 CL winner






































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Year

Player

Team

Position
Selected statistics

1950

Makoto Kozuru*

Shochiku Robins

Outfielder


  • 51 home runs

  • 161 RBIs

  • 143 runs



1951

Tetsuharu Kawakami* (2)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .377 batting average

  • 141 hits

  • 81 RBIs



1952

Takehiko Bessho*

Yomiuri Giants

Pitcher


  • 1.94 earned run average

  • 371​13 innings pitched

  • 33–13 record in 52 appearances (41 games started)



1953

Takumi Otomo

Yomiuri Giants

Pitcher


  • 1.86 earned run average

  • 22 complete games

  • 27–6 record in 43 appearances (29 games started)



1954

Shigeru Sugishita*

Chunichi Dragons

Pitcher


  • 1.39 earned run average

  • 395​13 innings pitched

  • 32–12 record in 63 appearances (32 games started)



1955

Tetsuharu Kawakami* (3)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .338 batting average

  • 147 hits

  • 79 RBIs



1956

Takehiko Bessho* (2)

Yomiuri Giants

Pitcher


  • 1.93 earned run average

  • 26 complete games

  • 27–15 record in 54 appearances (35 games started)



1957

Wally Yonamine*

Yomiuri Giants

Outfielder


  • .343 batting average

  • 160 hits

  • 48 RBIs



1958

Motoshi Fujita*

Yomiuri Giants

Pitcher


  • 1.53 earned run average

  • 359 innings pitched

  • 29–13 record in 58 appearances (36 games started)



1959

Motoshi Fujita* (2)

Yomiuri Giants

Pitcher


  • 1.83 earned run average

  • 24 complete games

  • 27–11 record in 55 appearances (35 games started)


1960

Noboru Akiyama*

Taiyo Whales

Pitcher


  • 1.75 earned run average

  • 262​13 innings pitched

  • 21–10 record in 59 appearances (26 games started)


1961

Shigeo Nagashima*

Yomiuri Giants

Third baseman


  • .353 batting average

  • 158 hits

  • 28 home runs


1962

Minoru Murayama*

Osaka Tigers

Pitcher


  • 1.20 earned run average

  • 366​13 innings pitched

  • 25–14 record in 57 appearances (38 games started)


1963

Shigeo Nagashima* (2)

Yomiuri Giants

Third baseman


  • .341 batting average

  • 163 hits

  • 112 RBIs


1964

Sadaharu Oh*

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .320 batting average

  • 55 home runs

  • 119 RBIs


1965

Sadaharu Oh* (2)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .322 batting average

  • 42 home runs

  • 104 RBIs


1966

Shigeo Nagashima* (3)

Yomiuri Giants

Third baseman


  • .344 batting average

  • 163 hits

  • 105 RBIs


1967

Sadaharu Oh* (3)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .326 batting average

  • 47 home runs

  • 108 RBIs


1968

Shigeo Nagashima* (4)

Yomiuri Giants

Third baseman


  • .318 batting average

  • 157 hits

  • 125 RBIs


1969

Sadaharu Oh* (4)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .345 batting average

  • 156 hits

  • 44 home runs


1970

Sadaharu Oh* (5)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .325 batting average

  • 138 hits

  • 47 home runs


1971

Shigeo Nagashima* (5)

Yomiuri Giants

Third baseman


  • .320 batting average

  • 155 hits

  • 86 RBIs


1972

Tsuneo Horiuchi*

Yomiuri Giants

Pitcher


  • 312 innings pitched

  • 26 complete games

  • 26–9 record in 48 appearances (34 games started)


1973

Sadaharu Oh* (6)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .355 batting average

  • 51 home runs

  • 114 RBIs


1974

Sadaharu Oh* (7)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .332 batting average

  • 49 home runs

  • 158 walks


1975

Koji Yamamoto*

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Outfielder


  • .319 batting average

  • 144 hits

  • 86 runs


1976

Sadaharu Oh* (8)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .325 batting average

  • 49 home runs

  • 123 RBIs


1977

Sadaharu Oh* (9)

Yomiuri Giants

First baseman


  • .324 batting average

  • 50 home runs

  • 124 RBIs


1978

Tsutomu Wakamatsu*

Yakult Swallows

Outfielder


  • .341 batting average

  • 157 hits

  • 71 RBIs


1979

Yutaka Enatsu

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Relief pitcher


  • 2.66 earned run average

  • 22 saves

  • 9–5 record in 55 appearances


1980

Koji Yamamoto* (2)

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Outfielder


  • .336 batting average

  • 44 home runs

  • 112 RBIs


1981

Suguru Egawa

Yomiuri Giants

Pitcher


  • 2.29 earned run average

  • 20 complete games

  • 20–6 record in 31 appearances (30 games started)


1982

Takayoshi Nakao

Chunichi Dragons

Catcher


  • .282 batting average

  • 111 hits

  • 47 RBIs


1983

Tatsunori Hara

Yomiuri Giants

Third baseman


  • .302 batting average

  • 151 hits

  • 103 RBIs


1984

Sachio Kinugasa*

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Third baseman


  • .329 batting average

  • 161 hits

  • 102 RBIs


1985

Randy Bass

Hanshin Tigers

First baseman


  • .350 batting average

  • 54 home runs

  • 134 RBIs


1986

Manabu Kitabeppu*

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Starting pitcher


  • 2.43 earned run average

  • 17 complete games

  • 18–4 record in 30 games started


1987

Kazuhiro Yamakura

Yomiuri Giants

Catcher


  • .273 batting average

  • 108 hits

  • 66 RBIs


1988

Genji Kaku

Chunichi Dragons

Relief pitcher


  • 1.95 earned run average

  • 37 saves

  • 7–6 record in 61 appearances


1989

Warren Cromartie

Yomiuri Giants

Outfielder


  • .378 batting average

  • 166 hits

  • 33 doubles


1990

Masaki Saito*

Yomiuri Giants

Starting pitcher


  • 2.17 earned run average

  • 224 innings pitched

  • 20–5 record in 27 games started


1991

Shinji Sasaoka

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Pitcher


  • 2.44 earned run average

  • 240 innings pitched

  • 17–9 record in 33 appearances (31 games started)


1992

Jack Howell

Yakult Swallows

Third baseman


  • .331 batting average

  • 128 hits

  • 38 home runs


1993

Atsuya Furuta*

Yakult Swallows

Catcher


  • .308 batting average

  • 161 hits

  • 90 runs


1994

Masumi Kuwata

Yomiuri Giants

Pitcher


  • 2.52 earned run average

  • 185 strikeouts

  • 14–11 record in 28 appearances (27 games started)


1995

Tom O'Malley

Yakult Swallows

First baseman


  • .302 batting average

  • 31 home runs

  • 96 walks


1996

Hideki Matsui*

Yomiuri Giants

Outfielder


  • .314 batting average

  • 38 home runs

  • 97 runs


1997

Atsuya Furuta* (2)

Yakult Swallows

Catcher


  • .322 batting average

  • 164 hits

  • 86 RBIs


1998

Kazuhiro Sasaki*

Yokohama BayStars

Relief pitcher


  • 0.64 earned run average

  • 45 saves

  • 1–1 record in 51 appearances


1999

Shigeki Noguchi

Chunichi Dragons

Starting pitcher


  • 2.65 earned run average

  • 203​23 innings pitched

  • 19–7 record in 29 games started


2000

Hideki Matsui* (2)

Yomiuri Giants

Outfielder


  • 42 home runs

  • 106 walks

  • 108 RBIs


2001

Roberto Petagine

Yakult Swallows

First baseman


  • .322 batting average

  • 39 home runs

  • 127 RBIs


2002

Hideki Matsui* (3)

Yomiuri Giants

Outfielder


  • 50 home runs

  • 114 walks

  • 107 RBIs



2003

Kei Igawa

Hanshin Tigers

Starting pitcher


  • 2.80 earned run average

  • 179 strikeouts

  • 20–5 record in 29 games started



2004

Kenshin Kawakami

Chunichi Dragons

Starting pitcher


  • 3.32 earned run average

  • 176 strikeouts

  • 17–7 record in 27 games started



2005

Tomoaki Kanemoto

Hanshin Tigers

Outfielder


  • .327 batting average

  • 40 home runs

  • 120 runs



2006

Kosuke Fukudome

Chunichi Dragons

Outfielder


  • .351 batting average

  • 47 doubles

  • 117 runs



2007

Michihiro Ogasawara (2)

Yomiuri Giants

Third baseman


  • .313 batting average

  • 31 home runs

  • 177 hits



2008

Alex Ramírez

Yomiuri Giants

Outfielder


  • .319 batting average

  • 175 hits

  • 125 RBIs



2009

Alex Ramírez (2)

Yomiuri Giants

Outfielder


  • .322 batting average

  • 186 hits

  • 103 RBIs



2010

Kazuhiro Wada

Chunichi Dragons

Outfielder


  • .339 batting average

  • 37 home runs

  • 92 walks



2011

Takuya Asao

Chunichi Dragons

Relief pitcher


  • 0.41 earned run average

  • 45 holds

  • 7–2 record in 79 appearances



2012

Shinnosuke Abe

Yomiuri Giants

Catcher


  • .340 batting average

  • 27 home runs

  • 104 RBIs



2013

Wladimir Balentien

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Outfielder


  • .330 batting average

  • 60 home runs

  • 131 RBIs



2014

Tomoyuki Sugano

Yomiuri Giants

Starting pitcher


  • 2.33 earned run average

  • 122 strikeouts

  • 12–5 record in 23 games started



2015

Tetsuto Yamada

Tokyo Yakult Swallows

Second baseman


  • .329 batting average

  • 38 home runs

  • 34 stolen bases



2016

Takahiro Arai

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

First baseman


  • .300 batting average

  • 19 home runs

  • 101 RBIs



2017

Yoshihiro Maru

Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Outfielder


  • .308 batting average

  • 23 home runs

  • 92 RBIs




Pacific League





Hiromitsu Ochiai, two-time PL winner





Nobuhiko Matsunaka, two-time PL winner





Hideo Nomo, 1990 PL winner





Kenji Johjima, 2003 PL winner





Yu Darvish, 2007 PL winner













































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Year

Player

Team

Position
Selected statistics

1950

Kaoru Betto*

Mainichi Orions

Outfielder


  • 160 hits

  • 43 home runs

  • 105 RBIs


1951

Kazuto Yamamoto* (3)

Nankai Hawks

Second baseman


  • .311 batting average

  • 105 hits

  • 58 RBIs


1952

Susumu Yuki

Nankai Hawks

Pitcher


  • 1.91 earned run average

  • 104 strikeouts

  • 19–7 record in 40 appearances (17 games started)


1953

Isami Okamoto

Nankai Hawks

Second baseman


  • .318 batting average

  • 143 hits

  • 77 RBIs


1954

Hiroshi Oshita*

Nishitetsu Lions

Outfielder


  • .321 batting average

  • 165 hits

  • 88 RBIs


1955

Tokuji Iida*

Nankai Hawks

Outfielder


  • .310 batting average

  • 163 hits

  • 75 RBIs


1956

Futoshi Nakanishi*

Nishitetsu Lions

Third baseman


  • .325 batting average

  • 29 home runs

  • 95 RBIs


1957

Kazuhisa Inao*

Nishitetsu Lions

Pitcher


  • 1.37 earned run average

  • 373​23 innings pitched

  • 35–6 record in 68 appearances (33 games started)


1958

Kazuhisa Inao* (2)

Nishitetsu Lions

Pitcher


  • 1.42 earned run average

  • 373 innings pitched

  • 33–10 record in 72 appearances (31 games started)


1959

Tadashi Sugiura*

Nankai Hawks

Pitcher


  • 1.40 earned run average

  • 336 strikeouts

  • 38–4 record in 69 appearances (35 games started)


1960
Kazuhiro Yamauchi*
Mainichi Daimai Orions OF 103 .313

1961
Katsuya Nomura*
Nankai Hawks C 89 .296

1962
Isao Harimoto*
Toei Flyers OF 99 .333

1963
Katsuya Nomura* (2)
Nankai Hawks C 135 .291

1964 Joe Stanka Nankai Hawks P 26–7 2.40
1965
Katsuya Nomura* (3)
Nankai Hawks C 110 .320

1966
Katsuya Nomura* (4)
Nankai Hawks C 97 .312

1967 Mitsuhiro Adachi Hankyu Braves P 20–10 1.75
1968
Tetsuya Yoneda*
Hankyu Braves P 29–13 2.79
1969 Tokuji Nagaike Hankyu Braves OF 101 .316

1970 Masaaki Kitaru Lotte Orions P 21–10 2.53
1971
Tokuji Nagaike (2)
Hankyu Braves OF 114 .317

1972
Yutaka Fukumoto*
Hankyu Braves OF 40 .301

1973
Katsuya Nomura* (5)
Nankai Hawks C 96 .309

1974 Tomehiro Kaneda Lotte Orions P 16–7 0 2.90
1975 Hideji Kato Hankyu Braves 1B 97 .309

1976
Hisashi Yamada*
Hankyu Braves P 26–7 5 2.39
1977
Hisashi Yamada* (2)
Hankyu Braves P 16–10 7 2.28
1978
Hisashi Yamada* (3)
Hankyu Braves P 18–4 4 2.66
1979 Charlie Manuel Kintetsu Buffaloes OF 94 .324

1980 Isamu Kida Nippon-Ham Fighters P 22–8 4 2.28
1981
Yutaka Enatsu (2)
Nippon-Ham Fighters P 3–6 25 2.82
1982
Hiromitsu Ochiai*
Lotte Orions 2B 99 .325

1983
Osamu Higashio*
Seibu Lions P 18–9 2 2.92
1984 Greg Wells Hankyu Braves 1B 130 .355

1985
Hiromitsu Ochiai* (2)
Lotte Orions 3B 146 .367

1986 Hiromichi Ishige Seibu Lions SS 89 .329

1987
Osamu Higashio* (2)
Seibu Lions P 15–9 0 2.59
1988
Hiromitsu Kadota*
Nankai Hawks OF 125 .311

1989 Ralph Bryant Kintetsu Buffaloes OF 121 .283

1990
Hideo Nomo*
Kintetsu Buffaloes P 18–8 0 2.91
1991 Taigen Kaku Seibu Lions P 15–6 1 2.59
1992 Takehiro Ishii Seibu Lions P 15–3 3 1.94
1993
Kimiyasu Kudoh*
Seibu Lions P 15–3 0 2.06
1994 Ichiro Suzuki Orix BlueWave OF 54 .385

1995
Ichiro Suzuki (2)
Orix BlueWave OF 80 .342

1996
Ichiro Suzuki (3)
Orix BlueWave OF 84 .356

1997 Fumiya Nishiguchi Seibu Lions P 15–5 1 3.12
1998 Kazuo Matsui Seibu Lions SS 58 .311

1999
Kimiyasu Kudoh* (2)
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks P 11–7 0 2.38
2000 Nobuhiko Matsunaka Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 1B 106 .312

2001 Tuffy Rhodes Osaka Kintetsu Buffaloes OF 131 .327

2002 Alex Cabrera Seibu Lions 1B 115 .336

2003 Kenji Johjima Fukuoka Daiei Hawks C 119 .330

2004
Nobuhiko Matsunaka (2)
Fukuoka Daiei Hawks 1B 120 .358

2005 Toshiya Sugiuchi Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P 18–4 0 2.11
2006 Michihiro Ogasawara Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters 1B 100 .312

2007 Yu Darvish Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P 15–5 0 1.82
2008 Hisashi Iwakuma Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles P 21–4 0 1.87
2009
Yu Darvish (2)
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P 15–5 0 1.73
2010 Tsuyoshi Wada Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks P 17–8 0 3.14
2011 Seiichi Uchikawa Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks 1B 145 .338

2012 Mitsuo Yoshikawa Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters P 14–5 0 1.71
2013 Masahiro Tanaka Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles P 24–0 1 1.27
2014 Chihiro Kaneko Orix Buffaloes P 16–5 0 1.98
2015 Yuki Yanagita Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks OF .363 34 home runs
32 stolen bases
2016 Shohei Otani Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
P/DH
.322 10–4 0 1.86
2017 Dennis Sarfate Fukuoka Softbank Hawks P - - 2–2 54 1.09


Multiple winners



Ichiro Suzuki fielding a ball in the outfield as a Seattle Mariner


Ichiro Suzuki, three-time consecutive winner



A man in a grey baseball uniform and blue batting helmet swings a baseball bat standing at home plate.


Hideki Matsui, three-time winner


There have been 22 players who have won the award multiple times. Sadaharu Oh currently holds the record for the most awards won, with nine. Hisashi Yamada (1976–1978) and Ichiro Suzuki (1994–1996) share the record for the most consecutive awards won. Yutaka Enatsu and Michihiro Ogasawara are the only players to have won the award in both the Central League and Pacific League. Alex Ramírez is the only non-Japanese player receive the award multiple times after the formation of two league system.
































































































































































Player
League
# of Awards
Seasons

Sadaharu Oh*

Central
9
1964, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977

Shigeo Nagashima*

Central
5
1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1971

Katsuya Nomura*

Pacific
5
1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1973

Kazuto Yamamoto*

JBL/Pacific[D]
3
1946, 1948, 1951

Tetsuharu Kawakami*

JBL/Central[E]
3
1941, 1951, 1955

Hisashi Yamada*

Pacific
3
1976, 1977, 1978

Ichiro Suzuki

Pacific
3
1994, 1995, 1996

Hideki Matsui

Central
3
1996, 2000, 2002

Victor Starffin*

JBL
2
1939, 1940

Tadashi Wakabayashi*

JBL
2
1944, 1947

Takehiko Bessho*

Central
2
1952, 1956

Kazuhisa Inao*

Pacific
2
1957, 1958

Motoshi Fujita*

Central
2
1958, 1959

Tokuji Nagaike

Pacific
2
1969, 1971

Koji Yamamoto*

Central
2
1975, 1980

Yutaka Enatsu
Both
2
1979, 1981

Hiromitsu Ochiai

Pacific
2
1982, 1985

Osamu Higashio

Pacific
2
1983, 1987

Atsuya Furuta

Central
2
1993, 1997

Kimiyasu Kudoh

Pacific
2
1993, 1999

Nobuhiko Matsunaka

Pacific
2
2000, 2004

Michihiro Ogasawara
Both
2
2006, 2007

Yu Darvish

Pacific
2
2007, 2009

Alex Ramírez

Central
2
2008, 2009

Yoshihiro Maru

Central
2
2017, 2018


Notes




  • A The formula is: Score = 5F + 3S + T, where F is the number of first place votes, S is second place votes, and T is third place votes.[2]


  • B The save statistic was not formally recorded in the NPB until the 1974 season.[22]


  • C The 1945 Japanese Baseball League season was cancelled due to World War II.[23]


  • D After 1958, Kazuto Yamamoto became known as Kazuto Tsuruoka.


  • E Tetsuharu Kawakami received his first MVP award in 1941, nine years before the formation of Nippon Professional Baseball.



See also



  • Nippon Professional Baseball#Awards

  • Baseball awards#Japan

  • List of Nippon Professional Baseball earned run average champions

  • Japan Professional Sports Grand Prize

  • Athlete of the Year

  • Most valuable player

  • Player of the year award



Notes


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  • セ・リーグ 最優秀選手 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2009.


  • パ・リーグ 最優秀選手 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2009.



Specific




  1. ^ Nagatsuka, Kaz (November 15, 2006). "Ogasawara, Fukudome given MVP awards for 2006 season". The Japan Times. Retrieved September 6, 2009.


  2. ^ ab 2008年度 表彰選手 投票結果(最優秀選手) (in Japanese). NPB. Retrieved September 6, 2009.


  3. ^ ab 1リーグ 最優秀選手 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. Retrieved September 6, 2009.


  4. ^ セ・リーグ 最優秀選手 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2009.


  5. ^ パ・リーグ 最優秀選手 (in Japanese). Sports Hochi. Archived from the original on August 12, 2010. Retrieved September 6, 2009.


  6. ^ "Darvish, Ogasawara earn MVP honors". The Japan Times. November 21, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2009.


  7. ^ "Kadota, Hiromitsu". The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2009.


  8. ^ "Hall of Famers List". The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Retrieved September 8, 2009.


  9. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 14.


  10. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 16.


  11. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 19.


  12. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 21.


  13. ^ 1939年 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 10, 2010.


  14. ^ 1940年 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 10, 2010.


  15. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 31.


  16. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 36.


  17. ^ 1944年 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 10, 2010.


  18. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 41.


  19. ^ 1947年 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Retrieved May 10, 2010.


  20. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 46.


  21. ^ Johnson 2006, p. 49.


  22. ^ 1974年 (in Japanese). Nippon Professional Baseball. Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2009.


  23. ^ Fitts, Robert K. (September 2008). Wally Yonamine: The Man Who Changed Japanese Baseball. University of Nebraska Press. p. 3. ISBN 0-8032-1381-6.




References



  • Johnson, Daniel E. (July 2006). Japanese Baseball: A Statistical Handbook. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-2841-0.








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