1981 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award

The 1981 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Nippon Ham Fighters closer Yutaka Enatsu, who led the Pacific League in saves.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Yutaka Enatsu	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	92	69	31	698
2	Junichi Kashiwabara	Nippon Ham Fighters	1st Baseman	68	16	43	491
3	Tony Solaita	Nippon Ham Fighters	Designated hitter	24	24	43	235
4	Choji Murata	Lotte Orions	Pitcher	13	37	28	204
5	Shigekuni Mashiba	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	13	25	41	181
6	Hiromitsu Ochiai	Lotte Orions	3rd Baseman	3	9	15	57
7	Hiromitsu Kadota	Nankai Hawks	Designated hitter	5	1	27	55
8	Kazumi Takahashi	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	3	2	5	28
9	Noriaki Okabe	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	1	3	5	19
10	Makoto Shimada	Nippon Ham Fighters	Outfielder	0	4	3	15
11	Hiromichi Ishige	Seibu Lions	Shortstop	0	0	2	2
12	Tommy Cruz	Nippon Ham Fighters	Outfielder	0	0	1	1