1982 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 1982 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Chunichi Dragons catcher Takayoshi Nakao.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Takayoshi Nakao	Chunichi Dragons	Catcher	130	49	19	816
2	Yasushi Tao	Chunichi Dragons	Outfielder	52	78	30	524
3	Masayuki Kakefu	Hanshin Tigers	3rd Baseman	29	47	63	349
4	Yujiro Miyako	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	4	11	32	85
5	Kazuhiko Ushijima	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	5	12	19	80
6	Kenichi Yazawa	Chunichi Dragons	1st Baseman	6	7	4	55
7	Kazuyuki Yamamoto	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	4	6	8	46
8	Tatsunori Hara	Yomiuri Giants	3rd Baseman	2	3	21	40
9	Suguru Egawa	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	1	8	10	39
10	Ken Macha	Chunichi Dragons	3rd Baseman	1	6	13	36
11	Manabu Kitabeppu	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Pitcher	2	5	2	27
12	Akio Saito	Taiyo Whales	Pitcher	0	1	3	6
13	Masaru Uno	Chunichi Dragons	Shortstop	0	1	2	5
	Koji Yamamoto	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Outfielder	0	1	0	5
15	Keiji Nagasaki	Taiyo Whales	Outfielder	0	0	2	2
	Tadashi Matsumoto	Yomiuri Giants	Outfielder	0	0	2	2
17	Ken Hirano	Chunichi Dragons	Outfielder	0	0	1	1