1996 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 1996 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Yomiuri Giants slugger Hideki Matsui, who hit 38 homers and led the league with 303 total bases. It was his first CL MVP. His teammate Masaki Saito, who led the league in wins, was only 6 points shy to win this award.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Hideki Matsui	Yomiuri Giants	Outfielder	83	77	8	654
2	Masaki Saito	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	85	72	7	648
3	Balvino Galvez	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	2	8	75	109
4	Takeshi Yamasaki	Chunichi Dragons	Outfielder	2	5	34	59
5	Alonzo Powell	Chunichi Dragons	Outfielder	0	2	8	14
6	Hiromitsu Ochiai	Yomiuri Giants	1st Baseman	0	2	6	12
7	Hirofumi Kono	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	0	2	2
	Shane Mack	Yomiuri Giants	Outfielder	0	0	2	2
	Kenjiro Nomura	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Shortstop	0	0	2	2
	Luis Lopez	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	1st Baseman	0	0	2	2
11	Kazuyoshi Tatsunami	Chunichi Dragons	2nd Baseman	0	0	1	1
	Akira Eto	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	3rd Baseman	0	0	1	1