1996 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award
The 1996 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Orix Blue Wave Outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, who won the batting title and also led in runs and hits.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ichiro Suzuki | Orix Blue Wave | Outfielder | 127 | 8 | 1 | 660 |
2 | Troy Neel | Orix Blue Wave | Designated Hitter | 9 | 84 | 12 | 309 |
3 | Nobuyuki Hoshino | Orix Blue Wave | Pitcher | 0 | 8 | 24 | 48 |
4 | Taira Suzuki | Orix Blue Wave | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 19 | 22 |
5 | Kip Gross | Nippon Ham Fighters | Pitcher | 0 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
6 | Yukihiro Nishizaki | Nippon Ham Fighters | Pitcher | 0 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
7 | Willie Fraser | Orix Blue Wave | Pitcher | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Kazuhiro Kiyohara | Seibu Lions | 1st Baseman | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
9 | Yukio Tanaka | Nippon Ham Fighters | Shortstop | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
10 | Takahito Nomura | Orix Blue Wave | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
11 | Takeshi Shimazaki | Nippon Ham Fighters | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Hideki Irabu | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Eric Hillman | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
14 | Atsushi Kataoka | Nippon Ham Fighters | 1st Baseman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | So Taguchi | Orix Blue Wave | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bernardo Brito | Nippon Ham Fighters | Designated Hitter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Kazunori Yamamoto | Kintetsu Buffaloes | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Toshihide Narimoto | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Koji Akiyama | Fukuoka Daiei Hawks | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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