2002 Central League Most Valuable Player Award
The 2002 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Yomiuri Giants slugger Hideki Matsui, who led the league with 50 homeruns and 107 RBI. It was his third and final CL MVP.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hideki Matsui | Yomiuri Giants | Outfielder | 200 | 1 | 0 | 1003 |
2 | Koji Uehara | Yomiuri Giants | Pitcher | 0 | 84 | 45 | 297 |
3 | Shinnosuke Abe | Yomiuri Giants | Catcher | 1 | 63 | 48 | 242 |
4 | Masumi Kuwata | Yomiuri Giants | Pitcher | 0 | 25 | 44 | 119 |
5 | Kosuke Fukudome | Chunichi Dragons | Outfielder | 0 | 8 | 10 | 34 |
6 | Takayuki Shimizu | Yomiuri Giants | Outfielder | 0 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
7 | Roberto Petagine | Yakult Swallows | 1st Baseman | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 |
8 | Junichi Kawahara | Yomiuri Giants | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
9 | Makoto Imaoka | Hanshin Tigers | 2nd Baseman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Kei Igawa | Hanshin Tigers | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: NPB website
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