2005 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2005 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Hanshin Tigers outfielder Tomoaki Kanemoto, who led the league in games played (146), runs (120) and total bases (344) while winning a Best Nine as well.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Tomoaki Kanemoto	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	148	46	16	894
2	Kyuji Fujikawa	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	46	76	57	500
3	Makoto Imaoka	Hanshin Tigers	3rd Baseman	18	68	83	377
4	Tsuyoshi Shimoyanagi	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	2	6	15	43
5	Norihiro Akahoshi	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	2	6	8	36
6	Norichika Aoki	Yakult Swallows	Outfielder	1	6	8	31
7	Akihiro Yano	Hanshin Tigers	Catcher	0	3	2	11
8	Hiroki Kokubo	Yomiuri Giants	3rd Baseman	1	0	0	5
9	Hitoki Iwase	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	0	0	5	5
10	Tomoyuki Kubota	Hanshin Tigers	2nd Baseman	0	0	4	4
11	Hisanori Takahashi	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	1	0	3
12	Hiroki Kuroda	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Outfielder	0	0	2	2
	Takahiro Arai	Hiroshima Toyo Carp	Outfielder	0	0	2	2
14	Jeff Williams	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Kyuji Fujikawa	Hanshin Tigers	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Daisuke Miura	Yokohama BayStars	Pitcher	0	0	1	1
	Shinnosuke Abe	Yomiuri Giants	Catcher	0	0	1	1

Source: NPB website