2005 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award
The 2005 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Softbank Hawks ace Toshiya Sugiuchi, who was 18-4 with a 2.11 ERA, leading the league in both wins and ERA. It was a close vote, as he edged out teammate and 2004 MVP Nobuhiko Matsunaka, the home run, RBI and walk leader; Matsunaka had one more first-place vote but fewer vote points. The third-place finisher, Shunsuke Watanabe, was only two first-place votes behind Sugiuchi.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
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1 | Toshiya Sugiuchi | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 55 | 55 | 26 | 466 |
2 | Nobuhiko Matsunaka | Softbank Hawks | Designated Hitter | 56 | 39 | 48 | 445 |
3 | Shunsuke Watanabe | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 53 | 29 | 27 | 379 |
4 | Kazumi Saitoh | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 4 | 12 | 21 | 77 |
5 | Julio Zuleta | Softbank Hawks | 1st Baseman | 1 | 12 | 15 | 56 |
6 | Masahide Kobayashi | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 1 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
7 | Kenji Johjima | Softbank Hawks | Catcher | 0 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
8 | Fumiya Nishiguchi | Seibu Lions | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
9 | Toshiaki Imae | Chiba Lotte Marines | 3rd Baseman | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
10 | Kazuya Fukuura | Chiba Lotte Marines | 1st Baseman | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Tsuyoshi Nishioka | Chiba Lotte Marines | Shortstop | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
12 | Hiroyuki Kobayashi | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Kazuhiro Wada | Seibu Lions | Outfielder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
14 | Yasutomo Kubo | Chiba Lotte Marines | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Daisuke Matsuzaka | Seibu Lions | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
16 | Tomoya Satozaki | Chiba Lotte Marines | Catcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Koichi Hori | Chiba Lotte Marines | 2bd Baseman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Matt Franco | Chiba Lotte Marines | Outfielder | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Tsuyoshi Kikuchihara | Orix Buffaloes | Pitcher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Source: NPB website
Pacific League Most Valuable Player
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