2005 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award

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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
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

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