2006 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2006 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Nippon Ham Fighters first baseman Michihiro Ogasawara, who hit .313/.397/.573 and led the league in homers (32), RBI (100, tied) and total bases. He was the first winner from Nippon Ham since Yutaka Enatsu 25 years prior and the first position player to win it for Nippon Ham. It was a very close race; he had 8 fewer first-place votes than Softbank Hawks ace Kazumi Saitoh but 23 more second-place votes to pass him in total vote points.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Michihiro Ogasawara	Nippon Ham Fighters	1st Baseman	74	60	19	569
2	Kazumi Saitoh	Softbank Hawks	Pitcher	82	37	28	549
3	Daisuke Matsuzaka	Seibu Lions	Pitcher	2	28	42	136
4	Michael Nakamura	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	2	24	26	108
5	Tsuyoshi Shinjo	Nippon Ham Fighters	Outfielder	13	2	11	82
6	Yu Darvish	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	1	13	10	54
7	Hisashi Takeda	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	3	2	4	25
8	Nobuhiko Matsunaka	Softbank Hawks	1st Baseman	0	4	10	22
9	Tomoya Yagi	Nippon Ham Fighters	Pitcher	1	3	5	19
10	Atsunori Inaba	Nippon Ham Fighters	Outfielder	0	3	6	15
11	Fernando Seguignol	Nippon Ham Fighters	Designated Hitter	1	0	0	5
	Hichori Morimoto	Nippon Ham Fighters	Outfielder	1	0	0	5
13	Alex Cabrera	Seibu Lions	1st Baseman	0	0	3	3
14	Munenori Kawasaki	Softbank Hawks	Shortstop	0	0	1	1

4 voters did not pick a second-place selection; 15 did not pick anyone for third place

Source: NPB website