2011 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award
The 2011 Pacific League Most Valuable Player Award went to Seiichi Uchikawa, the left fielder of the Softbank Hawks. Uchikawa hit .338, leading the 2011 Pacific League and following 1960s star Shinichi Eto as the second player to win batting titles in both of Japan's top leagues. He did not lead in any other department. He was the first position player to win in the PL since Michihiro Ogasawara in 2006.
Voting Results[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
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1 | Seiichi Uchikawa | Softbank Hawks | Outfielder | 120 | 47 | 16 | 757 |
2 | Masahiro Tanaka | Rakuten Golden Eagles | Pitcher | 43 | 47 | 58 | 414 |
3 | Takeya Nakamura | Seibu Lions | 3rd Baseman | 21 | 33 | 45 | 249 |
4 | Yuichi Honda | Softbank Hawks | 2nd Baseman | 14 | 18 | 9 | 133 |
5 | Tsuyoshi Wada | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 8 | 22 | 20 | 126 |
6 | Yu Darvish | Nippon Ham Fighters | Pitcher | 3 | 18 | 31 | 100 |
7 | D.J. Houlton | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 3 | 18 | 18 | 87 |
8 | Nobuhiro Matsuda | Softbank Hawks | 3rd Baseman | 2 | 6 | 7 | 35 |
9 | Masahiko Morifuku | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Brian Falkenborg | Softbank Hawks | Pitcher | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
11 | Hiroki Kokubo | Softbank Hawks | 1st Baseman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mitsutaka Goto | Orix Buffaloes | 2nd Baseman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
3 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 8 did not vote for third place
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