2013 Central League Most Valuable Player Award

The 2013 Central League Most Valuable Player Award went to Wladimir Balentien of the Yakult Swallows. The first winner from a last-place team, Balentien had set a Nippon Pro Baseball record with 60 home runs, hitting .330/.455/.779 with 94 runs, 131 RBI and 103 walks.

Voting Results

Finish	Name	Team	Position	1st Place Votes	2nd Place Votes	3rd Place Votes	Points
1	Wladimir Balentien	Yakult Swallows	Outfielder	200	38	21	1,135
2	Shuichi Murata	Yomiuri Giants	3rd Baseman	34	65	54	419
3	Shinnosuke Abe	Yomiuri Giants	Catcher	31	68	32	391
4	Kentaro Nishimura	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	4	20	30	110
5	Tony Blanco	Yokohama BayStars	1st Baseman	0	25	25	100
6	Kenta Maeda	Hiroshima Carp	Pitcher	1	19	28	90
7	Tetsuya Yamaguchi	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	2	6	13	42
8	Yasuhiro Ogawa	Yakult Swallows	Pitcher	0	4	9	21
9	Tomoyuki Sugano	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	2	9	15
	Scott Mathieson	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	1	2	4	15
11	Tetsuya Utsumi	Yomiuri Giants	Pitcher	0	2	4	10
12	Takashi Toritani	Hanshin Tigers	Shortstop	0	1	0	3
	Tsuyoshi Nishioka	Hanshin Tigers	2nd Baseman	0	1	0	3
	Hitoki Iwase	Chunichi Dragons	Pitcher	0	1	0	3
15	Matt Murton	Hanshin Tigers	Outfielder	0	0	1	1

19 voters did not pick any second-place finisher; 43 did not vote for third place