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[edit]
Finish | Name | Team | Position | 1st Place Votes | 2nd Place Votes | 3rd Place Votes | Points |
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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
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